"It is, I think, incumbent upon us to get that right."
"It is not just sometimes. It seems like it happens all the time."
"You admit that other countries are actively recruiting our innovators. Are you working on that?"
"It is fair to say the Democrats' last reauthorization slowed you down. Let's hope this reauthorization doesn't perform similarly."
"Conflict of interest rules are important and we recognize they provide credibility and transparency to the process."
"I hope we will be serious about fixing this."
"the fact of the matter is, we have got very little to show for it."
"the Legislative Branch is indeed a coequal branch of government, and the will of the Legislative Branch must not be thwarted."
"This hearing is an example of what this committee does best in exercising its oversight function..."
"I have introduced bipartisan legislation with Representative Ron Kind, the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act--the SMART Act--that would compel CMS to provide the medical bills informat..."
"In no other area is the lack of coordination at the federal level more apparent than when we deal with people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid."
"Data suggest that duals are sicker when they are hospitalized, that their costs are almost 10 percent greater, and they have more episodes of avoidable hospitalization."