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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.
it takes extraordinary chutzpah for Senate Republicans to claim the Democrats want to make the Federal Tax Code less progressive. The Trump 2017 tax law was a huge giveaway to the biggest corporations and the wealthiest individuals. Senate…
Colleagues, I am going to be very brief. This amendment prohibits the use of Federal funds to purchase materials, technology, and critical minerals produced, manufactured, or mined with forced labor from any country. All supply chains need…
Colleagues, a decade of Republican budget cuts to the IRS has resulted in rampant tax cheating at the top. Tax enforcement is going to require new resources and new tools to crack down on the high- flying tax cheats. The Crapo amendment…
colleagues, our tax bill will be progressive, even though my friend from Iowa told you just the opposite. Now, the 2017 Trump tax laws specifically targeted families in the middle with tax hikes to pay for some of the handouts that…
our core belief is that taxes should not be raised on small businesses and that the wealthiest and the biggest corporations should pay their fair share. This amendment is consistent with that. I am going to support it. I hope we can do…
I call up my amendment No. 3365 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Wyden] proposes an amendment numbered…
I have been advised that inclusion of this amendment in the budget resolution would be corrosive to the privileged status of the resolution. Since this amendment contains material inappropriate for inclusion in the budget resolution, its…
this is a challenging amendment that deals with unfair competition from China. I am going to vote yes, and when we are done with this amendment, I will offer a more targeted approach to restrict the purchase with Federal funds from any…
This amendment strikes the Finance Committee's entire reconciliation instructions from the budget resolution. Colleagues, this would prevent the Senate from lowering the cost of prescription medicine for all Americans. It would prevent…
we are strongly opposed. Senator Stabenow will speak for us. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
President Biden did, in fact, make it clear there would be no tax increase for anybody who makes up to $400,000 a year, and Democrats are going to stand by that commitment. In fact, Democrats are proposing tax cuts for working-class and…
as we have just heard, thankfully, instruction is almost complete on the infrastructure bill. Once infrastructure passes, it is on to the budget resolution, which lays the foundation to pass Build Back Better this fall. The Senate Finance…
I thank my colleague for that timely information. Madam President, as I was saying, the Better Care Better Jobs Act, led by Senator Casey, really fulfills another dream that goes back to those Gray Panthers days. We know that America's…
I thank my colleague, and I will be brief. As Senator Toomey has indicated, he and Senator Lummis and I have an amendment to the infrastructure bill dealing with cryptocurrency and taxes. And I am going to go into some of the philosophical…
I have been pushing hard to enact a law that would ensure that Americans' most private data cannot be sold off in bulk to countries that would use it against us.
I also rise today to recognize the service of Ian Fergusson and his contribution to a deeper understanding of trade law and policy. For decades, Ian provided comprehensive and detailed reports on economic history, trade policy, and key…
we feel it would be impossible to have too many Oregon Ducks serving in key Administration roles.
If I were to list them all, Mr. Chairman, you would be here until tomorrow morning going through this.
A very significant portion of the deaths we had during our record heat dealt with elders who clearly were suffering those kinds of health problems.
I want to just give a shout-out to the tragic loss this week of Mike Enzi, a member of this committee.
Thank you for your ongoing leadership to achieve critical retirement policy reforms for Americans.
Before anybody ever heard of COVID-19, it was already far too difficult for Americans to save for a dignified retirement.
AARP would like to thank Chairman Wyden and Senator Cassidy for recently introducing the Know Your Social Security Act.
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