"I recognize one size fits all doesn't work and that is one of the reasons I have got some concerns about what we have done, what Congress has done with the Affordable Care Act."
"But, sir, that is not new information. You said you have been working on this for 30 years. Where is the beef?"
"And I would just submit the obstacle so far has been CMS. They haven't been a facilitator; they have been an obstacle."
"I would say the time is now to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board."
"This thing was not about healthcare, never was. It is a tax bill, but bottom line, it is about control."
"And not the IPAB and the provider."
"the fee-for-service system is the culprit. But really the culprit is the administrative pricing brought to us by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services"
"Abraham Lincoln said even if you did everything right and events prove you wrong, a thousand angels swearing you were right won't make a difference."
"I am grateful to have had the chance to help author and serve as a cosponsor of the Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011."
"I guess what I would ask is, will you work with me and my office to see if we can resolve this if there is a legislative fix that is needed so that people understand more clearly their individual role..."
"I was concerned about some of the restrictions that this committee placed on the advisory panels that advise the FDA about the approval or non-approval of drugs and devices."
"I thought that was a serious and glaring oversight on the part of this committee."