Ron Wyden actually said...

"I would like to associate myself with the remarks, the bipartisan remarks and approach we have to this problem, stated by my colleague and friend from Oregon, who did start out in Kansas."

"I do think it is long past time to get the opioid executives before the committee, have them raise their right hands, and hold them accountable for their role in creating a public health calamity that..."

"Back then, it was tobacco executives who concealed the dangers of their products and denied they were addictive. Now it is the opioid companies...that have misled the country about the dangers of thei..."

"Opening statement"