Ron Wyden actually said...

"The public overwhelmingly supports protection of both mature and old growth forests on public lands."

"We applaud Senator Wyden for explicitly recognizing drinking water source protection and support efforts to expand these designations to additional areas."

"The Wyden bill WILL increase clearcutting; it WILL increase carbon emissions; it WILL degrade water quality, it WILL set back efforts to recover listed fish and wildlife; it WILL degrade Oregon's qual..."

"The Wyden bill undermines the fundamental safeguards provided by our nation's environmental laws."