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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 12:02 AM

The problem is they haven't promised to stop spying on us.

Wyden for Senate So, good news and slightly less good news, as recorded by FCW.com: In a newly released letter responding to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Assistant DNI for Legislative Affairs Benjamin Fallon wrote that intelligence agencies stopped collecting cell site locat…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 7, 2019 at 5:44 PM

Stephen Miller must go

Wyden for Senate White House advisor Stephen Miller is a white supremacist. For a long time, folks have hedged their language, instead saying things like Miller seems sympathetic to white supremacist ideas, or has favored policies supported by white supremacist groups. There's no room…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 6:03 PM

This year, make sure seniors are taken care of

Wyden for Senate Last year, on Giving Tuesday, I asked folks to give to Meals on Wheels. At the time, I noted that almost 9 million seniors in America face the threat of hunger. This year, we're approaching 10 million. That's why this year, for Giving Tuesday, I'm asking you to join…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 12:08 AM

November 2019 was big. November 2020 will be bigger.

Wyden for Senate     November 2019 was big for our movement. With the support of folks like you, we took back the Kentucky governor's office and secured another four years of Democratic leadership in Louisiana. November 2020 will be bigger. Not only will we fire Donald Trump, but we …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 10:40 PM

Murdering unarmed people doesn't make someone "a great fighter."

Wyden for Senate In one day last week, Donald Trump reversed decades of global moral order established after the horrors of World War II with his reckless decision to pardon three soldiers convicted of war crimes. The first was a soldier charged with murder and convicted for posing …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 12:26 AM

How we beat Mitch McConnell:

Wyden for Senate Some say Kentucky surprised us when they elected a Democratic governor this month. Not me. I say that was the result of hard work, and Americans who are tired of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and their extremist allies. Americans are sick and tired of Republicans …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 6:23 PM

Ending the DACA program?

Wyden for Senate Friends, I won't sugar coat things for you. And neither will major publications like the New York Times: We're talking about 700,000 DREAMers: young immigrants who are our friends and neighbors, who are going to school and contributing to our society. Kicked out of…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 9, 2019 at 4:04 PM

Less than a year

Wyden for Senate We're less than one year away from Election Day 2020, and we still have a lot of work to do. We know that the Russians interfered in the 2016 election to help elect Donald Trump, and we know they're going to do it again. But for three years, Mitch McConnell has st…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 7, 2019 at 7:19 PM

Jeff Sessions?!?!?!

Wyden for Senate Jeff Sessions – that's right, the Jeff Sessions – has decided he's fully refreshed after his 20-month stint jailing asylum-seekers and targeting Muslims, and wants back in to the U.S. Senate. That's the last thing America needs right now. Say no to divisiveness and …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 6:19 PM

What's the plan?

Wyden for Senate Our democracy is facing huge threats. And it's our duty to defend it – first and foremost, by voting, and doing everything we can to make sure our friends, family, and neighbors do too. While some folks believe if it's not a presidential election it's not worth votin…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 10:29 PM

his list keeps growing

Wyden for Senate Attacks on the press and Congress. Brett Kavanaugh. Kids in cages. Every day that Donald Trump occupies the Oval Office, gives us a new reason why we need to take back the Senate in 2020. Chip in now to flip the Senate blue in 2020! Election security. Tax cuts for m…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 28, 2019 at 8:54 PM

South Carolina deserves so much more.

Wyden for Senate Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has demonstrated time and time again that he is willing to stick up for any and all of Trump's dangerous policies and his contempt for the rule of law. Graham has made it clear that his biggest priority is protecting Trump, no…
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  Senator Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 24, 2019 at 6:29 PM

Update: Saudi fugitives fleeing the country

Wyden for Senate     For over a year, I've been asking a simple question: has the Saudi government has been helping fugitives flee the United States justice system when they're charged with violent crimes, and does the U.S. government know about it? This isn't new, and it's not partis…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 21, 2019 at 9:04 PM

Should Mark Zuckerberg go to jail?

Wyden for Senate Over the past few years, tech giants like Facebook have been fined billions of dollars for their carelessness with your personal data. Social media execs have come to Washington crying crocodile tears, apologizing, promising that next time they'll do better. And t…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 9:19 PM

The future of Roe v Wade hangs in the balance

Wyden for Senate This is the moment they've been waiting for. When he ran for president, Donald Trump promised to nominate activist judges who would overturn Roe v Wade. Enter Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. The rights of women have been under constant attack. That's about to c…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 11, 2019 at 3:12 PM

[Add Your Name] Protect the Endangered Species Act

Wyden for Senate Democrats and Republicans alike supported the Endangered Species Act when it became law in 1973. The mission was simple: bring vulnerable animal populations back from the brink of extinction. And it was effective: 99% of the species protected by the ESA have been suc…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 6, 2019 at 5:40 PM

