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Ron Wyden

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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.

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Apr 9, 2024

What kind of a message does it send for DOJ to basically sit back and kind of do nothing.

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Mar 6, 2024

I reserve my right to object. I have heard this discussion about parents. My wife and I are older parents, the youngest child being a charming 11-year-old redhead. As I say, she is 11. So we are all in for protecting kids from these…

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Mar 6, 2024

Chairman Whitehouse is going to lead this effort and we're going to work really closely with him.

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Mar 6, 2024

Chairman Whitehouse is going to lead this effort and we're going to work really closely with him.

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Mar 6, 2024

again, I have made my point that I don't disagree in the least with Senator Graham on the seriousness of the problem. Unfortunately, this bill suffers from exactly the same matters that I objected to earlier. So I am not going to repeat…

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Mar 5, 2024

Chairman Whitehouse is going to lead this effort and we're going to work really closely with him.

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Feb 29, 2024

in a few minutes, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Marjorie A. Rollinson to serve as Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, and I want to make a few key points about her. First, she has exactly the right experience to do…

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Feb 28, 2024

I want to say to my colleague from Illinois that I am so proud to be a supporter of your legislation that is going to provide the necessary protections for women in America to become mothers. I think I mentioned this to my colleague at…

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Feb 11, 2024

just very briefly, my sense is that, after we are done voting on the piece of legislation that is in front of us, we will have, I would say to my friend from North Carolina, a crucial period where we can come together and start looking at…

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Feb 11, 2024

reserving the right to object, anybody who follows the Finance Committee knows that I very much enjoy working with our colleague from North Carolina. We have worked together on a variety of issues here. However, we have got a big…

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Feb 6, 2024

I very much share the stated goals of the STOP CSAM Act. Child sexual abuse material is a toxic plague on the internet. There are real victims who need real support and criminals who must be hunted down and locked up. I take a back seat to…

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Feb 6, 2024

I am going to move now to my brief remarks with respect to our judge from Oregon. I come to the floor today to reiterate my strong support for Judge Amy Baggio's nomination to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon…

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Feb 6, 2024

first, with respect to my response to our colleague from Missouri, let me be clear on a point that technologists are clear on. This bill would weaken the strongest technology that protects children and families online: strong encryption…

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Feb 6, 2024

I would ask unanimous consent to briefly respond to what my colleague has just repeated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Feb 6, 2024

And then I would ask unanimous consent for 5 minutes to speak in favor of a very talented jurist in Oregon, who will be voted on shortly. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Feb 1, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the following members of our team be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress: Steven Mapes, Jordan Harrington, and Janelle Conrad. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

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Feb 1, 2024

I come to the floor to talk about something every American wants from their public officials: transparency and accountability. Unfortunately, after repeated attempts, Congress has not received that transparency or accountability from…

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Jan 17, 2024

What we're trying to do is use this year to the greatest extent possible for helping people, and then to tee up for 2025.

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Jan 17, 2024

the Billionaire Policy now is really built on three words really ending, buy, borrow and die

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Jan 17, 2024

I think there are other things in the tax code that raise a lot of revenue

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Jan 17, 2024

If you're looking for a way to reduce federal debt, and bring jobs and investment back to America, removing a tax scam that rewards offshoring is an obvious solution.

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Jan 17, 2024

I look forward to working with you on this

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Jan 17, 2024

the revenue estimate for eliminating effectively buy, borrow and die, is by Joint Committee on Taxation, $550 billion over 10 years

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Jan 17, 2024

I think there are other things in the tax code that raise a lot of revenue

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Jan 17, 2024

the revenue estimate for eliminating effectively buy, borrow and die, is by Joint Committee on Taxation, $550 billion over 10 years

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