Ron Wyden actually said...

So my message to your committee, Senator Bingaman, to the Congress, and to the American people, is not a message of doom and gloom about our...

We've reduced our dependence on imported oil by 10 percent in less than 10 years.

I don't think that passes the smell test. I just think we've got to turn this around.

This gives us a chance--particularly with Senator Murkowski's leadership generally--in water-power technologies to really make a difference.