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Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden is a champion for our progressive values -- standing up for consumers and the middle class, fighting for digital privacy and an open internet, protecting our planet and Oregon's special places, and always insisting on human rights and equality for all.

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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 9:17 PM

defending our majority at all costs

Wyden for Senate In just the last few months, Democratic leaders have taken immediate action to curb the pandemic, provide economic relief to the American people, and lower health care costs – bold steps that wouldn't have been possible without our Senate majority. We need to commit …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
March 21, 2021 at 5:42 PM

This shouldn't be controversial. Or even political.

Wyden for Senate Taking back our democracy from those that wish to undermine Americans' fundamental constitutional rights will take work on several fronts: tightening election security, ending voter suppression, making the vote more accessible to everyone who's eligible, combating coo…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 7:39 PM

Cancel student debt. Right now.

Wyden for Senate The best ideas are often the simplest. Take a look: Cancel student debt. Right now. President Biden has the authority to forgive tens of thousands of dollars in student debt. He could do it today. Why is this critical? Because so many Americans are trapped under a m…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 5:51 PM

For the people.

Wyden for Senate In 2020, we saw how fragile American democracy really is. Faced with both an election of terrific consequence and a global pandemic, Republicans around the country closed polling places, purged voter rolls, and tried every trick in the book to keep Americans from head…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 10:07 PM

Ending the unjust cannabis prohibition

Wyden for Senate The decades-long War on Drugs has failed in nearly every conceivable way. It's racially biased. It's unjust. Wasteful. Cruel. Ineffective. That's why I'm working to end it. Immediately. Starting with abolishing the federal prohibition of cannabis. I am co…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 5:20 PM

We've shown the world the danger of Donald Trump

Wyden for Senate Yesterday, Senate Republicans let Donald Trump off the hook for his attack on our government and our democracy. With their acquittal, 43 Republican Senators chose to once again put their loyalty to Donald Trump over the well-being of our country. These votes aren't s…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
February 5, 2021 at 8:24 PM

It's far better to go big than too small.

Wyden for Senate After a long, turbulent year, our country can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccination rates are on the rise, and COVID-19 rates are on the decline. But the economic effects of this pandemic – widespread unemployment, crippling debt, devastated loc…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Sign the petition for national vote at home

Wyden for Senate The lies and violence of the last few months have made it clear: If we're going to carry forward as a democracy, we need to protect the integrity of every vote. That starts with secure, reliable election processes. And the most secure we've got is vote-by-mail. Sig…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
January 28, 2021 at 7:38 PM

The effects of a split Senate, in real time:

Wyden for Senate We worked hard over the past four years to take back the House, then the White House, and then – by the thinnest possible margin – the Senate. Now, at last, we're poised to do great things for working families: contain the COVID pandemic, kickstart our economy, expan…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 11:00 PM

I have hope today.

Wyden for Senate I count Joe Biden as a lifelong friend. I've always considered him someone I can turn to, both in good times and bad. I also know that, for all the challenges our nation's facing, Joe Biden is ready to meet them head-on as President. And, thanks to our grassroots mo…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
January 15, 2021 at 11:06 PM

My thoughts on what comes next

Wyden for Senate In the wake of the deadly insurrection spurred on by Donald Trump, I've given my thoughts to NBC News, and I'd like to share them with you: Here's the heart of what I believe following that awful day for our democracy. In the wake of this attack, Democrats must us…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
January 7, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Call it what it is: domestic terrorism

Wyden for Senate Since the moment he took office, Donald Trump has presented a clear and present danger to the United States. He's spent every day of his presidency debasing the truth and undermining our democracy, all the while fanning the flames of violence and fanaticism. And for t…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 9:47 PM

A final note of gratitude:

Wyden for Senate 2020 has been an excruciating year for our country, our health, our economy, our safety, and our democracy itself. At the same time, we saw strength and heroism on a grand scale as communities pulled together (while staying six feet apart) to care for one another. Fr…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 8:11 PM

Trump's last dirty deed

Wyden for Senate It's their last chance to do a dirty deed, so they're not wasting any time. I'm talking about the Trump administration, of course, and its plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling. Here's the deal: now that they've lost and will be leaving W…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 12, 2020 at 1:08 AM

Let's make sure this doesn't happen again

Wyden for Senate Obscenely long lines. Polling stations understaffed or closed altogether. Last minute voter purges. Broken voting machines. For years, our elections have faced a parade of avoidable and wholly unacceptable challenges. Add to those Donald Trump's all-out assa…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 8, 2020 at 10:39 PM

It's pathologically dangerous

Wyden for Senate Mitch McConnell has made clear that he will obstruct and undermine anything Democrats support – today he voted against acknowledging Joe Biden as the next president. That's pathologically dangerous. That's why it's critical we support Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 25, 2020 at 11:43 PM

The American spirit is coming back strong

Wyden for Senate It's a bittersweet Thanksgiving. But, as we often do, the American people are stepping up to show our better natures, and to remind one another that our sense of compassion, community, and kindness is one of our nation's greatest strengths. Here's what I'm thankful for…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 6, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Georgia Runoff Update: Stand with Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff!

