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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 I am introducing the Digital Consumer Right To Know Act. The thrust of this bill is quite simple. Digital media companies are racing to develop technologies to combat piracy. Some of these anti-piracy measures could have the effect…
over a year ago the greed of some senior executives at the Enron corporation finally caught up with them. Enron's financial house of cards began to tumble, and along with it went the pensions and retirement dreams of thousands of employees…
today, I am introducing the Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil, H2 GROW, Act to accelerate getting cars and trucks powered by hydrogen on our roads as a way to reduce our Nation's dependence on foreign oil. In the…
right now the eyes of the Nation are focused on international crises. The threat of war with Iraq, the conflict at the United Nations, and a diplomatic standoff with North Korea are all critical issues about which this country is…
gasoline prices are soaring through the stratosphere, and the Federal Trade Commission, which is supposed to be standing up for the consumer, ought to stop playing footsie with the oil companies and take steps to protect the American…
It has been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In the same way, a journey of a million miles must be completed with one final step. It was at the moment of that ultimate step on February 1, 2003, that the…
I am going to do everything I can, as a United States senator, to not foreclose scientific options for progress and opportunity for people like yourself.
We are going to do everything we can to find the cures, because there are too many people in this country suffering and hurting, and we owe it to them.
I would also put into the record at this point, Mr. Chairman, a piece in The Wall Street Journal, by Virginia Postrel, that talks about why it would be a mistake to impede medical progress.
I think it is absolutely critical if we are to unlock the next generation of life-saving medical treatments.
All of those with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and other diseases want to see the Federal Government get behind them.
I am convinced that making sure that we did not stop scientists in the 1970's was critical.
I just hope that Congress will follow the route of careful science here, rather than create roadblocks of resistance.
What we would have said to our citizens here is that we did not make the effort. We did not try.
We suggest that the Congress approve $4 million for continued development and validation of advanced P-E-M fuel cells and metal membrane fuel purification technologies in the Energy & Water appropriations measure.
However, at the current pace of development it will be at least a decade before fuel cell systems are available in any significant numbers for large markets. Meanwhile, Japan and the European countries are investing more in fuel cell…
Senator Gordon Smith and I would like to discuss an important element of the Department of Energy's Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Program. This program is preparing the country for the next energy revolution--what many refer to as…
far from the stuff of science fiction, nanotechnology has become a reality in the lives of many Americans. While there is tremendous potential for further study in this field, nanotechnology's current impacts range from the pedestrian to…
It is an amendment that would limit the scope of the Office of Total Information Awareness. This is a program that is now being directed by retired Admiral John Poindexter, the former National Security Adviser to former President Reagan…
I had a town meeting in Prineville just last weekend in Central Oregon, and they were raving--in fact, timber industry leaders were raving about EDF and your efforts to reach out and bring people together.
I don't see any strategy to plausibly attain what was set out in 1992 on a voluntary basis. I just don't see it.
In Oregon State University, they found that forestry alone might be up to a quarter of the solution to the global warming problem.
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