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Ron Wyden is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a position he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, Wyden has been a prominent advocate for civil liberties, healthcare reform, and technology policy. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as privacy rights, government surveillance, and access to healthcare, often emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability in government actions.
this first motion, the first motion the Senate is going to vote on, is a straightforward proposition. The motion says: Let us send this bill back to the Senate Finance Committee on a bipartisan basis and come up with a plan that actually…
I ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 minutes to wrap up on the first vote we are going to have on my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
one of the great privileges of this job and the honor of representing Oregon in the U.S. Senate is seeing the way Oregonians of all backgrounds and beliefs come together to support those who wear or have worn the uniform of the U.S…
The same algorithms that power your companies can be used to identify the behavior indicative of these attacks, including fake accounts and fake news stories, and identify the source of money purchasing your ads.
With the current fascist leadership of Russia enthusiastically undermining our democracy, America must defend the values that made us great and aggressively confront this espionage and the enemies that sponsor it.
You need to stop paying lip service to shutting down bad actors using these accounts.
There is absolutely no disagreement, none, about the need for the government to have the tools to go after threats overseas.
I don't often come to the floor of the Senate to give a speech like the one I am going to give now, but today I plan to start sounding the alarm, both from the standpoint of the process and the substance of what is known about the…
across the West, 2017 will be long remembered as the year when fire was seared into our collective consciousness and ash rained down on homes and cars. There were mass evacuations, and scores just lost their hopes and dreams. Devastating…
before Senator Durbin leaves the floor, I just want to commend our colleague from Illinois. He and I have worked together for many years, and throughout that time, the Senator from Illinois has constantly been a voice for those who have no…
The American people are in the dark about what their government is asking for on NAFTA.
In my view, you're a highly qualified nominee, and I appreciate your willingness to take on a tough job as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
If you are serious--genuinely serious--about getting trade done right, the prerequisite to doing it is having tough enforcement of the laws that are on the books today.
Americans are concerned now that their constitutional rights are just stopping at the border.
I would support a review of potential solutions, such as a limit on sales that would create barriers to these smuggling and money laundering efforts.
this fight seems to have been the longest running battle since the Trojan War to do something that, frankly, is important so that this country does not have a moral blot that we have to explain, that somehow we are looking the other way in…
I guess all of them are calling my office, because I am sure hearing from a lot of people.
how much time remains on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have 4 minutes remaining. Amendment No. 1302
I think I have made the case. To my colleagues, what the American people have told us--and they certainly said this during this last work period--is that they understand that the big challenges in this country require bipartisan…
very quickly, the principles that the Senate Democrats have laid out in our letter are very much in line with what the President says he wants. Now what we have to do is to have a bipartisan process to advance it. You do not get that with…
I ask unanimous consent for an additional 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
yesterday I was at a meeting with the President at the White House, along with several members from both sides of the Senate Finance Committee. I said to the President flatout that Democrats agree that the Tax Code is a broken…
I call up amendment No. 1302 as provided for under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Wyden] proposes an amendment numbered 1302 to…
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