Ron Wyden actually said...

"So you believe that as part of royalty reform there should be more openness and more transparency so that the public can actually see how these decisions are made."

"They ought to have to pay their fair share."

"In my view, after decades of taxpayer rip-offs and environmental destruction, it is long past time to reform the 1872 Mining Law."

"the Secretary's letter to Senator Wyden on July 13, 2009, highlights the need for the Administration to conduct formal Government to Government consultation"