Ron Wyden

Your written testimony completely omits the role of the pharmaceutical manufacturers that put a greater emphasis on increasing sales rather than protecting the patients.

We have a public health calamity on our hands, thousands of deaths.

I would like to associate myself with the remarks, the bipartisan remarks and approach we have to this problem, stated by my colleague and friend from Oregon, who did start out in Kansas.

Back then, it was tobacco executives who concealed the dangers of their products and denied they were addictive. Now it is the opioid companies...that have misled the country about the dangers of their products.

I do think it is long past time to get the opioid executives before the committee, have them raise their right hands, and hold them accountable for their role in creating a public health calamity that is killing tens of thousands of…

The annual hearing on tax filing season typically inspires the level of enthusiasm most people bring to a prolonged root canal procedure.

Our review of our records has found no foreign donations in connection with a United States election, either directly or through a conduit.

I hope you will treat this as a priority and make sure that we do get answers to what I think are fair and sensible questions, particularly in light of the election manipulations we have seen.

It seems to me that that predicates at least an inquiry as to whether somebody is perhaps not telling the truth on one or the other of those Federal forms.

Powerful lobbyists and special interests to creep in and twist the rules in their favor.

Certainty was one of the most important selling points of the tax bill.

Millions of small businesses do not know how to estimate what they owe.

The reality looks awfully different.

Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank you for your courtesy. You always go to such great lengths to give me the opportunities to juggle a hectic schedule.

Bottom line, the Trump administration stormed into office promising better deals, more certainty for businesses to create jobs in America, and a stronger position in the world economy.

What followed was more of the same: it was chaos.

It creates chaos, threatening to derail the discussions, or at least distract from the important issues.

Trying to decipher all that news, it is hard to identify a coherent strategy that will help American workers, businesses, and farmers when the dust settles.

I appreciate your saying that, Ambassador, because, you know, you are an alum of the committee. We have pretty vigorous debates around here, and people differ constantly.

I do want to tell you, to describe a member of the committee's position, as was the case with Senator Cantwell, as nonsense is unacceptable to me, and I just believe beneath you.

Senator Menendez, would you like to make sure you get an answer before you walk out of the room?

Mr. Chairman, if Senator Menendez----

Colleagues, Senator Cornyn and I both serve on the Intelligence Committee. And we there have the responsibility to protect some of America's most important secrets.

I think the algorithm makes sense because it has maximum effect on them and minimum effect on our consumers.

So, Mr. Ambassador, the President makes the final decision. You make recommendations.