Ron Wyden actually said...

"We need to finance that in a sustainable way. Let us finance it by a carbon tax, which casts a broader net than a gasoline tax."

"Maybe we will generate a few billion dollars worth of sales."

"Well, I will tell you, when you mention infrastructure, the first thing they say is, 'Why can't we get that part of the freeway fixed?'"

"Right at the heart of this debate is reducing the distortions, the economic distortions, that are brought about through this economic straightjacket of a tax code that we have today."