Joseph Pitts actually said...

"As long as the Medicare trust fund has a balance, the Treasury Department is authorized to make payments on behalf of seniors."

"Clearly, the Secretary needs some flexibility to attract and retain the best and brightest in science and medicine, but these authorities should be limited and transparent."

"I introduced earlier this Congress H.R. 2791, the Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act, which codifies this committee's clear intent that Title 42 is only to be used by officials at HHS--..."

"Absent congressional actions, physicians will face a 27 percent cut starting January 1, 2013."