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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.
I agree, that these are very important issues that we are committed to addressing in the coming conference on the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. I will note that the Brown-Portman trade remedy legislation was included in the…
I do, and I support the amendment of the Senator from New Hampshire that would make sure that we engage small businesses as part of our efforts on international trade. I also look forward to working with her to do everything possible to…
I thank my colleague. I will be back to rejoin him in a few minutes. I do so appreciate my colleague's stamina and passion. I went to school on a basketball scholarship, and I think I have been able to stay in a little bit of shape, but my…
Will the Senator from Kentucky yield for a question, without losing his right to the floor?
I look forward to that cooperation to finally close the book on this and give the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians the land base they richly deserve.
These tribes deserve the right to exercise their tribal sovereignty, to grow an economy, support and protect tribal members.
Termination era policies are a shameful part of American history with long standing impact on the nation's first peoples.
It is long past time for Congress to do the right thing and designate these lands as tribal lands.
I just want to say at the outset since this is our first forestry hearing that I am very much looking forward to working with you on these issues.
On my side of the aisle, my colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle felt strongly about the currency issue. Senator Stabenow, for example, and many others felt very strongly about the amendment Senator Warren sought to offer. We…
Not at all. The question is, Mr. Chairman, we worked together to put together this list, and it was based on the proposition that we were going to be fair to both sides.
I appreciate that, and I appreciate the chairman's work. I want to ask a question about where, in effect, we are. The two of us worked together on the list----
On behalf of Senator Warren, I call up amendment No. 1327. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Wyden], for Ms. Warren, proposes an…
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has drafted legislation that would bolster funding for prevention and services to families.
The federal government can make innovation much easier by providing greater flexibility in the use of title IV-E foster care funds.
Stays in residential care should be based on the child's specialized behavioral and mental health needs.
There is wide consensus that children and youth, especially young children, are best served in a family setting.
We ought to be considering those fresh approaches, fresh ways of thinking about how we serve the goal that all Americans want here, and that is ensuring that kids grow up in a healthy and safe environment.
I think kin are often underutilized and tend to be the type of providers who will provide stable homes.
This account that you have just given provides a real wakeup call to this committee, because this is something, colleagues, that should not have happened.
You and Senator Hatch, in my view, have been real leaders on this topic, and I am very grateful.
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