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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Demanded Trump terminate tariffs and provide relief from Iran war cost increases.
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Published report showing Planned Parenthood defunding reduced breast exams by 25% and raised health care costs.
“Republicans used their Big Ugly Bill to fulfill their fantasies of defunding Planned Parenthood all so they could secure their Fox News talking points.”
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Wyden, Merkley Demand Transparency from Meta on Facial Recognition Technology in Smart Glasses
Demanded transparency from Meta on facial recognition technology in smart glasses.
“Despite Meta’s desire to minimize public attention on this product, the deployment of smart glasses equipped with facial recognition technology threatens Americans’ privacy rights and civil liberties, and therefore warrants close scrutiny”
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Criticized Trump administration's USPS changes for jeopardizing tax returns and mail-in ballots in election year.
“Donald Trump and Republicans will stop at nothing to suppress the rights of Americans to make their voices heard this November”
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Introduced bipartisan bill to reform FISA Section 702 and restrict government purchase of Americans' data from brokers.
“Advances in technology, from AI to the explosion of Americans’ data available for purchase, have far outpaced the laws protecting Americans’ privacy and civil liberties”
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Introduced bill to restore student loan assistance for graduate and professional students in healthcare and education.
“Buried in the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill was a provision to make it harder for students to pursue careers in industries that are in desperate need of expanded workforces, like social workers, nurses and educators”
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Introduced bipartisan bill to update and expand Supplemental Security Income benefits for seniors and disabled Americans.
“As America barrels toward a health care crisis because of the Republican Big Ugly Bill, it’s become more important than ever to protect the benefits of people who are walking an economic tightrope”
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Wyden, Merkley, Crapo Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Asked Trump to prioritize opening Japanese market to U.S. potatoes worth $150 million annually.
“U.S. potato growers produce the best potatoes in the world. International trade and foreign export markets are critical to the U.S. potato industry”
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Demanded Defense Department investigation into airstrikes on Iranian school that killed 168 people.
“There must be a swift investigation into the strikes on this school and any other potential U.S. military actions causing civilian harm, and the findings must be released to the public as soon as possible, along with any measures to pursue accountability.”
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Opposed Joshua Rudd's nomination as NSA director, citing insufficient understanding of constitutional privacy constraints.
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Wyden Calls on Colleagues to Oppose Gen. Rudd to Lead NSA
Opposed General Joshua Rudd's nomination as NSA Director over surveillance and privacy concerns.
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Reintroduced legislation to increase transparency in campaign financing and restrict dark money.
“Citizens United gave the green light for corporations and dark money to buy our elections”
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Wyden, Schumer Demand Consumers and Small Businesses Be Made Whole After Trump’s Reckless Tariffs
Demanded corporations compensate consumers and small businesses harmed by Trump's tariffs.
“Simple fairness demands that the financial burden imposed on small businesses and working families not become a windfall for the largest corporate balance sheets.”
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, today called on a federal watchdog agency to investigate whether the federal government and consumer electronics manufacturers have adequate defenses against so-called…
“The government has left the American people vulnerable and in the dark.”
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Wyden Announces March 14 Town Hall in Washington County
Announced town hall in Washington County on March 14.
“I’ve kept this town hall promise because it’s always been essential that the faces and voices of democracy have public spaces to show up, speak out and share their ideas”
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Wyden Questions Major AI Companies About Federal Contracts After Pentagon Bans Anthropic
Questioned four AI companies about federal contracts and surveillance safeguards.
“Given this Administration’s disregard for the law and its weaponization of government resources against the President’s perceived enemies, every American should be deeply concerned by the prospect that the Trump Administration will abuse powerful AI technology to conduct domestic surveillance”
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Pressed Trump administration on wildfire preparedness amid record-low snowpack and budget cuts.
“Donald Trump’s budget and staffing cuts led to a reduction in wildland firefighters, and directly resulted in fewer acres being treated for hazardous fuels.”
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Wyden Votes Against Trump’s War With Iran
Voted against Trump's Iran war authority, criticizing Republicans for endorsing an open-ended conflict.
“Despite campaigning against forever wars, Donald Trump has dragged our country into yet another costly and counterproductive war in the Middle East that is already costing American lives. Rather than check Trump’s imperial and inane war for oil, Republicans have now endorsed this war. U.S.”
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Called for investigation of DHS and ICE warrantless purchases of Americans' location data.
“Location data is extremely sensitive, and can reveal someone’s religion, their political views, medical conditions, addictions, and with whom they spend time. It is for that reason that ordinarily, the government must obtain a warrant from a judge in order to demand such data from phone or technology companies”
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Led colleagues calling on Federal Judicial Center to restore climate science judicial guidance.
“After facing political pressure from Republican attorneys general and conservative organizations, you made the decision to eliminate the entire chapter on climate science from the FJC Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence”
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Introduced bipartisan bill to enhance cybersecurity for SNAP benefit cards against theft.
“Cybersecurity shouldn’t depend on income or zip code. It’s time to overhaul this two-tier system that leaves families in need even more vulnerable with outdated technology. I’m all in to get this legislation across the finish line and ensure no hungry family has to lose sleep over their food assistance being stolen”
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Pressed Commerce Secretary Lutnick on conflict of interest involving rare earth mineral investment benefiting his family.
“It follows in a long string of actions that you have taken in your capacity as the Secretary of Commerce that could stand to enrich your immediate family and former company”
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Wyden Demands Answers on the White House Hiding the Financial Cost of Tariffs to American Families
Demanded White House retract criticism of Federal Reserve tariff research.
“Your comments undermine the Federal Reserve’s independent research, call into question the integrity of its future data, and suggest the Trump Administration is more interested in prohibiting Americans from learning the cost of its tariff regime than meaningfully lowering costs for American families.”
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Called on Supreme Court to protect birthright citizenship against Trump.
“Children born in this country have only called the United States their home, and they are no different than any other U.S. citizen”
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Wyden, Daines, Booker and Lee Reintroduce Bill to Create Transparency for Court-Ordered Surveillance
Reintroduced bill requiring public reporting of court-ordered surveillance orders.
“Law-abiding Americans deserve to know when and how their government tries to spy on them”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.