One year ago

Wyden for Senate When Donald Trump ran for president, he was asked what kind of Supreme Court justices he would nominate. His answer, and subsequent actions, were an attack on American values. He made big promises to his far-right friends. They wanted justices who would look to ove…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
October 2, 2019 at 8:50 PM

Breaking: the NRA's Russian connection

Wyden for Senate The NRA acted as a foreign asset for the Russians during the 2016 election. Let that sink in: Russian operatives lured NRA insiders to Russia in 2015 with the promise of lucrative personal business deals. In exchange, they were given broad access to our political sys…
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  Senator Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 30, 2019 at 1:09 AM

What's left

Wyden for Senate     We have 30 hours until September's end-of-quarter fundraising deadline. It's my privilege to serve the people of Oregon, and to lead the fight to take back the US Senate. And I'd be honored if you stood with me as we keep up the fight. Chip in $3 before this major f…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 28, 2019 at 6:04 PM

If we want change in Washington D.C., we must take back the Senate.

Wyden for Senate For all of the outrageous news coming out of the White House, it's crucial that we remember: Mitch McConnell and the Republicans in the Senate have bent over backwards for Donald Trump throughout this presidency. They've supported him on every front: In his eagernes…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 24, 2019 at 1:53 PM

From Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine

Wyden for Senate Mitch McConnell has turned the Republican-controlled Senate into a clearing house for Donald Trump's cruel and self-serving policies and nominees. That's why I want you to meet Maine's Sara Gideon, who's part of our historic effort to take back the Senate. Sara's ru…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 21, 2019 at 6:04 PM

There is no Planet B

Wyden for Senate The facts are pretty straightforward: The Earth is getting hotter. Human activity has caused much of the change -largely thanks to greenhouse gas emissions. Rising temperatures are wreaking havoc around the globe -on wildlife, food production, water supplies, wea…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 19, 2019 at 1:15 AM

"Greedy, greedy, greedy"

Wyden for Senate "My whole life I've been greedy, greedy, greedy. I've grabbed all the money I could get. I'm so greedy." –Donald Trump, January 28, 2016 Donald Trump has raked in massive amounts of money since becoming president. Some of that cash comes from the foreign agents but…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 16, 2019 at 1:05 AM

My plan to un-rig the tax code

Wyden for Senate A country's tax code is a reflection of its values. And right now, our tax system is rigged in favor of the super-wealthy. Thanks to a network of loopholes and exemptions, people who live off of fat stock portfolios and trust funds get away without paying their fair s…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 6:31 PM

Big Pharma is fleecing us all.

Wyden for Senate I spent August doing my favorite part of my job: traveling the state and listening to Oregonians. And once again, I was awed by Oregon's natural beauty, the kindness and wisdom of our people, and the sense of community we share – The Oregon Way. This year our convers…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 7, 2019 at 5:04 PM

Dual agendas on gun violence

Wyden for Senate There are two rival plans in Congress to address our nation's gun violence epidemic. Well, technically. There's one plan of action and one plan of inaction. Democrats' common sense plan: Pass universal background checks on all firearm sales. Hold gun manufacturer…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
September 5, 2019 at 8:21 PM

Our elections are vulnerable

Wyden for Senate We've gone nearly an entire legislative session in Congress without meaningful action in the Senate to secure our elections. We know that the Russians interfered in the 2016 election to help elect Donald Trump, and we know they're going to do it again. But for thre…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 31, 2019 at 4:06 PM

Our plan to take back the Senate runs through Colorado

Wyden for Senate With every passing day, Mitch McConnell further corrodes the authority of the Senate with his cynical, craven leadership. He refuses to defend our democracy from foreign attacks. He toes the NRA party-line, while every day more people are killed with guns. He en…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 26, 2019 at 11:07 PM

Doctors forced to choose

Wyden for Senate The numbers are clear: the vast majority of Americans support freedom of choice when it comes to reproductive health care. Because Republican leadership knows they're losing the debate, they're resorting to more and more backhanded ways to undermine Roe v. Wade. The …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 21, 2019 at 7:03 PM

Checking Donald Trump's overreaches

Wyden for Senate A president overreaches, Congress backs off. It's a disturbing pattern, heightened to a breaking point under Donald Trump, and it must be reversed. It's especially troubling when a president gambles with lives – our soldiers as well as other nations' soldiers and civi…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 18, 2019 at 5:20 PM

Big Oil's Interior strikes again

Wyden for Senate This week, the Trump administration announced it was unilaterally weakening the Endangered Species Act — a move that will make it more difficult to protect endangered species. Consider the role of climate change in protecting wildlife. The administration's new rules…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 13, 2019 at 8:52 PM

"Prematurely"???

