Ron Wyden actually said...

"one of the lessons learned from Build America Bonds is, we have a chance to use the States and localities to play a bigger role than was pursued in the Build America program."

"there are people with a theological, I would describe it, commitment to the old-fashioned mode who cannot see their way clear to anything that is not government-owned, government-built, and government..."

"The present relationship undermines our moral position in the world."

"Puerto Rico faces huge economic and social challenges. . . . The lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's status not only distracts from addressing these and other issues, it contributes to them."