Ron Wyden actually said...

"Mr. Bagdoyan, you said in your testimony that tax returns are a 'key element of back-end controls. It's a major check that would shut down the fraudsters.'"

"I am always willing to work with him, always willing to work in a bipartisan way."

"Let me begin my remarks by saying that on this side of the aisle, we don't take a back seat to anybody in fighting fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars. One dollar ripped off is one dollar too many."

"On this side of the aisle, we do not take a back seat to anybody in fighting fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars."