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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.
today Sen. Stabenow and I are introducing legislation designed to reduce our dependence on imported oil by replacing it with cleaner, domestic sources of energy to power our cars, trucks, buses, tractors, and ships. The only way to reduce…
I rise today to introduce the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act. I am pleased to be joined by my colleague from South Dakota, Senator Thune, in introducing this needed legislation. The creation and consumption of downloadable…
I just do not think this is going to get done unless the committee goes forward in a bipartisan kind of fashion.
The history of this, you know, committee and this subcommittee has always been to work in a bipartisan way.
in March, I was compelled to place a hold on the nomination of Jo Ann Rooney to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, when I was not satisfied that the military had properly investigated the…
today I am pleased to introduce a bill that will address the cumbersome and time consuming process under existing law within the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This piece of legislation will streamline the land acquisition process for the…
I come to the floor to honor a man who touched every corner of my home State of Oregon. Harold Schnitzer left his mark on our business community, the arts, health care, education, and practically every nook and cranny of my home State…
I rise today to recognize a man who deserves his own branch on the tree of Oregon politics. Former Congressman Robert B. Duncan, died Friday in Portland at the age of 90. He will long be remembered for what he achieved in reviving the…
I rise to make a parliamentary inquiry. The Senate will soon receive from the House legislation to fund the Federal Government for the rest of this year--H.R. 1473. Normally, spending bills such as this one go through the Appropriations…
I thank the Chair for making this very clear; that repealing free choice vouchers--the opportunity to come up with a marketplace-oriented approach for people in a health care no man's land--in this spending bill is clearly legislating on…
in one cruel swoop late last week, more than 300,000 Americans lost the opportunity to buy affordable health insurance for years to come. Specifically, I am talking about the removal behind closed doors by budget negotiators of the free…
I think that is right at the heart of it, and I think it warrants some further attention.
the longer that I am involved in the issues of public policy and healthcare, the more convinced I am that transparency and getting good information out to the public is one of the most important steps we can take as public officials.
recently Senator Grassley and I introduced legislation that would allow, after 30 years, the opening up of the Medicare database so as to get information to the public about various claims and patterns.
today, along with my colleagues Senators Sessions, McCaskill, Thune, Boxer, and Graham, I am introducing the Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act. This bipartisan bill would help crime victims and state courts recover the…
I rise today with Senator Grassley to introduce the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act. I would like to begin by thanking my friend and esteemed colleague for his unwavering commitment to greater transparency and…
part of my job as a Senator from a beautiful State like Oregon is to keep that beauty protected for the next generation of Oregonians. Today it is my pleasure to reintroduce three bills to better protect three of Oregon's special natural…
We've reduced our dependence on imported oil by 10 percent in less than 10 years.
Our Renewable Fuel Standard calls for 36 billion gallons of biofuel by 2022. We can do that. We will do that. We must do that.
I think we can have optimism and confidence based not upon a will of a whisp or some ephemeral kinds of ghosts.
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