“For those who believe executive branch officials will voluntarily interpret their surveillance authorities with restraint, I believe it is more likely that I will achieve my life-long dream of playing in the NBA.” BelieveLongDreamI BelieveAchieveAuthorityOfficialsBranchesExecutivesNbaRestraintLong LifeSurveillanceExecutive Branch Author:Ron Wyden
“When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.” PeopleGovernmentAngryPatriotStunnedPatriot Act Author:Ron Wyden
“Merging the ability to conduct surveillance that reveals every aspect of a person's life with the ability to conjure up the legal authority to execute that surveillance, and finally, removing any accountable judicial oversight, creates the opportunity for unprecedented influence over our system of government.” PersonsGovernmentOpportunityAbilityInfluenceAuthorityAspectSurveillanceUnprecedentedJudicialOversightMergingSystems Of Government Author:Ron Wyden
“I grew up climbing mountains in Montana and Wyoming and my wife and I were engaged on top of a mountain peak: Hyalite Peak in Montana. It was a 15-mile hike to get to the top of that, round-trip - thankfully, she said yes.” SaidWifeGrewMountainGrew UpRoundsMy WifeMilesEngagedClimbingMontanaClimbing MountainWyomingMountain Peaks Author:Steve Daines
“If Americans could legally access prescription drugs outside the United States, then drug companies would be forced to re-evaluate their pricing strategy.” IfsStatesWould BeAmericaUnitedCompanyUnited StatesDrugStrategyAccessEvaluatePrescriptionsPrescription DrugsPricingDrug Companies Author:Chuck Grassley
“I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers.” IssuesIndustryDrugTradeCompetitionConsumersPrescriptionsImportsFree TradePrescription Drugs Author:Chuck Grassley
“We should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma.” IfsShouldGovernmentProgramDetermineGrandmaPlugsGovernment Programs Author:Chuck Grassley
“The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans.” SouthAfrican American Author:Mary Landrieu
“We would be doing the children of South Asia a great disservice if we allowed ourselves to believe that the need of children to belong to a loving, permanent family was washed away by the waves of the tsunami” IfsNeedsBelieveChildrenWould BeSouthWavePermanentAsiaTsunamiDisserviceSouth Asia Author:Mary Landrieu