Wyden for Senate On February 27, the House of Representatives passed the first major gun safety legislation in nearly two decades. At the time, Mitch McConnell crowed that the bill was "never going to become law," and that he wouldn't "even bring it to the floor here in the Senate." …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 5, 2019 at 10:28 PM

Donald Trump's words embolden white supremacist domestic terrorists.

Wyden for Senate The shots had barely stopped ringing in El Paso and Dayton before Republican leaders took to the airwaves to command our mourning nation not to "politicize" the murder of 29 people and maiming of more than 50 others. That's not only absurd. It's foolish. Irresponsib…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
August 2, 2019 at 2:05 AM

UPDATE: Here's what I saw at the border (3/ 3)

Wyden for Senate I want to update you on the people whose stories I shared earlier this weekafter our visits last week to Juárez and to Donald Trump's detention facilities: After we intervened on her behalf, the woman our team met in Juárez (who faced complications with her pregnancy …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 30, 2019 at 2:20 AM

Here's what I saw at the border, and what you can do to help (2/ 3)

Wyden for Senate In my last email, I told you about my team's trip to Juárez, and the terrible conditions facing the asylum seekers refused entry into our country. We also spent time in ICE facilities in the United States, and what we found was equally disturbing. Donald Trump's immo…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 29, 2019 at 1:31 AM

Here's what I saw at the border (1/ 3)

Wyden for Senate I've spent the last few days at the border and in Juárez, Mexico with immigration advocates and experts from Oregon to see the horrors of this administration's immigration policy firsthand. I'm equally heartbroken and enraged: conditions are not only as grim as we've …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 11:51 PM

It's all on Mitch

Wyden for Senate Today, Robert Mueller testified before Congress. What we knew before he was sworn in: Russia meddled in our 2016 election. Mueller and his team spent nearly two years investigating this Russian interference. They interviewed hundreds of witnesses and charged dozens…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 22, 2019 at 12:19 AM

A national crisis

Wyden for Senate Gun violence is a national health crisis. There's no question about that. The question is no longer if we should take action but when. But Republican lawmakers, unwilling to say no to campaign checks doled out by the NRA, have fought even the most basic measures to i…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 8:05 PM

No more security updates?

Wyden for Senate Despite our intelligence agencies' certainty that Russia meddled in the 2016 election and are preparing to step up their attacks in 2020, the Trump administration has been pathetically – even willfully – slow in addressing election security. Now the Associated Press …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 12, 2019 at 8:55 PM

We can't stay on the sidelines

Wyden for Senate Yesterday, Donald Trump confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will raid immigrant communities across the country this weekend. These raids place thousands of undocumented people and their families in danger of imprisonment or deportation – whi…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 5:19 PM

Add your name: end the federal prohibition of cannabis!

Wyden for Senate   The War on Drugs has been a multi-billion dollar assault on people of color, the working poor, and those suffering from addiction or mental illness.   And nowhere does the failed War on Drugs fall as short as the criminalization of marijuana.   Oregonians and t…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 9, 2019 at 10:22 PM

The woman who will defeat Mitch McConnell:

Wyden for Senate Today, Amy McGrath – decorated veteran, glass-ceiling-shattering fighter pilot, and progressive champion – announced that she's running against Mitch McConnell to represent Kentucky in the US Senate! Chip in now to get Amy's campaign started off strong! McConnell i…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 9, 2019 at 6:05 PM

An update on the Republican war on health care

Wyden for Senate Today in New Orleans, a handful of Republican state Attorneys General – with the backing of Trump's Justice department – will try to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to take health care away from millions of people across the country. If Trump …
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
July 2, 2019 at 9:53 PM

The House isn't enough. The White House isn't enough.

Wyden for Senate With so many great Democratic candidates running for president, and with so many tight races across America, there are no shortage of people who are asking for your support. Here's one thing that's critical to understand: if we don't take back the Senate in 2020, not…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
June 30, 2019 at 2:53 PM

She lost by 419 votes.

Wyden for Senate Last year the Blue Wave crashed from coast to coast, along with it sweeping in the crucial democratic House majority that provides a critical check on Trump's agenda every day. However, we didn't win every close race. My friend Carolyn Bourdeaux ran against an entre…
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  Ron Wyden · [email protected]
June 28, 2019 at 4:06 PM

These are children

Wyden for Senate The United States has responded to a genuine humanitarian crisis – the influx of migrant families and refugees at our southern border – by creating an ongoing, systematic violation of human rights. Conditions in Trump's internment camps are a nightmare brought to lif…
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