Ron Wyden actually said...

"It's been an honor to be a part of that process."

"I think sometimes, as I have talked to people, people have said, excuse me, Ron, you are going to pass a major Medicare bill in this kind of climate?"

"Nobody thinks providers are getting up in the morning and saying, 'Gee, I really want to be rotten today to people with chronic conditions.'"

"What I am struck by, and, again, I am just trying to reflect on the days when I ran the legal aid office for the elderly."