Ron Wyden actually said...

"I want people to see, and I spend a significant amount of time at every town meeting walking through this, that the numbers do not work."

"Some people do not agree with that. How high would the harvest have to go nationally and in my state in order to no longer need a safety net?"

"I want to make it clear that I think our policy has got to be do both, and we have got to do both in a sustainable fashion."

"I continue to believe there is an opportunity for some bipartisanship here and some reforms that can bring people together."