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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.
my colleague from Illinois has addressed very clearly what some of the human consequences of this are going to be. I am going to take a few minutes as well to describe it. I am very pleased our colleague Senator Murray is here because she…
I am very pleased to be able to join Senator Donnelly, Senator Hirono, and Senator Blumenthal on this extraordinarily important issue that goes right to the heart of what we want health care to be in this country. I have always felt that…
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moran). The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
I want to begin my remarks this morning by taking stock of how the 115th Congress, led by my Republican colleagues, seems to be coming out of the gate. Here is what is coming if the budget process that began this week plays out: 30 million…
I ask unanimous consent that the following legislative fellows in my office be given floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress: Sophia Vogt, Emily Douglas, Kripa Sreepada, Katherine Tsantiris, Chris Jones, and Noah Ben-Aderet…
Having a Senate-confirmed Ambassador makes a world of difference when challenges emerge.
I know a topic of great interest to many Senators here, and I am trying to help out Chairman Hatch.
in accordance with my policy to put a notice in the Congressional Record whenever I place a hold on legislation, I object to any unanimous consent request to pass H.R. 6438, a bill to extend the waiver of limitations with respect to…
in just a few minutes, because it is very late or very early, if one might characterize the hour of the morning, I will be offering a unanimous consent request to pass Calendar No. 527, H.R. 5456, the Family First Prevention Services Act…
reclaiming my time, I can't help but note the irony that Senator Boxer, who has done so much to protect special places in California and around our country and who at the same time has consistently worked with our colleague from Oklahoma…
I rise to voice my opposition to the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act. In my view, Senator Boxer and Senator Inhofe have done a lot of good, bipartisan work on this legislation. Infrastructure is hugely important to our…
my colleagues have been very gracious and have gotten a little bit out of the queue, so I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to address the body for 5 minutes; following me, Senator Sullivan will address the Senate for 10 minutes; and…
I thank my colleague. I would be happy to yield to our colleague from Oklahoma. ____________________
I am going to wrap this up simply by saying a program like this has generated a tremendous amount of community involvement. There are advisory committees that bring the industry and environmental folks together. That is what we are going…
I am speaking in morning business with my colleague and friend Senator Merkley to talk about forestry policy and to give the Senate a little bit of an update on where we are because we have so many resource-dependent communities that have…
reserving the right to object, I would like to have a colloquy with my colleague. It is my understanding that Senator Carper was interested in 5 minutes, Senator Merkley was interested in 5 minutes, I was interested in 5 minutes, and I…
I will be very brief. As I have indicated to our colleague from North Carolina--and he is new to the Senate--he really brings a refreshing openness to these debates. I know this was a new topic for him. He has not had a chance to hear a…
in a moment, I am going to ask unanimous consent to pass the bipartisan Family First Act, to help the hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children and their parents stay together and make the biggest improvement in child welfare policy in…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 5456
right now, this evening, hundreds of thousands of vulnerable youngsters across America are living in foster care, separated from family and growing up in a constant struggle instead of in a loving home. For years, this body has worked on a…
I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business, and I ask unanimous consent that our distinguished colleague from Colorado, Senator Bennet, follow my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…
I also ask unanimous consent that the response from the Department of Justice, which I have characterized as extraordinarily unresponsive to what legislators have said, be printed in the Record as well. There being no objection, the…
Senator Cornyn has now objected to passage of the two bills relating to rule 41, and he is certainly within his right to do so. I wish to offer the theory--not exactly a radical one, in my view-- that if we can't pass bills with respect to…
Colleagues are going to see that substantive, clear questions, posed by Democrats and Republicans in writing, were not responded to. Because of the lack of genuine answers from the Justice Department to this letter, signed by 23 Members of…
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