Ron Wyden: “Ghost networks are an ongoing, persistent problem.”

More importantly, independent privacy and security oversight is not an optional expense to be cut when it becomes inconvenient.

And my message will be I’ll never stop battling to pass this bill that will ease their concerns about getting walloped with a tax bill when they may already be dealing with the loss of their homes.

Common sense prevailed today and that’s great news for Oregonians who shouldn’t have to worry about getting slammed with a huge tax hit on top of losing their home to wildfire.

This common-sense legislation cuts red tape, saves taxpayer dollars, and builds stronger partnerships between Coast Guard installations and Oregon’s communities up and down the coast that support them.