Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator · Oregon · Democrat · Ranking Member, Finance
Statements and posts
675 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Requested state data center advisory committee consider utility and environmental impacts.
“Several issues have been raised by constituents regarding responsible data center development with our offices, ranging from local to state to federal jurisdiction.”
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Pressed Trump administration to reinstate EPA employees disciplined for free speech.
“Given the lack of any evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever, we support the EPA employees’ continued campaign to be exonerated and applaud them for the bravery it took to speak out about these matters of grave public concern.”
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Cosponsored resolution protecting disability rights against Trump administration actions.
“This is yet another attempt by Trump and Republicans to roll back long-standing protections for people with disabilities, and my colleagues and I won’t stand for it”
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Introduced resolution apologizing for government discrimination against LGBTQ+ federal employees and servicemembers.
“It’s long past time to face the hard historic truth that LGBTQ+ Americans suffered for far too long the loss of jobs and the ruin of reputations simply for loving who they love”
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Introduced bill to raise federal minimum wage to $25 per hour by 2032-2039.
“The American people will not accept an economy that creates trillionaires while so many people are buried under the cost of living”
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $52 Million in PILT Payments to Support Vital Services in Oregon
Announced $52 million in PILT payments to Oregon counties for community services.
“At a time when local budgets throughout Oregon are tight, it’s more important than ever to provide these federal investments that support public education, public safety and transportation statewide”
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Submitted Oregon items for congressional time capsule celebrating America's 250th birthday.
“Although there may have been skeptics who feared that asking several Oregonians to agree on time capsule items might resemble a Parks and Rec episode, our state’s diversity, beauty and innovative spirit made this task a labor of love”
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Wyden, Colleagues Demand Answers on Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Rehabilitation Project
Demanded answers on failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rehabilitation project.
“Taxpayers deserve a full explanation of how these failures occurred and who will be held accountable for correcting them”
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Wyden, Cloud Secure Major Privacy Victory as ATF Cancels Warrantless Location Data Contract
Secured ATF cancellation of warrantless location data tracking contract.
“For years, I have warned that the government’s purchase of Americans’ location data from shady data brokers is an unacceptable end-run around the Fourth Amendment. After Representative Cloud and my staff informed the ATF about the legal and privacy quagmire surrounding adtech data, the agency did the right thing”
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers
Introduced legislation to provide funding for direct care workers and family caregivers.
“One of the top concerns I hear consistently from Oregonians is access to healthcare and support services, especially for older folks in rural areas”
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Major Credit Bureau CEOs Protect Student Loan Borrowers
Demanded credit bureau CEOs fix inaccurate student loan borrower credit reports.
“If just one data point is reported incorrectly by the servicer and the credit reporting company does not address the error, a borrower’s credit score could be adversely affected”
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Introduced Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal Trump administration's ACA marketplace rule.
“At every opportunity, Republicans have made Americans’ health care more expensive and handed more power to big insurance companies”
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Wyden Announces Six July Town Halls in Eastern Oregon
Announced six town halls in Eastern Oregon counties from July 6-8.
“Eastern Oregon is thousands of miles away from Washington, DC but these open-to-all town halls shorten that distance so everybody can make their voice heard”
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Wyden Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Housing Bill
Issued statement on Senate passage of bipartisan housing bill, calling for bolder solutions.
“The housing crisis deepens every year in Oregon and across the country, dimming people’s dreams of homeownership and pushing more working-class families onto the street because they can’t afford rent”
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Wyden Demands Answers from Trump Administration On Poor Treatment of World Cup Visitors
Sent letter demanding Trump administration explain visa and entry denial problems for World Cup visitors.
“I wrote to the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department more than a year ago expressing concerns about your Departments’ unhelpful and unbalanced policies with respect to travelers visiting our country for major sporting events”
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Criticized Trump's delay of DNI confirmation hearing and called for FISA Section 702 surveillance reform.
“Trump made it clear that he expects whomever is Director of National Intelligence to promote his baseless election conspiracy theories. And if they don’t, he’ll just fire them and appoint the next yes-man in line”
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Pressed Trump administration on foreign aid cuts fueling Ebola and Hantavirus spread in Africa.
“The Trump Administration’s withdrawal of global health funding that once supported outbreak detection and surveillance across parts of Africa has led to the erosion of the international disease-monitoring infrastructure relied upon to identify and contain emerging infectious diseases”
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Merkley, Wyden Unlock Critical Federal Funding for I-5 Wildlife Crossing in Southern Oregon
Announced Trump administration released $33.2 million in federal funding for I-5 wildlife crossing in Oregon.
“This wildlife crossing over I-5 will prove a big win for protecting animals native to southern Oregon and for making travel much safer for motorists driving the interstate just north of the California line”
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Urged Department of Education to address record student loan default crisis worsened by Trump policies.
“(I)nstead of pursuing solutions that protect borrowers, the Trump administration has deflected blame, punted responsibility for the default crisis to another agency, and raised costs for borrowers at every turn. We urge you to provide meaningful support to borrowers”
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Wyden, Oregon Delegation Demand Postal Service Rescind New Rule Suppressing Mail-In Voting
Demanded Postal Service rescind rule limiting mail-in voting to federally registered voters.
“The state of Oregon has relied entirely on mail-in voting since 1998”
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Demanded Trump administration stop gutting independent agencies and blocking Democratic nominees.
“As Ranking Members of Committees in the Senate responsible for overseeing independent agencies, we are concerned about the White House’s lack of serious engagement with Senate Democrats to identify strong candidates to fill open positions.”
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Wyden, Hoyle Reintroduce Bill to Tackle Housing Affordability Crisis, End Homelessness
Reintroduced bill to expand affordable housing production and create down payment tax credit.
“The housing crisis deepens every year in Oregon and across the country, dimming people’s dreams of homeownership and pushing more working-class families onto the street because they can’t cover rent”
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Sent letter to Interior Secretary questioning redirection of national park fees to Trump vanity projects.
“The lack of transparency around awards for these beautification projects, as well as the loss in revenue meant for the maintenance and betterment of our national parks threatens the public’s trust and the long-term integrity of our nation’s most beloved public lands.”
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Demanded answers on Trump administration's removal of election crimes prosecution manual from DOJ website.
“The manual published by the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division has been easily publicly accessible on the Department’s Election Crimes Branch website in both Democratic and Republican Administrations”
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Announced $37.4 million in federal funding for Oregon drinking water infrastructure projects.
“All Oregonians deserve clean water and achieving that vital public health mission requires consistent and robust federal investment in modern infrastructure throughout our state”
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