Ron Wyden actually said...

"I believe that continuing the Nation's commitment to research and development in this area offers the promise of further technology breakthroughs."

"I want to make sure I understand what you were saying to Chairman Bingaman because your answer, I will tell you, troubles me."

"We just got to get serious about this and quickly."

"I want to hear my government say, this is what we're doing to go gangbusters into a very exciting kind of field."