Ron Wyden

Their unwillingness to move on the procurement issue is going to harm our relationship. I want to see that change. I'm going to press hard to do it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

What troubles me about the Administration's approach now is you all are turning a historical obligation into a year to year gamble.

We just cannot put rural communities in this place where a, I don't think a lot of them are going to survive.

I mean the point is this is relevant to the budget.

The agency is too dependent on industry data. It's not possible to determine what taxpayers are getting relative to what's owed.

Can I have it in 2 weeks?

When the oil and gas companies drill on public lands they're required to pay royalties.

We're trying to figure out exactly what's happened.

I'm going to keep Chairman Kohl in charge of the uber knowledge.

What you've described is almost the elder abuse equivalent of the medical home.

The bully pulpit makes a big difference, whether it's in Congress or in the Executive Branch.

I think your contribution, the legislation, and the fact that you always use this committee as a bully pulpit to layout how important it is that we address these concerns, is a huge public service.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for the extra time.

While I understand we may not have an opportunity to vote on my amendment, Mr. Chairman, as we moved forward on this FAA reauthorization bill, can the Senator commit to working with me to find a solution so folks who have never gone afoul…

Since 1974, folks at the Independence Airpark have had an agreement with the Independence airport to taxi their planes up to the runway and use it for recreation and travel purposes. But recently, the FAA decided to change the rules on all…

I want to thank Chairman Rockefeller for the opportunity to have this colloquy with him today on the topic of through the fence agreements. Now, most folks don't know this, but there are a few different developments throughout the country…

In your view, what impact have these sanctions had on the Iranian regime today?

Your testimony said that the IC, the intelligence community, continues to judge that Iran's nuclear decisionmaking is guided by a cost-benefit approach rather than a determination to pursue nuclear weapons at all cost.

I want to see us come up with a bipartisan set of reforms for the PATRIOT Act; we're not there yet.

I'm going to insist on significant reforms in this area.

I believe that the American people would be absolutely stunned--I think Members of Congress, many of them, would be stunned if they knew how the PATRIOT Act was being interpreted and applied in practice.

I don't take a back seat to anyone when it comes to protecting intelligence sources, operations and methods.

It is no surprise that Judge Marco Hernandez was nominated to the Federal bench because his life could serve as a billboard for the American dream. At the age of 17, Marco Hernandez moved to Oregon by himself. Needing to support himself…

When the Wall Street Journal is running articles talking about what you ought to put your bet on in the future, that ought to be a wake-up call that the Congress ought to start putting some attention on those issues.