Wyden for Senate We knew that regardless of what happened on Tuesday, we'd have a lot of work to do. And while the chances are looking good that the American people have fired Donald Trump once and for all, we also know that we've got to win every remaining open seat in the Senate if w…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 2, 2020 at 9:43 PM

Please: vote.

Wyden for Senate We're only getting one shot at this. Donald Trump, along with Republicans in the Senate and House, has spent four years enthusiastically attacking our democracy, our elections, and our freedoms. And it's our duty to defend them – first and foremost, by voting, and d…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 28, 2020 at 6:25 PM

No more "Grim Reaper of the Senate."

Wyden for Senate Late last week, we learned that Mitch McConnell's Super PAC raised $50 million just during the first two weeks of October. This week, McConnell and Senate Republicans rigged the system to steal yet another Supreme Court seat. The exchange is distressingly clear. …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 27, 2020 at 1:18 AM

An extreme hypocrisy that threatens our democracy

Wyden for Senate Today, just eight days before the election, and against the wishes of the American people, Senate Republicans handed Amy Coney Barrett a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. I voted no, both because Barrett is far too extreme to sit on the highest court, and b…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 8:51 PM

My friend, Peter DeFazio

Wyden for Senate This is urgent: As long as I've been in Congress I've counted on my friend Peter DeFazio to be a bold, principled, progressive leader – unafraid to take a stand, speak his mind, confront powerful special interests, and keep presidents of both parties in check. Now, h…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 1:27 AM

The latest polls? Reverend Warnock is ahead.

Wyden for Senate Earlier this year, I wrote to you about Georgia's U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler. Senator Loeffler, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, appeared to use her insider position of privilege to sell off significant amounts of stock. While the Trump administration downplayed …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 14, 2020 at 4:19 PM

Join me this Friday to phonebank for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Wyden for Senate Our movement's been fighting all over the country to take back the Senate, but that doesn't mean we've forgotten about the White House. Please join me this Friday at 4 p.m. PDT to make calls to 2020 battleground states on behalf of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! Voter…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 9, 2020 at 5:45 PM

We need to be all-in for MJ

Wyden for Senate This is a huge deal. Across the country Senate races have tightened that we couldn't have imagined just weeks ago. Take Texas, where MJ Hegar is effectively tied with the Republican incumbent, who is a staunch supporter of Donald Trump. We can win this race. We can …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 7, 2020 at 5:29 PM

How we move forward. How we fight.

Wyden for Senate Let me be clear: Despite what they seem to think, fossil fuel corporations do not own this planet. It's not their toy. We don't live in their yard. And yet, every day brings news that Big Oil and Gas have no concern for anyone or anything but their bottom line. On Mon…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 4, 2020 at 5:45 PM

Trump's failed promises on Big Pharma

Wyden for Senate Last year, I asked seven Big Pharma executives under oath about their egregious price inflation and their profiteering. I asked them how people outside America are paying so much less for identical medication. The answer, of course, amounted to this: big pharmaceu…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Fire after fire. We can't go on like this.

Wyden for Senate Addressing the climate crisis has to be on the ballot. We say it every year, every election. And, things keep getting worse – we see it almost every day. Fire after devastating fire ravaging Oregon and the West Coast. Massive hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and bac…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 30, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Our plan to take back the Senate

Wyden for Senate The case for electing committed, progressive leaders to the Senate has never been stronger. We need leaders ready to make sure our country gets the progressive change it needs. Leaders like Senator Gary Peters of Michigan. That's why you've seen me talk about Gary's…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 6:08 PM

We need more people like Mark

Wyden for Senate Let me bring you up to speed on our road to taking back the Senate in November. In Arizona, Mark Kelly has been able to maintain a consistent lead against his incumbent Republican opponent, Martha McSally. But as we know all too well, Donald Trump and his buddies are…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 8:07 PM

What's next for health care and the Supreme Court

Wyden for Senate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing grieves me dearly, and I know that many others across America will be lighting candles in her memory for weeks, months, and years to come. Her unparalleled conscience, compassion and leadership on the Supreme Court will be sorel…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 19, 2020 at 1:17 PM

The case for retaking the Senate has never been stronger.

Wyden for Senate Just minutes after learning of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, Mitch McConnell announced his intention to immediately bring Donald Trump's next Supreme Court nominee before the Senate for a vote. Let me be clear: McConnell is strip-mining the Constitution for ev…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 19, 2020 at 1:58 AM

A staggering loss for all of us.

