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December 17, 2018

Wyden Asks FCC to Adopt New Three-Digit Number for Mental Health and Suicide Support

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a new three-digit phone number for those needing mental health and suicide support. Wyden noted in his letter to the FCC that suicide rates are rising nationally with the Centers for Disease Control reporting more than 40,000 Americans died by suicide last year. And unfortunately, according to Mental Health America, Oregon ranks poorly among states for prevalence of mental illness for youth, and 49th for preval… Continue Reading

December 14, 2018

Wyden, Merkley & Colleagues File Amicus Brief As Part Of Litigation Against Trump’s Illegal Asylum Ban

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit filed by six asylum seekers in the D.C. District Court challenging the legality of Donald Trump's Presidential Proclamation and rule effectively barring all asylum claims outside of ports of entry. The Oregon senators on Thursday joined Sens. Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris to argue in their court filing as part of O.A. v. Trump that Trump's executive action… Continue Reading

December 13, 2018

Wyden, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Provide Much-Needed Certainty for Secure Rural Schools Program

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today introduced legislation to provide much-needed financial certainty for rural counties to ensure they have the long-term funding needed for schools, road maintenance, law enforcement and other essential services. The bipartisan Forest Management for Rural Stability Act makes the Secure Rural Schools program-which expired at the end of FY 2018-permanent by creating an endowment fund to provide stable, increasing and reliable funding f… Continue Reading

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November 13, 2018

Ron: Veterans' Service Honored Best with Actions

At Veterans Day weekend events in Portland and Albany, Ron emphasized how crucial it is to honor veterans' service with concrete actions to care for their health and well-being when they return home.… Continue Reading

October 30, 2018

Ron Listens To The Future Throughout Oregon

In little over a week, Ron recently held five town halls in rural Oregon, helped voter-registration drives on three college campuses in the state and met separately with students at high schools in both central and southern Oregon.… Continue Reading

September 25, 2018

Highlights from Ron's Oregon Summer

Ron this past weekend wrapped up a very busy summer in Oregon that included fighting to protect American values like election security, taking the offensive on wildfires, holding town halls, working to build on Oregon's economic strengths and protecting health care from Donald Trump's attacks.… Continue Reading

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