Ron Wyden actually said...

"I obviously am very, very sympathetic to the kind of economic hurt that folks are going through in Grant County."

"I want to thank Ron for bringing the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests to the heart of the area affected by this legislation."

"My own view is, unless there are fundamental changes, economic and environmental dangers that result from the lack of attention to these issues is going to grow in the years ahead."

"I sure wouldn't see the country's premier timber industry groups going to press conferences for bills that are going to produce more litigation."