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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative is supreme stupidity, costing taxpayers millions of dollars and destroying a vital source of climate data.

washingtonstatestandard.com
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

At every opportunity, Republicans have made Americans’ health care more expensive and handed more power to big insurance companies.

baldwin.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

From gas prices to groceries and everything in between, Oregonians are getting clobbered by high costs as a result of Trump’s illegal war and tariffs.

heinrich.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

This vote will be an opportunity to show American families where each party stands on affordable health care.

baldwin.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Trump’s latest attack on affordable health care includes sleazy schemes to let insurance companies sell you plans with sky high deductibles then turn around and offer you a loan to pay for the care you can’t afford.

baldwin.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Warrantless FISA surveillance depends on a handful of government officials to choose not to misuse the most powerful spying apparatus the world has ever seen.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

It is troubling enough that the Mint has developed a coin bearing the President’s image, which is more befitting a monarchy than a democracy,

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

It is clearer than ever that real reform is the only path to 60 votes on Section 702.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Unfortunately, Chairman Cotton has refused to discuss a single reform to FISA Section 702.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Trump made it clear that he expects whomever is Director of National Intelligence to promote his baseless election conspiracy theories.

wyden.senate.gov
Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Due to both the cost of participating in the Fair and growing concerns that the event in Washington, D.C. is shaping up to be a more partisan affair than originally presented.

npr.org
Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Jun 17, 2026

None of the funding will come from taxpayers, but from the money the state collects when it wins antitrust awards and settlements.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 17, 2026

It is now even clearer than before that the only path to 60 votes in the United States Senate on intelligence is real reform, actual black-letter law, that addresses these issues.

theintercept.com
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 17, 2026

Regular Americans can't count on those companies to stand up to government jawboning, they need a way to level the playing field," Wyden said while announcing the Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression…

reason.com
Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 17, 2026

Sama's family and the U.S. Embassy don't know where she was taken. This is a five-alarm fire. The U.S. needs to secure Sama's release NOW.

jpost.com
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 17, 2026

We ask that you immediately reverse this stance, reinstate improperly terminated commissioners and board members, and publicly commit to working with the Minority Leader to fill other Democratic vacancies with qualified Democratic nominees.

wyden.senate.gov
Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 16, 2026

This wildlife crossing over I-5 will prove a big win for protecting animals native to southern Oregon and for making travel much safer for motorists driving the interstate just north of the California line.

wyden.senate.gov
Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 16, 2026

This project finally moving forward is a huge victory. Thanks to the efforts of state and local partners, we held the Trump Administration accountable to deliver on the promise of the first-ever I-5 wildlife crossing in Oregon.

wyden.senate.gov