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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 would like to address a small but important aspect of the hospital outpatient policy that is included in the budget agreement. The legislation does not address what happens to outpatient departments that are currently under construction…
a key program that's supposed to connect people to jobs so they can rise out of poverty--Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF--isn't working.
Is there a program that you think is one of the best models we should be looking at?
a principal goal of the social safety net is to help individuals and families in their times of struggle and reconnect them to gainful employment.
I think Senator Bennet, who has been for this kind of advocacy for a long, long time, makes the point also that Congress has a big oversight responsibility, and we have to more frequently hear from people in the field, and I am going to…
I wish to honor an illustrious individual in both Oregon and the Nation's HIV/AIDS research and treatment community who passed away on October 4 of this year. Dr. Jim Sampson, while born a Georgia southerner, made Portland, OR, his home…
this year marks the 40th anniversary of the Skanner News Group, a renowned print and online news publication that serves African and African-American communities in Portland, OR, and the Northwest. Since 1975, the Skanner News Group has…
I firmly believe we need to do something to increase the number of job opportunities for people at the very bottom.
Before he leaves the floor, I want to commend my colleague from Nevada. I strongly support his amendment. Amendment No. 2621, as Modified Colleagues, the first vote we will have at 11 o'clock is on my amendment No. 2621. This amendment is…
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter of support from FreedomWorks, a leading conservative voice on these issues. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…
virtually all agree that cyber security is a serious problem. Virtually all agree that it is useful to share information, but sharing information without robust privacy standards creates as many problems as it may solve. The first…
I ask unanimous consent that after Chairman Burr has spoken, I be recognized for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.
Senators Wyden, Stabenow, Cardin and Brown wrote Secretary of the Treasury Lew specifically requesting... help Americans save for retirement.
I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
tomorrow we will be turning to the cyber security bill, which the Presiding Officer is familiar with as a member of the committee, and I wish to speak about my amendment No. 2621 to that legislation. I also intend to address the amendments…
I hope colleagues will vote no. I have three quick points. No. 1, the chairman of the committee--and we work together often--acknowledged that this substitute would not have prevented these major hacks that we are all so concerned about…
reserving the right to object, I am happy to extend the debate for a couple of minutes for each side, but I think it does need, in the interest of fairness for the proponents and opponents, to have equal time for the purposes of wrapping…
reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.
I rise to speak against cloture on the substitute. This substitute would not have stopped the Target hack, the Anthem hack, the Home Depot hack, or the OPM hack. When it comes to real privacy protection for millions of Americans with this…
during National Forest Products Week, I am glad to join my colleagues in highlighting the important role that the forest products industry plays in Oregon and nationwide. Many rural communities throughout Oregon were founded on the success…
I wish to express my appreciation to the students, parents, staff, and alumni of the Head Start Program and to join them in celebrating Head Start Awareness Month. The dedicated individuals at Head Start have served our Nation's most…
I don't want to prolong this. Reserving the right to object--do I have any additional time? I wasn't sure I had used my full 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon has 45 seconds remaining in his time from before.
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