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April 15, 2021

Wyden, Democrats Question DOJ Funding of Unproven Predictive Policing Technology

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with seven other members, asked the Justice Department to account for how it funds and oversees so-called predictive policing programs, especially whether the programs actually reduce crime, and the potential to amplify biased results that harm marginalized groups. Reps. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.… Continue Reading

April 15, 2021

Wyden Releases Draft Legislation to Protect Americans’ Personal Data From Hostile Foreign Governments

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a discussion draft of legislation to regulate the export of Americans' sensitive personal information to potentially hostile foreign nations. The Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act would create new safeguards against exporting sensitive personal information to foreign countries if doing so could harm U.S. national security. "Shady data brokers shouldn't get rich selling Americans' private data to foreign countries that could use it… Continue Reading

April 14, 2021

Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Establish National Paid Sick Days Policy

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring the Healthy Families Act, paid sick days legislation that would help keep workers, communities and the economy in Oregon and nationwide healthy. "The COVID-19 pandemic has both magnified and spotlighted the long-standing need to fix a broken paid sick leave policy that forces far too many hard-working people into the brutal choice between their health and their paycheck," said Wyden, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. "… Continue Reading

 The Oregon Way

March 29, 2021

Stop the Spread of a Virus of Hate

Our country has spent the last year focused on fighting a virus called COVID-19. But there's also a destructive virus that has been circulating long before a pandemic changed our lives: hate. With nearly 3,000 hate incidents towards Asian Americans in 2020 alone, being vigilant against racism and hate is… Continue Reading

March 15, 2021

America’s Rescue Takes A Major Step Forward on the Long Road Ahead

Last week, Congress acted to produce one of the most significant pieces of legislation in our country's history. The American Rescue Plan invests $1.88 trillion in American families as the work continues to defeat the COVID-19 virus and get our nation back on track. If Democrats hadn't injected a "booster shot" in the economy… Continue Reading

February 22, 2021

A Tale of Two Oregons

My plane touched down at home in PDX on Feb. 14 right as Oregon was experiencing the biggest power outage our state has ever seen. Thousands of Oregonians-including myself-were without power for days, and thousands more… Continue Reading

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