Ron Wyden actually said...

"I would only say, respectfully, that to characterize this as being in the early stages--when you look at all that has been done, we have had one report after another, whether it is the Bowles-Simpson ..."

"I would like to see a sense of urgency, particularly because this is so directly related to job creation, as we saw the last time it was done."

"Now, I would like to see us, particularly by closing some of the loopholes in the system, get lower than that."

"We might generate $6 billion/$8 billion worth of projects, and the chairman and colleagues on both sides said, well, it is worth a try."