"Some of the fears expressed are understandable, but I think if you look at the respective bills Mr. Rogers and I have introduced, they are limited pilot programs and they keep the small business set-aside entirely intact."
"I don't believe that is true. I believe experience will prove that it is not true."
"It is my small, minority businesses that are clamoring for some relief from the mid-tier category."
"The success of these small businesses is what is helping to drive the economic recovery."
"We do need to take cognizance of unintended consequences that strengthen the hands of forces we would prefer be weakened."
"Nothing happens without stretch goals in government."
"Do some of the measures we took in health care reform help you in that regard with respect to Medicare Advantage?"
"It is my impression in talking with the U.S. Attorneys Offices that Medicare fraud has increasingly moved up as a priority for them and consumes a lot of their time in terms of bringing charges agains..."
"It has been very successful thus far and we are continuing to build on that."
"never once has there been an error, never once have they had to be reminded to meet an obligation, never once have they arbitrarily denied something that was important to us in sharp contrast to the p..."
"$48 billion is a staggering sum of money. It is unacceptable for two reasons."