Press Releases
Wyden to Hold Annual Jackson County Town Hall on January 7
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Jackson County town hall meeting in Ashland on City January 7, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Jackson County Town Hall Meeting Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010 Time: 10:30 a.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: Ashland High School (new gymnasium) 201 S. Mountain … Continue Reading
December 30, 2009
Wyden to Hold Annual Marion County Town Hall on January 5
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Marion County town hall meeting in Silverton on January 5, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Marion County Town Hall Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Time: 4:30 p.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: Silverton High School Commons 1456 Pine … Continue Reading
December 30, 2009
Wyden to Hold Annual Washington County Town Hall on January 4
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Washington County town hall meeting in King City January 4, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Washington County Town Hall Meeting Date: Monday, January 4, 2010 Time: 3:30 p.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: King City Club House 15245 SW 116th … Continue Reading
December 30, 2009
Wyden to Hold Annual Lake County Town Hall on January 6
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Lake County town hall meeting in Lakeview on January 6, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Lake County Town Hall Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 11:45 a.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: Daly Middle School 220 South H … Continue Reading
December 30, 2009
Wyden to Hold Annual Clackamas County Town Hall on January 5
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Clackamas County town hall meeting in Molalla on January 5, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Clackamas County Town Hall Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Time: 1:30 p.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: Molalla High School 357 East Francis … Continue Reading
December 30, 2009
Wyden to Hold Annual Klamath County Town Hall on January 6
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Klamath County town hall meeting in Klamath Falls on January 6, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Klamath County Town Hall Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 4:30 p.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: Klamath Community College Commons area 7390 South 6th … Continue Reading
December 30, 2009
Wyden to Hold Annual Multnomah County Town Hall on January 5
Portland, OR - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden will host his annual Multnomah County town hall meeting at David Douglas High School in southeast Portland on January 5, 2010. Senator Wyden has been holding town halls in each Oregon county every year since 1996. Multnomah County Town Hall Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Time: 9:45 a.m. (Doors open one hour early) Location: David Douglas Performing Arts … Continue Reading
December 24, 2009
Wyden Calls Senate Health Reform Bill a "Start"
Washington, D.C.- Three years and eleven days after first introducing his own legislation to reform the nation's health care system, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) joined his Senate colleagues this morning to pass the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," comprehensive health reform legislation that Wyden says lays the foundation for many of the reforms he has long been fighting for. "We've always known that the path to reforming the nation's health care system was going to be long … Continue Reading
December 22, 2009
Wyden and Cornyn Launch Effort to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking
Washington, D.C. - Reaching out to help the neglected victims of sex trafficking and crack down on their abusers, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) introduced legislation today that would take a comprehensive approach to shutting down human sex trafficking. The Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2009 includes provisions to set up block grant pilot projects in six states that would establish shelters for victims and provide treatment, counseling and legal … Continue Reading
December 21, 2009
Wyden to Holbrooke: Cutting Taliban Funding is Essential to Success in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.- As the United States prepares to ramp up troop levels in Afghanistan and bring that war to a close, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on Richard C. Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, to turn attention to the illicit funding streams that are propping up the Taliban's ability to remain a threat to U.S. troops and the Afghan people. In a letter dated December 21, Wyden asked for greater investigation into private donors and charities in Saudi … Continue Reading
December 16, 2009
Wyden Brings Oregon Timber and Conservation Groups Together for Central, Eastern Oregon Forests and Families
Washington, D.C. - After decades of warring over Oregon's national forests, representatives from Oregon's timber industry and conservation groups joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today to introduce legislation that will promote active management of 8.3 million acres in six national forests east of the Cascades. The agreement would resolve decades of bitter disputes over harvest levels and watershed and old growth protection, and lead to a significant and sustainable increase in harvest … Continue Reading
