Ron Wyden actually said...

"Those kind of efforts, particularly in terms of education, they are absolutely key to repairing this pretty tattered ladder of opportunity."

"I am of the view that we grow the economy from the middle out, that you have to get the relief to a broad spectrum of middle-class Americans."

"I have been working 10 years to get to this spot. You have been here for 3 weeks."

"The fact is, too many middle-class Oregonians are hurting."