Ron Wyden actually said...

"I hope, colleagues, every member can come next Thursday."

"The President's budget comes down to a simple proposition: helping working families and the middle class get ahead and reducing the Federal deficit are not mutually exclusive."

"If Congress fails to act on this front, patients--and especially seniors--will inevitably suffer."

"That's a sharp contrast to the Republican approach to the Federal budget since the beginning of this year, which amounts to demanding secret negotiations on unspecified cuts to Federal programs while ..."