December 16, 2009
***AUDIO AND VIDEO AVAILABLE*** Wyden Held Press Conference with Oregon Timber and Conservation Groups to Announce Federal Forestry Legislation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) held a press conference with representatives from Oregon's timber industry and conservation groups to announce their support of the "Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection and Jobs Act" which Wyden will introduce today. The legislation represents an agreement between the timber industry and environmentalists over the decades-old dispute over harvest levels and watershed and old growth protections, and will lead to a … Continue Reading
December 16, 2009
Wyden Brings Oregon Timber and Conservation Groups Together for Central, Eastern Oregon Forests and Families
Washington, D.C. - After decades of warring over Oregon's national forests, representatives from Oregon's timber industry and conservation groups joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today to introduce legislation that will promote active management of 8.3 million acres in six national forests east of the Cascades. The agreement would resolve decades of bitter disputes over harvest levels and watershed and old growth protection, and lead to a significant and sustainable increase in harvest … Continue Reading
December 15, 2009
Consolidated Appropriations Act Includes Nearly $6.4 Million for Coastal Oregon Projects
Washington D.C. - Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that nearly $6.4 million in projects to assist Oregon's coastal communities and create jobs will be included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. Projects in the bill include funding for a collaborative effort to protect and maintain the marine resources coastal communities depend on, funding to provide updated equipment to local fishermen, and resources for police officers to fight drug abuse. "These … Continue Reading
December 15, 2009
*** TOMORROW ***Historic Foes Join Forces to Restore Oregon Forests and Jobs
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:30 am EST, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will hold a press conference with representatives from Oregon's timber industry and conservation groups to announce their support of the "Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection and Jobs Act" which Wyden will introduce immediately after the press event. The agreement would resolve the timber industry and environmentalists' decades-old disputes over harvest levels and watershed and old growth … Continue Reading
December 15, 2009
Wyden, Merkley: Eastern and Central Oregon to receive $3 Million For Transportation and Economic Development
Washington, D.C. - Continuing efforts to bring job-creating improvements back to Oregon, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced that counties in eastern and central Oregon will receive more than $2.2 million in funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. "These investments will fuel economic development and put Oregonians to work improving infrastructure and the quality of life in their communities," said Wyden. "In Eastern Oregon, tourism is … Continue Reading
December 15, 2009
Wyden, Merkley Announce $26 Million in Funding For Portland and Willamette Valley Areas
Washington, D.C. - Continuing efforts to improve the economy and the state's infrastructure, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 will contain more than $26 million in funding for projects in Portland and the Willamette Valley. "These dollars will create real, tangible jobs that will result in multiple benefits to our local communities," said Wyden. "Rebuilding infrastructure, providing public safety … Continue Reading
December 11, 2009
Wyden Briefing to Shed Light on Human Sex Trafficking Crisis
Washington, D.C. - On Monday, December 14, 2009, at 2:00 pm EST (11:00 am PST), U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will hold a briefing with leading experts on the issue of human sex trafficking to inform Congressional staff and media on the issue as he works to develop legislation. Who: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the State Department, and Chair of the inter-agency human trafficking Senior Policy Operating … Continue Reading
December 11, 2009
Wyden, Schrader Seek Resolution in Support of Troops Stranded During the Holidays
Washington, D.C. - Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Kurt Schrader are seeking passage of a resolution encouraging the U.S. Military to help their own soldiers, including members of the National Guard, who are on leave but can't get home for the holidays."This resolution is only the start of an effort to end a U.S. Military policy that results in members of the armed services being abandoned away from home during the holidays," Wyden said. "If the military is going to rely more on more … Continue Reading
December 10, 2009
Wyden, Collins Find Bipartisan Ground
Washington, D.C.-. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today filed three bipartisan amendments to the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." If adopted, the amendments will improve the Senate bill by doing more to hold down premium increases for all Americans while expanding health care choices for more Americans and their employers. "At the end of the day, Americans don't care if a health reform proposal originated with a Democrat or a Republican, what … Continue Reading
