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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.
over the last few days, I have spent a good chunk of my waking hours trying to find some common ground, some opportunity to bring both sides together. I have repeatedly put specifics on paper and provided those specifics to the proponents…
The conservation designations included in Senator Wyden's Oregon Treasures Act, S. 353, are surely that-National treasures.
Water is life, and without access to water, the world as we know it ceases to exist.
The Oregon congressional delegation, myself, Senator Merkley, and Congressman Walden, is going to push very, very hard.
The cost of the damages associated with last year's drought exceeded $35 billion.
I think for the next half hour Senator Merkley and I are going to have the opportunity to outline specifically how this affects small businesses in the real world. That has always been our concern. One of the proponents of the bill earlier…
I couldn't say it any better than Senator Merkley. I think he has characterized what this legislation is all about better than anybody I have heard on the floor of the Senate. I have been in this debate for quite a while here. It is about…
I do this to have a colloquy with my friend from Arkansas. I want him to understand that I have stayed off the floor of this body for well over 1 day for the sole purpose of trying to see if we can bring both sides together on this issue…
I ask unanimous consent to pose a question to my colleague from Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
if I would be able to engage the Senator from Oklahoma, with his leave, I could take about 5 minutes or so--no more--to respond to the points Senator Durbin has made. That would be the end of my time, and I believe the Senator from…
very briefly to respond to comments made by my friend from Illinois, this legislation has nothing to do with Nike. Nike of course is a very large company and has stores and trucks and a physical presence all over the United States. They…
The BLM supports S. 757 and its goal of providing for the long-term economic development needs of the City.
The Senator is right that certainly those jurisdictions could challenge Oregon. It goes to the question, again, of how the systems are not in place, so let's just force Oregon to do it even though the systems have not been available. There…
I really don't. I know the sponsors of the legislation keep talking about how this is not going to be a burden, for example, to the businesses my colleague advocates for, and that there is going to be software, computers, and technology. I…
Again, it sure looks as though those are going to be the kinds of burdens our States--the ones without a sales tax--are going to be subjected to. The proponents say: That is not going to happen. There is going to magically be all of this…
today Senator Murkowski and I are introducing the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013. This legislation is designed to establish a responsible management strategy for the Federal Helium Reserve that will prevent the disruption of the entire…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 42, S. Res. 90. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…
before he leaves the floor, let me commend my colleague from Minnesota for making so many thoughtful points in this effort to deal with climate change. Having returned from Oregon, with a whole host of meetings in connection with Earth…
as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the Injunction of Secrecy be removed from the following treaties transmitted to the Senate on April 22, 2013, by the President of the United States: Convention on the Conservation and…
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