Jul 15, 2015
I know Senator Wyden has dedicated significant effort to finding that needed solution.
Ron Wyden
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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.
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Jul 15, 2015
My hope is that we can increase the harvest in a sustainable manner and also continue a program that began in this room in a bipartisan way.
Jul 15, 2015
There is no conceivable strategy where you get the harvest up so high that there is no need for a safety net.
Jul 7, 2015
I think, Mr. Director, where this is headed is towards proposals for some kind of stockpile of encryption keys.
Jul 7, 2015
I think that would make American individuals and businesses more vulnerable to surveillance by foreign governments.
Jul 7, 2015
A number of us spent years warning what the consequences would be, but obviously public confidence was dramatically diminished.
Jul 7, 2015
Executive Branch agencies are now dealing with a problem that they largely created.
Jul 7, 2015
Every Senator who serves on this Committee understands that it is a dangerous world and the challenge is to make sure that we pursue approaches that promote security while not diminishing our liberty.
Jun 24, 2015
Before he leaves the floor, let me just commend the Senator from Rhode Island. He has made a number of important points this afternoon, but I am particularly pleased my colleague has laid out, in such a thoughtful way, the implications of…
Jun 24, 2015
Finding a pathway to a long-term source of revenue for the trust fund is absolutely essential.
Jun 24, 2015
That is the key. That is one of the major features that Senator Hoeven and I have been pursuing.
Jun 24, 2015
One of the lessons learned from Build America Bonds is, we have a chance to use the States and localities to play a bigger role than was pursued in the Build America program.
Jun 24, 2015
With the right government policies, there is a mother lode of potential for the private sector to invest in infrastructure
Jun 24, 2015
There are people with a theological, I would describe it, commitment to the old-fashioned mode who cannot see their way clear to anything that is not government-owned, government-built, and government-operated all the way through
Jun 24, 2015
That is why it is so critical that the Congress find some fresh ideas to get projects off the ground.
Jun 24, 2015
Our country needs more than $1 trillion of new investment just to get our infrastructure up to a level of good repair.
Jun 24, 2015
The Move America Bonds proposal introduced by Senators Wyden and Hoeven would build off of the Surface Transportation PABs Program.
Jun 24, 2015
What is really important is to find the right tools to incentivize the deployment of capital
Jun 24, 2015
You simply cannot have a big league economy with little league infrastructure.
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