Ron Wyden actually said...

"the current income tax is broken and that the VAT is an efficient tax, and it is not necessarily a money machine."

"I agree with your conclusion. I think tax reform, lowering the rate, broadening the base, is good for the economy."

"I just do not want them forgotten."

"One of Manchin's colleagues in the Senate who did show up to vote was Oregon Senator Ron Wyden."