Ron Wyden: “Again, through the Chair, Mr. President, would it be my colleague's sense that at home the kinds of services that are on…”

“Again, through the Chair, Mr. President, would it be my colleague's sense that at home the kinds of services that are on the line are not exactly what the people call the extras? We are talking about law enforcement. We are talking about schools. I know the Senator shares a long friendship with Sheriff Mike Winters, for example, of southern Oregon, and he has told me the kinds of cutbacks we have seen in law enforcement are extraordinary, such as involving the effort to fight methamphetamines. What is your sense of the kinds of services we would see go by the boards if this program is not sustained?”