Ron Wyden actually said...

"the flip side of austerity is growth, and you have had a lot of important papers and comments over the years with respect to consumer demand."

"This is an urgent matter. These are not people who ought to get hammered. They have done nothing wrong."

"I believe that the best tax reform would be either revenue neutral or, ideally, would provide for some revenue increases."

"I think there is a legitimate question that does have to be faced, which is given the increased pressures that will come on the Federal budget."