Ron Wyden

I would like to advise you that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a business meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of the business…

I think the United States ought to be leading those kinds of discussions.

A short-term extension [of SRS] is not a long-term solution for these communities. We've got to get our people back to work in the woods, for example. We have got to increase the number of jobs in resource-dependent communities where…

I wish to thank Senator Wyden for his continued leadership.

A short term extension of SRS is not a long term solution for these communities.

I believe this can be done in a way that provides both economic growth and environmental stewardship.

Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Murkowski and members of the committee, I appreciate the invitation to discuss our work on Title III of the Secure Rural School Act.

We in fact pledge to work to enact legislation that provides bridge funding to forested counties and school districts.

The solution is not to make communities dependent on Federal payments which is the path we're currently on.

Senator Wyden has presented others.

Our rural communities are really hurting. You know, they are watching all the bickering going on in Washington, DC.

Today the committee is going to look at options for reauthorizing and reforming the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act and the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program.

Jobs in America come from the private sector.

Recreation has become a big jobs engine.

The tradeoffs... are complicated because we Americans want to have it all.

Serving as Secretary of Interior is almost like an extreme sport for multi-taskers.

I certainly support the goal and where you are trying to go.

We essentially get penalized for giving good quality and holding costs down.

I would like to advise that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building…

In the Affordable Care Act we began to start to integrate those preventive incentives.

A Crisis in Plain Sight: As Washington Does Nothing, the Challenge of an Aging Population is Quickly Overwhelming the System.

There is an old saying that those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it.... My own view is that history isn't always ideal .... it is important to look deep into the well of history to get a clearer understanding of what lies…

Last year was the first in decades Congress hadn't protected our special places.

Hanford and other Manhattan Project sites must be preserved so future generations understand what went on here.

What I would like to know is what you all are open to doing in terms of helping these people.