"I support efforts to amend the law and give States the discretion to exclude abortion providers from receiving taxpayer funding through Medicaid."
"No State should be forced to continue to include providers in their Medicaid program who commit reprehensible acts."
"These clips have shown the gruesome reality we are talking about."
"The real question for all of us is whether that tiny human life has a God-given right to be protected by the law."
"What must such a baby feel when she is approached by doctors who come to kill rather than to cure?"
"It is premature to draw any conclusions to this ongoing investigation."
"However, Medicaid is the lifeline of nearly 72 million children, elderly, and low-income individuals depend on for health coverage."
"It is my hope that through the policies we discuss today and through future actions by this committee, we can work together on a bipartisan basis to boost Medicaid program integrity."
"Proposals that ensure Federal and state taxpayer dollars are spent appropriately on delivering quality care and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse from occurring should be supported."
"Mr. Pitts, do you think it is appropriate for millionaires or multimillionaires to be receiving Medicaid while at the same time there are disabled children on the waiting lists for home and community-..."
"I hope we can all agree that multimillion dollar lottery winners should not be eligible to receive Medicaid."