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Wyden, Grassley, Finance Committee Members Continue Investigation into U.S. Organ Transplant System

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning […]

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Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Company Secures $70 Million Federal Contract for Air Tankers to Fight Wildfires

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Hillsboro-based Erickson Aero Tanker has earned a $70.5 million federal contract for next-generation large air tanker services to support wildland firefighting in Oregon and nationwide. “The […]

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Wyden, Brown Urge Trade Associations to Take Action to Ensure Members Are Not Complicit in China’s State-sanctioned Forced Labor Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to trade associations urging them to take immediate action to ensure their members are not complicit in China’s state-directed human rights abuses, including by relocating […]

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Wyden Votes ‘No’ on Amy Coney Barrett

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., voted ‘no’ on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court today. Wyden released the following statement: “The Republican agenda – throwing millions of Americans off their […]

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Cantwell Excoriates Rush to Confirm Supreme Court Nominee Who Threatens Women’s Health; Calls for Action on COVID-19 Relief for Struggling Businesses, Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Senate Republicans continue their rush to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) excoriated the non-stop efforts to overturn protections for reproductive rights and […]