Gerry Connolly actually said...

"If we could ever get it close to zero and dedicated just, you know, the savings to deficit reduction, it would be a good down payment."

"The more efficient we can get, the better off we are going to be from a fiscal point of view and the discipline of efficiency."

"I certainly agree with my friend Ms. Foxx that the goal should be to strive to move to zero in terms of improper payments."

"It is a complicated picture, and some of the protections... are there for a reason."