Joe Barton: “The former OMB Director, Peter Orszag, called the IPAB the single biggest yielding of power to an independent entity…”

I think that Mr. Flores and Mr. Shimkus have done a very good job in trying to patch together a compromise bill that's good politics.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you, sir, for appearing voluntarily without subpoena and standing or sitting there all by yourself.

Truth is a powerful drug. Use it sparingly.

The allegation that we made, the Republicans, is that you're discriminatory against us--against the Republicans.