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May 03, 2024

Wyden Applauds Final Approval of the REPORT Act; Wyden Provision Requires Big Tech to Secure Digital Evidence of Crimes Against Children

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the House passage of the REPORT Act this week, and President Biden’s expected signature of the bill today. The REPORT Act, by Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., will modernize the U.S. system for reporting digital child sexual abuse material to improve investigation and prosecution of heinous crimes against children.  “Senators Blackburn and Ossoff worked closely with me to require that tech companies meet federal cybersecurity … Continue Reading

May 03, 2024

Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Restore Voting Rights for Qualifying Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring the Next Step Home Act, a crucial piece of legislation aimed at restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions who have been released under the First Step Act and successfully reentered society. “Making voting easy and accessible shouldn’t be a Democratic or Republican issue. It’s an American democracy issue,” Wyden said. “By restoring the voting rights of these formerly incarcerated individuals, Congress ca… Continue Reading

May 02, 2024

Wyden Applauds Haaland for Commitments to Oregon: Implement Legislation in Malheur County as Written, Improve Services at Crater Lake

Video HERE of Wyden exchange with Secretary Haaland at Hearing on President Biden’s Budget Washington, D.C. — Today, at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Secretary Deb Haaland committed to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., that if his Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act becomes law, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement it as enacted. “Back east people call the Owyhee Oregon’s version of the Grand Canyon. We call it home - and it supports the loca… Continue Reading

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February 07, 2023

Bringing the WNBA to Oregon

This week Portland and our entire state came together to assemble a "dream team" of Oregon's women's sports luminaries at local bar The Sports Bra to show WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert that Portland is ready to get in the game - and make the winning shot - for a WNBA team. With an all-star panel of… Continue Reading

July 13, 2022

A Chip off the Oregon Block

Oregon's Silicon Forest is one of our state's biggest job creators and the beating heart of American semiconductor production. Oregonians shopping for a robotic vacuum this summer, browsing for a car on lots across the state, or any number of products probably aren't thinking about semiconductors or domestic chip manufacturing. But at the iconic, 90-year-old Stark's Vacuums on Portland's East Side,… Continue Reading

June 22, 2022

Loud & Proud – Pride Prevails Over Prejudice

After two years of virtual events due to COVID, it was so good to dust off my rainbow sneakers and share the joy of the Portland Pride Parade in person. Marching side-by-side with members and allies of Oregon's LGBTQ+ community (including a visit to the PRISM health center and the famous Sports Bra bar), I was reminded that today and every day, it's essential to ensure that pride prevails over prejudice throughout our country.… Continue Reading

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