Mike Rounds actually said...

"I think this is like a swamp filled with gators. Every time you try to drain it, you have one more gator biting someplace that you do not like."

"I think when we spoke with Secretary McDonald and also Deputy Secretary Gibson, we mentioned that we understand that they walked into, literally, a very deep pond with a lot of gators in it."

"I would concur with the Chairman and the Ranking Member with regards to the Choice program."

"But, based on what we saw just in Denver and the challenges you have got there... maybe it is time that we not only start draining the swamp, but maybe we pull a few of those gators out and move them ..."