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June 20, 2018

Oregon Lawmakers Demand Sessions and Nielsen Reverse Zero Tolerance Policy

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader today demanded Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen immediately reverse the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy that's left asylum seekers dumped in federal prisons. The Oregon lawmakers said their letter follows a troubling meeting Saturday, June 16 with many of the 123 asylum seekers held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, Ore (FC… Continue Reading

June 19, 2018

Following Wyden’s Investigation, Verizon Pledges to End Contracts With Companies that Sell Americans’ Location

UPDATE - Following news reports that Verizon would end its contracts with major location aggregators, AT&T announced it would follow suit. Please see Sen. Wyden's latest statement on twitter: While @Verizon & @ATT have now pledged to stop selling customer location data to shady middlemen, @TMobile & @sprint seem content to keep selling customers' private information, Americans' privacy be damned. - Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) June 19, 2018 Washington, D.C. - Following an investi… Continue Reading

June 18, 2018

Wyden Votes No on Defense Authorization Bill

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act: "After Republicans in Congress spent almost $2 trillion in tax breaks that are overwhelmingly skewed to multinational corporations, they're now pushing through legislation that green-lights billions more for open-ended military commitments," Wyden said. "While I applaud the Senate's rejection of Donald Trump's ZTE giveaway and I support pay raises for our troops, one item I… Continue Reading

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June 08, 2018

Ron: Path to prosperity and quality health care in rural Oregon demands reliable broadband

Ron heard last week from providers of rural health care in Oregon about the importance of dependable broadband to telemedicine that lets them share key information with each other like imaging and X-rays.… Continue Reading

June 04, 2018

Ron: People power can prevail on net neutrality

Ron said recently in Multnomah County that the “people power” behind May’s successful bipartisan vote in the Senate protecting an open internet and preserving net neutrality can also prevail in the House.… Continue Reading

May 09, 2018

Ron volunteers at Oregon Food Bank, defends essential anti-hunger work

Ron and much of his Portland staff pitched in recently at the Oregon Food Bank to help volunteers pack apples for Oregonians needing help each day getting enough food to eat.… Continue Reading

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