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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

Thank you for fully funding the new Hopi Detention Center.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

Certainly, the idea that many folks do, it is appropriate for them to move into forest management work when they are not fighting fires.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

There is no reason why a drug that we know costs no more than about $10 to manufacture should be costing seniors $100, $200.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

the DFC is doing exactly what we have to not do.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

A factor aggravating the ferocity of these fires is climate chaos, longer, hotter fire seasons.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

We pointed to the risk of higher launch prices and distorted pricing practices based on projections validated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

before the Senator leaves the floor, I just want everyone to note that what the Senate just heard was Senator Hassan--vintage Senator Hassan--saying repeatedly: Let us find a way to move forward in a bipartisan way. And through example…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

If Republicans go after Medicaid the way they did in 2017 by cutting Federal support to State Medicaid programs... that guaranteed backstop of nursing home care for seniors is ripped away.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

For the average Ohio senior, it is probably about $500 they get to keep in their pocket; $500 just like that.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

I am a very strong supporter of accelerated approval for these very exciting new drugs for Alzheimer's.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

none of us wants America to return to that time.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

I cannot imagine doing that or privatizing the systems, turning them over to Wall Street or private insurance companies.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

I am quite impressed by the way we have responded, but I do think that the circumstances regarding Hong Kong, Ukraine, and China's use of high-tech to suppress the Uyghurs are very appealing strategies to many authoritarian leaders.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

Once we lose them there, they are gone. And we know how hard it is to get the phosphorus out of the lake.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

It is really quite stunning to think that in the very modest amount of time since Lewis and Clark came to the region, how many species that they saw have become endangered or extinct.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

I think if I had a magic wand, I would, you know, throw a couple more billion dollars into these key ecosystems that are threatened.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 21, 2023

We found the three C's, if you will. We found the cartels. We found the corruption, and we found the climate change.

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