Ron Wyden

It is going to be critically important to look at the changes to the 2017 Trump tax law, which in fact created a disincentive for research and development.

Federal policy should ensure that we gain rather than lose jobs in the auto supply chain.

This is about high-skill and high-wage jobs for American workers.

We do have bipartisan interest now in addressing this issue: building up our domestic manufacturing to bolster the supply of semiconductors and other critical components and products.

I could not agree more. And I think that this is incredibly important, and an incredibly important topic.

Our State is known for innovation that comes out of the Silicon Forest.

I think when you look at the other side of the coin, you cannot afford not to do this

I think we can't leave rural America behind.

Your grandfather's power lines were fit for your grandfather's weather events, and what we have to have is a modern system of power lines to deal with today's weather events.

There are going to be some costs associated with this, but to me, there are also huge costs if we do nothing.

This morning I introduced legislation to begin the modernization of America's power infrastructure so that we can deal with these horrendous weather events that we have been seeing around the country.

I rise in opposition. Colleagues, this is what this amendment would do: It would deny premium assistance to many middle-class families, forcing them to pay more for healthcare--the last thing they need in the middle of a pandemic. Now, in…

First of all, we can't even really determine the formula that is used under the Romney amendment. It is clear to us there are going to be costs to States as a result of this legislation. Colleagues, the reality is, the pandemic is a public…

First of all, with respect to the facts about unemployment, every week--every week since last March, unemployment claims have been higher than the worst week of the great recession. And the fact is, we have got millions of Americans who…

On this side of the aisle, we have led the fight for transparency with respect to the kind of information my colleague is talking about. That is not what this amendment is about. This amendment is about making sure that President Biden and…

We are in the midst of a clean energy revolution. It's incredibly exciting to see the price points and where they've come on solar, on wind, on a range of clean energy technologies.

Last year, Mr. Turk, wildfires hit Oregon like a wrecking ball. And just last month, a winter storm left thousands of Oregonians with no power.

I believe you are going to do that with Secretary Granholm, and that is why I am going to be supporting your nomination.

There are 44 separate tax breaks for energy. Many of those breaks date back to yesteryear, and I have an effort to collapse those 44 into 3.

The challenges that we face in the U.S. on energy, on climate change, are too important not to base our decision-making on solid facts, on solid data, on solid analysis.

I think colleagues should know that she is very much interested in two bipartisan priorities of a number of members.

We basically said if these companies are selling things like insulin and they are jacking up the prices again and again and again, which they have, they basically have to make rebates if they ever raise prices above inflation.

We want to empower communities and we want to empower folks who have been laid off, through no fault of their own, to be in a position to get on with their lives.

I would also like to say that I am very much looking forward to supporting Ms. Young for this crucial position as well.

Fortunately, chaos is not President Biden's style. A smarter, stronger trade policy requires a savvy leader at USTR who understands what working Americans are going through.