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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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Dec 10, 2018

Senator Hatch had a record of legislative accomplishment that would match up against anybody else's.

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Dec 10, 2018

I do come back to this basic proposition that people do not know much about the Tax Court.

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Dec 10, 2018

The tax code in America, in my view, is really two tax codes.

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Dec 10, 2018

I will continue to follow these precedents in the interpretation of longstanding and newly enacted Federal tax law.

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Dec 10, 2018

It has been a privilege to work closely with Chairman Hatch on this committee over the past 5 years.

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Dec 10, 2018

I am a vigorous supporter of same.

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Dec 10, 2018

I think you are going to give a fair shake to everybody.

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Dec 10, 2018

I'm fortunate and proud to have worked with him--just in the last few years--on a 10-year extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

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Dec 10, 2018

He has always been passionate about representing the people of Utah and the work this committee does.

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Dec 5, 2018

I ask the Senate to join me in recognizing Arlington High School in Oregon and its remarkable career and technical education program. Thanks to the leadership of district staff and the support of the community, students at Arlington High…

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Dec 5, 2018

the Senate is going to soon vote on the nomination of Bernard McNamee to be a Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If Mr. McNamee takes a seat on the Commission, it will mean that Christmas is coming early for the…

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Dec 3, 2018

We have seen all of these individuals who have close relationships with Donald Trump, who have been involved with the Russians. And all of them either have lied or stonewalled or in some way were covering up.

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Dec 3, 2018

The fact that this has gone on so long and seems to be a key building block in the home stretch makes this particularly significant.

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Dec 3, 2018

To me, Roger Stone is taking the Fifth so he doesn't have to lie under oath in order to protect his longtime friend.

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Dec 3, 2018

Finally, I guess the last few days he said well, maybe I had some light conversations about those matters.

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Dec 3, 2018

This is hugely important, because what we want to know is what Michael Flynn was talking to the Russians about before the president was sworn in.

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Nov 27, 2018

today I am introducing legislation to require the Director of National Intelligence to provide the Congress and the public an assessment of who carried out, participated in, ordered, or was otherwise complicit in, or responsible for, the…

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Nov 27, 2018

today I am lifting my holds on the nominations of Justin Muzinich, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Michael Faulkender to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, both of which were reported favorably from the…

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Nov 27, 2018

I thank the chairman for his willingness to work with me on this important matter. I know we believe that further oversight needs to be done; however, at this point, the Treasury Department has been sufficiently cooperative. Accordingly, I…

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Nov 15, 2018

today I am introducing the Local School Foods Expansion Act to establish a permanent program that will provide schools with locally-grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables. Hunger is a huge problem in Oregon, and this pain has a huge…

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Nov 15, 2018

today I have introduced the Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA). This legislation makes common sense reforms to the saver's tax credit by making the credit refundable and restructuring it as a government matching contribution that is…

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Nov 15, 2018

today I have introduced the Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA). This legislation makes common sense reforms to the saver's tax credit by making the credit refundable and restructuring it as a government matching contribution that is…

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Nov 14, 2018

Suffice it to say, we have seen a pattern of other officials involved in this.

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Nov 14, 2018

I believe you ought to recuse yourself if you are chosen for this position on matters that deal with the specifics of what got such a resoundingly negative response earlier.

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