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July 17, 2018

Wyden Introduces Legislation to Hold Gun Dealers Accountable for Illegal Gun Sales

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he has joined his Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would ensure gun dealers are not engaging in illegal sales and provide the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) with clear enforcement mechanisms. "Gun violence deserves more than just thoughts and prayers, it demands real action by Congress," Wyden said. "This legislation takes a long-overdue critical step in the right direction, holding gun dealers accountable for i… Continue Reading

July 13, 2018

Wyden, Gardner Ask DOJ to Investigate Cyber Harassment of U.S. Military Families by Russian Intelligence

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo. sent a letter earlier this week to Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging the Department of Justice to investigate cyber harassment of U.S. military families by Russian intelligence services. "If substantiated, the claims about APT28 posing as the Cyber Caliphate could be the first public evidence that influence operations have specifically targeted American military families," the senators wrote. "If left unchecked, such operations would … Continue Reading

July 11, 2018

Wyden, Durbin, Feinstein, Murray Call for Removal of Office of Refugee Resettlement Director

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, along with Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., today called on Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar to remove the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Their letter comes just a day after the administration failed to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunify children separated from their parents under Trump's inhumane "zero-tolerance" policy, which h… Continue Reading

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July 12, 2018

Ron tours Woodburn hemp farm

Ron toured a hemp processing facility last week in the Willamette Valley that is among the hundreds of Oregon farms poised to benefit from his bipartisan Hemp Farming Act.… Continue Reading

July 10, 2018

Ron outlines plans to fight "powder keg of wildfire risk"

Ron heard last week from federal officials at a wildfire briefing in Portland how Oregon and the West stand on the brink of a very challenging fire season.… Continue Reading

July 09, 2018

Ron Highlights First Amendment Freedoms

Ron devoted much of his Fourth of July congressional work period highlighting the importance of the First Amendment in a tour throughout Oregon that focused on core American freedoms of press, religion, speech and assembly.… Continue Reading

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