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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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Feb 15, 2023

I want people to be successful, but I think we all ought to be paying our fair share.

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Feb 15, 2023

When you have audit rates that are so much higher for the person of modest means than they are for wealthy, that does not pass the smell test in terms of fairness.

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Feb 15, 2023

I believe the President made an excellent choice with his nomination.

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Feb 15, 2023

For some time I've talked about the two-tiered tax system in America: one for firefighters, nurses, and teachers, another for billionaires.

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Feb 15, 2023

Improving technology and staffing up the customer service side of the IRS is a big win for law-abiding families and small businesses.

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Feb 15, 2023

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS is getting the resources it needs to go after tax cheating by the big guys.

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Feb 15, 2023

I expect a large part of this hearing will focus on the IRS funding included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Feb 15, 2023

When you have audit rates that are so much higher for the person of modest means than they are for wealthy, that does not pass the smell test in terms of fairness.

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Feb 15, 2023

I want people to be successful, but I think we all ought to be paying our fair share.

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Feb 15, 2023

I believe the President made an excellent choice with his nomination.

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Feb 15, 2023

American workers are the best in the world--but no one can compete with slave labor.

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Feb 15, 2023

We strongly concur with the Chairman's remarks.

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Feb 15, 2023

So companies must commit to cleaning up forced labor in their supply chains.

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Feb 15, 2023

Trade cheats in China and around the world are constantly looking for new ways to evade U.S. trade laws and rip off American jobs.

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Feb 15, 2023

I launched an investigation seeking information from eight major car makers cited in that report.

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Feb 15, 2023

We need a much more aggressive approach policing that trade to ensure that people cannot benefit from abuse of unlawful conditions overseas by selling products in the U.S.

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Feb 15, 2023

Modernization is imperative to counter both existing threats trying to make their way into this country and those on the horizon.

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Feb 15, 2023

It's awfully hard to compete with slave labor.

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Feb 15, 2023

We need to let them know that they are benefiting from literally slave labor and forced imprisonment.

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Feb 15, 2023

The Chinese Communist Party's treatment of the Uyghur community is a moral abomination, and it threatens American jobs.

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Feb 15, 2023

We can and must do better, particularly given some of the supply chain bottlenecks we see at our ports.

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Feb 15, 2023

Chairman Wyden, we applaud your recent letter to major automobile manufacturers, asking essential questions about their supply chains, and their approach to due diligence, in the context of forced labor in the Uyghur region.

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Feb 15, 2023

The goal of tariffs is to pressure foreign governments to live up to their commitment to American workers and companies.

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Feb 15, 2023

We need to let them know we know this, and the best way we can do that is to have a coordinated effort...

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Feb 15, 2023

Opportunity is out there right now waiting for the law to catch up with it.

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