Ron Wyden actually said...

"Obviously, with the kind of heartache all across the country in terms of working-class families and this economy, you certainly cannot ignore those projections."

"Without the passage of legislation, the corporation will run out of commercially viable timber to harvest."

"If this bill doesn't pass--and soon--we, this Congress and this Administration, will have set up a system that will impoverish Southeast Alaska Natives and the region's economy as a whole for a long t..."

"We'll continue to work with you and see what we can do to get this worked out."