Ron Wyden

The math behind this tax plan would make Bernie Madoff blush.

What the American people demand of us is bipartisan cooperation on taxes, health care, and the many other issues that affect their daily lives.

The American people demand that we work in a bipartisan way on the issues that are important to them

It is almost like gasoline is being poured on the fires of uncertainty in the health-care marketplace.

The lack of clarity here is just causing turmoil.

I would surely like to see, as we have talked about, more specifics, because I do not see how your plan does not blow a multi-trillion-dollar hole in the deficit.

You cannot enforce the tax laws on the books now.

Nothing shows tax unfairness more clearly than your proposal to let the fortunate few convert their ordinary income into business income without strings attached, pay the lowest 15-percent tax rate, and also avoid Social Security and…

We have to ensure that we have a bipartisan process.

This is not a question of the chairman's intent, but the fact is, as the chairman himself noted, reconciliation is inherently a partisan process.

The focus has to be on writing an economically responsible proposal that will create good-paying red, white, and blue jobs without heaping a new burden on the middle class.

The math behind this plan would make Bernie Madoff blush.

The one-pager puts forward numbers that do not come close to adding up.

What the American people demand of us is bipartisan cooperation on taxes, health care, and the many other issues that affect their daily lives.

I share the administration's concerns about our debt, which ballooned by nearly doubling under the previous administration.

I applaud the President for his focus on advancing pro-growth policies to get our economy moving.

God save the Queen, and God save Great Britain.

The College appreciates the sustained commitment of the Senate Finance Committee to address reforms.

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

In this instance, the doors were open, not closed. There has been bipartisan cooperation, not partisan reconciliation.

It's past time to update this promise so as to deliver to patients with chronic conditions the best possible care in the most efficient manner.

We have put a lot of work into this. We have a good cross-section of the Senate represented on this committee.

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?

I think that this is the Finance Committee at its best. I mean, this is tackling a big----

I want somebody to be the point person, the point person for coordinating care for the people who are now essentially out there trying to make their way through this byzantine system on their own.