Wyden for Senate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death is a staggering loss for all of us. We must honor her by respecting her final wishes. The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 7:15 PM

A money bomb to take back the Senate

Wyden for Senate Want to take back the Senate in November? I sure do, and I know you're right there with me because things just aren't right in America. Let's talk about how we do it. I know five great women for the job, who need our support in the closest of close races across the c…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 13, 2020 at 5:16 PM

A grateful, and urgent, update on the Oregon fires

Wyden for Senate     First, some good news: Since Friday, our movement has raised more than $75,000 to support the organizations working with families displaced or impacted by the devastating Oregon wildfires. So far, more than 1,200 people have pitched in to support Oregonians in cris…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 12, 2020 at 12:14 AM

How to help the families devastated by the Oregon fires

Wyden for Senate My home state of Oregon is currently witnessing unprecedented destruction as a result of some of the largest fires in our state's history. Nearly one million acres of Oregon have burned. Hundreds of families have lost their homes and businesses entirely. Thousands o…
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  Team Wyden · [email protected]
August 22, 2020 at 12:41 AM

Systemic destruction of the Postal Service -- and our Democracy

Wyden for Senate In 2002, when Ron Wyden introduced the first bill to take Vote-By-Mail to every corner of America, he knew it would be a tough fight – wealthy special interests and right-wing extremists have been trying to suppress the vote for decades. But Ron never expected to face …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 3:42 AM

Not restoring our country, but building a better country:

Wyden for Senate My friend Joe Biden just finished speaking, capping off the most unconventional Democratic National Convention in our lifetime. Though we were separated by thousands of miles and a pandemic, Joe's message came through loud and clear across America: If you entrust m…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 11:11 PM

The Washington Post has it exactly right:

Wyden for Senate The Washington Post has it exactly right: Trump isn't hiding it, either. He's said – unambiguously, out loud, and in public – that he's refusing to fund the United States Postal Service because he wants to sabotage states' Vote-By-Mail efforts. The President of t…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 13, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Ban facial recognition AI [Petition]

Wyden for Senate A study released in December revealed that facial-recognition artificial intelligence (AI) systems consistently misidentified people of color more often than white people – 100 times more often, in some cases. But federal and state law enforcement continue to use fac…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 6, 2020 at 8:14 PM

These three statistics don't add up well

Wyden for Senate Take a look at these three statistics: Law enforcement officials arrest Black Americans at more than twice the rate of white Americans.   Approximately half of people in jail have been told by a mental health professional that they have a mental illness.   Prosec…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 2, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Sign the Petition: Save the United States Postal Service

Wyden for Senate I've written to you time and again about the need to make vote-by-mail a reality in November's election. Here's the bottom line: no voter should ever have to choose between exercising their constitutional right to vote and protecting their health and well-being in th…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 4:57 PM

We've got to elect a Senate that will fight for our democracy

Wyden for Senate Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on our elections. Phony claims of ballot fraud. Purging voter rolls. Lying about vote-by-mail. Last week, he refused to say that he'd even accept the results of the election. And now, he's talking about not even holding the ele…
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  Senator Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 29, 2020 at 7:13 PM

A slap in the face of 30 million Americans

Wyden for Senate     Republicans' latest coronavirus relief proposal is in. In all of my years of public service, I have so rarely seen such a cynical, inept, callous handling of a national crisis. Senate Republicans and Donald Trump have had months to figure out how to address the loo…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 23, 2020 at 11:53 PM

Unemployment Insurance cannot be a partisan game

Wyden for Senate This weekend, unemployment benefits for 30 million Americans will start to expire. Why? Because Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell don't care enough to renew them. Let's not sugarcoat this: Americans are unemployed because this administration has failed this country …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 5:29 PM

For every Republican Senator who could have stopped this.

Wyden for Senate Every night, under orders from Donald Trump, secret police attack peaceful protesters in my hometown of Portland. Donald Trump needs to go. We have to take back the White House this year. Every Republican Senator who has failed to hold Trump accountable for his use …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 19, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Authoritarian tactics on American soil

Wyden for Senate The president of the United State is openly and enthusiastically attacking law-abiding Americans. Donald Trump, along with his acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, have deployed federal agents to Portland like their personal occupying army. The DHS parami…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 10:56 PM

Alabama STILL matters

Wyden for Senate These last few years have been a LOT. Hyperpartisanship and divisiveness have allowed manipulative, hateful views to thrive, and powerful, malicious people to remain unchecked. But my friend Doug Jones is a principled and dedicated representative for the people of A…
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  Team Wyden · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 6:09 PM

You can't win the battles you don't fight

Wyden for Senate Four. That's the number of Senate seats Democrats need to win to take back the majority from Mitch McConnell. And right now, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and North Carolina are up for grabs. The people who've stepped up to run for those seats – Mark Kelly, John Hickenl…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 10:18 PM

In just the last few days:

Wyden for Senate In just the last few days, Donald Trump has continued to prove how completely dangerous he is to our freedom, our safety, and our democracy. But as much as we need to defeat Trump in November, we must also elect a Senate who will hold our commander-in-chief accountab…
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