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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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Jul 17, 2026

We must ensure that U.S. companies cannot be secretly ordered to facilitate the surveillance of Americans.

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Jul 17, 2026

There is this extraordinary opportunity to create incentives for what we want to do.

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Jul 17, 2026

The only reefer madness I’m seeing is the continued federal prohibition of cannabis.

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Jul 17, 2026

The U.S. government cannot allow foreign governments to coerce U.S. companies into conducting surveillance against Americans, least of all our own intelligence, military, and diplomatic personnel.

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Jul 17, 2026

Bilateral trust with our closest intelligence partners cannot be built on the secret subversion of American cybersecurity infrastructure.

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Jul 17, 2026

Clayton wouldn’t stand up to Donald Trump if his life depended on it.

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Jul 17, 2026

A man who will not even acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election cannot be trusted to protect the American people from abuses of the most powerful surveillance apparatus the world has ever seen.

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Jul 17, 2026

Jay Clayton’s humiliating performance yesterday proved what I have said for months: the only path forward to renew Section 702 of FISA is reform.

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Jul 16, 2026

Price gouging through hidden fees and markups clearly falls within the Commission’s purview of combating unfair and deceptive acts and practices…

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Jul 16, 2026

Companies need to be held accountable for predatory advertising that pushes these addictive products to kids.

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Jul 16, 2026

Kennedy has spent sixteen months using his official position to undermine the health and well-being of his fellow Americans, and now he is using his official position to undermine the integrity of democratic elections too.

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Jul 16, 2026

It is clear that Trump, his family and his business associates will stop at nothing to continue using the federal government and taxpayer dollars to enrich themselves and operate under a separate set of rules from everyday Americans who…

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Jul 15, 2026

We call on our respective Committees to hold hearings to investigate the national security implications of President Trump’s cryptocurrency holdings.

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Jul 15, 2026

The disclosures heighten concerns about the President pushing Congress to pass crypto legislation in favor of the very industry he’s cashing in on.

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Jul 15, 2026

President Trump’s new financial disclosures reveal the Trump family crypto ventures generated the vast majority of his income – about $1.4 billion in the first year of his second term alone.

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Jul 15, 2026

For all their talk about being the party of 'family values,' Republicans are going out of their way to make it more difficult, dangerous, and expensive to start a family in this country.

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Jul 15, 2026

Maternity wards across America are shuttering their doors as a direct result of Republican Medicaid cuts.

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Jul 15, 2026

It’s always a good day when Oregon takes our deserved spot in the “FAST lane” for national leadership in semiconductor innovation and manufacturing.

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Jul 15, 2026

The Netanyahu government’s actions in Gaza and West Bank make clear that the current Israeli government’s actions are not aligned with U.S. interests and the safety of civilians.

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Jul 15, 2026

On Netanyahu’s watch, surveillance technologies developed by Israeli companies have repeatedly been used by repressive regimes, contributed to human rights violations in Gaza, and have been used against Americans.

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Jul 15, 2026

I also cannot support new authorities included in the bill which seek to deepen and accelerate cooperation with Israeli contractors on surveillance and AI technologies that are ripe for abuse.

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Jul 15, 2026

This bill does nothing to address Secretary Hegseth’s politicization of our military, curb wasteful spending, or ensure robust oversight of shady defense contractors like Palantir and Elon Musk’s xAI.

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Jul 15, 2026

I cannot support an outrageous $1.15 trillion in military spending while Donald Trump engages in an idiotic war with Iran.

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Jul 14, 2026

The fresh federal investment is going to spark growth in a semiconductor workforce that already has 30,000 Oregonians working in it.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Jul 14, 2026

It seems Jay Clayton is up to his eyeballs in sending intimidation subpoenas to reporters and armed thugs to their homes.

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