Kevin Brady

The IRS denied for 2 years targeting of Americans based on their political beliefs. That wasn't the truth.

You already knew in March they were not retrievable.

You just testified that you gave your agency 3 weeks to determine if it could be retrievable or not.

the economic policies pursued by President Obama and Congressional Democrats have produced the weakest recovery in more than 50 years.

That's because the economic policies pursued by President Obama and congressional Democrats have produced the weakest recovery in more than 50 years.

If anyone thinks this is a check-the-box hearing, they are wrong--MedPAC does a report, we hold a hearing, that is it.

the current benefit design is very confusing.

It is our duty to make sure we have a strong Medicare program that works for seniors and taxpayers.

Yet in March, President Obama directed the Department of Labor to extend overtime regulations to several million workers, who are currently exempt.

A much better approach is The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, which passed the House over a year ago, but has stalled in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

I think for us to continue to improve the Medicare system, it is really critical we have an apples-to-apples comparison.

I commend the Commission for highlighting the need to compare fee-for-service to Medicare Advantage and other payment system options.

The disappointing economic recovery led by the Obama White House remains the most significant obstacle preventing American men and women from achieving economic empowerment.

It is my hope that we will build on some of the recommendations, adjust them, and, on a bipartisan basis, find a way to improve Medicare for our seniors.

the disappointing economic recovery led by the Obama White House remains the most significant obstacle preventing American men and women from achieving economic empowerment.

the blame for this mess falls squarely on the White House.

As of today. Here we are June 10th, we have not even begun to resolve, even begun to resolve income-related inconsistencies.

It's clear the ACA income and eligibility verification system is not ready and not complete. I'm deeply concerned about the fairness of imposing the risk and burden onto individual taxpayers for the disastrous implementation of this poorly…

The purpose of the hearing is not to minimize the problem, it is to shine line on it.

We have come too far, we have made too much progress, and we are not going back.

In every dollar hospitals spend on inaccurate Medicare audits and appeals, are dollars lost that should have been used to care for seniors.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for allowing a non-committee member to be here.

If it is so complicated for hospitals to do these appeals, you can imagine what it is like for beneficiaries doing it on their own.

Medicare is a very important program for older people, and most older people love their Medicare program.

It is unfortunate the Medicare program has such vastly different cost-sharing rules for our seniors or Medicare beneficiaries between the two benefits.