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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 wish to speak for a few minutes about the urgency of passing the tax extender bill and describe to our colleagues all the bipartisanship that has gone into this important effort. This bill is truly urgent because America's employers file…
it wasn't very long ago when the Senator from Kentucky and I were on the floor talking about drones, and I want to make sure it is understood that Senator Paul's passion, intellectual rigor, and devotion to these issues of liberty and…
today I rise to introduce a bill that would authorize the implementation of the landmark agreements that settle some of our country's most complex and contentious water allocation and species preservation issues. Water management crises…
The next step is the Federal investigation . . . and I'm anxious to get those results.
I believe both of the nominees here today are highly qualified for the positions they have been nominated for, and I plan to support them both.
First, I want to be clear on a couple of points. This idea that there really are not any immediate consequences--I know my friend from Indiana spends a lot of time talking to businesses, as I do, and these businesses are up in arms about…
I urge that we not let students, veterans, homeowners, and innovators be hurt today. Let's vote for cloture this afternoon. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.
in beginning my remarks on these extenders, I want my colleague from Indiana to know that in the Finance Committee we have done everything we could--all 24 of us--to avoid the rancor and polarization that has so often accompanied the big…
I said before that I am willing to debate and have votes on amendments related to tax extenders, and we heard Senator Reid essentially extend the olive branch once more. That is exactly what Senator Hatch and I did on a bipartisan basis in…
to use our time, my colleague from Indiana spoke earlier as though the cloture vote on the extenders determines whether the Senate will have any amendments to the extenders bill. That is not the case. A ``yes'' vote today is a vote to move…
I wanted to take a couple of minutes now to underscore the importance of the Senate passing the EXPIRE Act now, and in particular to highlight what the cost of inaction would be if the Senate fails to act. This legislation is critically…
the Senate is now debating the EXPIRE Act. This is bipartisan legislation. I again thank the distinguished Senator from Utah Mr. Hatch. He has been so constructive in trying to build a bipartisan piece of legislation, a bill that came out…
If one thing has become clear in the month since the President announced Ms. Burwell's nomination, it is that she is tremendously well-respected, not only by those she has led and worked with in the administration, but by Democrats and…
this morning the Senate begins consideration of a tax cut bill. The Finance Committee agreed to call it the EXPIRE Act, and I am going to take a few minutes to talk about why it is so important that this bill be passed--and passed now…
My view is, there are plenty of ways both parties can work together to improve the law and ensure America does not go back to the days when health care was just for the healthy and the wealthy.
we need to start this intergenerational dialogue in order to build bipartisan solutions that really span the generations.
It will be important for the United States to have a skilled hand in these negotiations.
If confirmed, he must ensure that we step up enforcement of our trade remedy laws.
We will be relying on Darci to push for the comprehensive and ambitious outcome that our farmers and our producers expect.
on behalf of Senator Landrieu, I ask unanimous consent that Megan Brewster, a fellow in Senator Landrieu's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
I rise today to urge my colleagues to support S. 2262, the Shaheen-Portman Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014. The reason I do so is because I have long felt we can't be for an all-of-the-above energy policy if we…
No American can be happy with the prospect that it is easier to move goods from a Chinese factory to a Chinese port than from an American factory to an American port.
My bottom line is, you cannot have a Big League quality of life, and you certainly cannot have Big League economic growth, with Little League infrastructure.
I just want it understood that we are going to be working closely in partnership with you.
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