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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.
Well said. There is nothing better than having Carolina barbecue unless it is Oregon salmon. Yes, we old jocks, former football players and basketball players, we have tough debates and then we go out and enjoy a meal. Here is how I would…
Puerto Rico must either exercise full self-government as a sovereign nation or achieve equality among the States of the Union.
We do not want to be back here as a committee or as a Congress several years from now in the same situation.
I would like to inform my colleague, the distinguished chairman of our Intelligence Committee, I am always thinking about the history of the committee. I believe Chairman Burr, the ranking minority member Senator Feinstein, and I have been…
the lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's status not only distracts from addressing these huge challenges, it contributes to them.
I certainly support most of the amendments that were just described. However, I am especially troubled about amendment No. 2626, which would significantly expand a badly outdated Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. I have sought to modernize the…
since we are still on the sanctuaries bill, before we turn to the cyber legislation, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to address the Senate after Chairman Burr has completed his remarks and after Ranking Member Feinstein has…
this afternoon we begin the discussion of cyber security legislation. I think it is important to say at the outset that I think everybody who hears the notion that the Senate is talking about cyber security would say: Boy, you have to be…
I want to thank my colleague, Senator Merkley, a son of Douglas County, and reflect for a few minutes on the horrendous events of the last week. My colleague has eloquently talked about this, and I am grateful for that. Senator Merkley and…
The Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary designation is a tribute to one of America's great heroes and to a very special place in Oregon.
I will be following up. And I want to apologize to both my colleagues for having to leave.
It is time to get this done. Sixty-two months to wait for something like this is, by any standards, just absurd.
Senator Wyden reintroduced S. 818, which would: (1) establish that real property located within the boundaries of the Tribe's original 1857 Executive Order reservation shall be treated as on reservation land by the BIA.
There is not one dime's worth of improper payments up here that is cited by the Department of Defense.
I largely cited it in my opening statement because of the good work that you all did back in 2014.
We need to beef up tax enforcement, and particularly, given your testimony, we need to beef it up so that it targets those kinds of instances.
Setting standards for paid tax preparers has multiple benefits. Not only will it crack down on fraud, it is going to help cut down on improper Earned Income Tax Credit payments.
We have been working on improper payments, Tom Coburn and I, for, gosh, almost a dozen years.
That's right, about one out of every ten dollars paid out of Medicare was paid in error. That is unacceptable.
I really want to defer to the expertise of Senator Carper, who has led this committee on this question of rooting out health care fraud for years.
The Pentagon should not get a free pass when it comes to improper payments just because some members of Congress find it easier to focus on health care and tax programs.
It is the Government Accountability Office and the Taxpayer Advocate, which are trusted and nonpartisan voices on these issues.
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