Jim Cooper actually said...

I think this hearing is important because this is the first formal institutional recognition that I have seen that Congress knows it is sick...

most of us don't really care if it is a duplicative program as long as it sounds good to kids or seniors or veterans.

If every politician were here who denounced waste, fraud, and abuse, this hearing room would be packed.

the political reward system is such that we are primarily benefited if we have good news speech material that excites voters back home.