Ron Wyden

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (CENR) has scheduled a Status Hearing Session to be held on August 1, 2013.

I agree with the President's proposal to resolve this dispute through a federally sponsored referendum.

For a Nation founded on the principles of democracy and the consent of the governed, how much longer can America allow a condition to persist in which nearly 4 million U.S. citizens do not have a vote in the government that makes the…

Puerto Rico must either exercise full self-government as a sovereign Nation or achieve equality among the states of the Union.

The rejection of the current territory status last November leaves Puerto Rico with only two options: Statehood under U.S. sovereignty or some form of separate national sovereignty.

After 115 years it is clearly time for Puerto Rico to determine what political path it will take.

The lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's status... contributes to them.

Puerto Rico faces huge economic and social challenges. Per capita income is stuck at about half that the poorest U.S. state. The violent crime rate is well above the national average and raising. The lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's…

The tax code--and all three of us are going to be very involved in reform.

Prices just keep going up and up.

Natural gas is 50 percent cleaner than the other fossil fuels.

The consumer is the one who gets short shrift.

What Senator Stabenow and Senator Cornyn are doing is so important: they are looking at expenditures.

If there's a lesson that can be learned from Yucca Mountain, it's that the Federal Government needs to do a better job of working with States in picking nuclear waste sites.

We are very mindful of and appreciative for the key roles you have played as co-authors of the bill.

We view this draft bill as the best opportunity in many years to make substantive progress in dealing with this issue.

We look forward to working with the committee and the Senators to have it come as legislation.

We strongly recommend that this provision be removed from the proposed bill.

Senator Feinstein has been a stalwart member of our team and provided invaluable input on the bill.

I want to begin by expressing my appreciation to the bipartisan co-sponsors of the legislation, Senator Murkowski, Senator Alexander and Senator Feinstein for their exceptionally hard work and cooperation in bringing this bill forward for…

We urge the Senate to pass this bill because these withdrawals are expiring soon.

We also support S. 753, Senator Heinrich's bill for the White Sands Missile Range in Fort Bliss in New Mexico.

I also want to express my deep gratitude to Senator Baucus for sponsoring the Heritage Act.

The Army supports S. 1309 and thanks Senator Wyden for introducing it at the administration's request.

Despite Congress having the sole authority to designate wilderness . . . this Administration and the environmental community continue to manage our public lands as 'defacto' wilderness.