Ron Wyden

On the long-term front, we are looking at $50, $60 trillion worth of unfunded liabilities; i.e., we see the obligation coming, we have not set aside a nickel to pay for them.

Mr. Chairman, at what point will the taxpayer no longer be on the hook for the massive AIG failure? What is the end game for American taxpayers?

I believe the American people want you to be brutally honest about the true extent of our economic challenges and confident that the solutions to these challenges are being put in place.

How is this rewarding ability and achievement?

Where I disagree with the Ranking Republican is that the President’s budget deals with two of the major concerns.

AIG has given the counterparties $20 billion. Those people could be just about anybody in the world. Why won’t the Fed disclose who those are?

These rules are simply outdated.

I think that the Internet and satellite technology, along with digital cable, these are fantastic technologies that are able to now deliver consumers what they want to watch.

From my vantage point, it is hard to see how just putting Band-aids on this issue, the question of reforming the Satellite Home Viewer Act, is going to really address the concern.

My concern is born out of what I hear at home, and what I hear at home is tens of thousands of Oregonians get up every day to see their television broadcast--television that is important--coming from somewhere else and coming largely with…

The fact of the matter is if you have these States--and Vermont and Oregon are particularly concerned.

The administration, the Obama administration, with all they have had on their plate, has not exactly laid out all of their goals for Satellite Home Viewer reauthorization

I think we are on our way to making some progress.

Do we want to be on the side of consumers or do we want to be on the side of special interests

I like the tone of the outcome and where we are headed.

I think it is a good idea. I think we will pursue very vigorously every way at our disposal to try to see that that happens.

We are looking at that very carefully, and I would look forward to working with you and Senator Nelson and the other members of this committee on how we can shrink that gap.

Everyone in this room understands that if we are going to make enduring changes in climate change, they are going to have to be bipartisan.

I greatly appreciate your very kind remarks, and I value the time that you took to come here today.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. As an alum of this Committee, I know how much you value good science.

We need to pay very careful attention to the adequacy of our support for fundamental research in this country.

I don't believe that a change of a single individual as president would change in and of itself a fundamental Iranian policy like development of nuclear weapons.

In your view, Director, are there any terrorist groups capable of mounting a significant cyber attack on our country today?

These translators are performing a great service in terms of advancing American security in a very difficult arena, and I appreciate your interest.

I'm also concerned that the development of the smart grid could create more potential vectors for cyber attack.