Quotes by Ron Wyden

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Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden is the senior United States Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996.
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I voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, not because I thought it was the best we could do, but because I thought it was a whole lot better than the current system.

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Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult.

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I think I've got the best job around.

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Americans are free to choose everything from what they eat, drive and watch on TV to the President of the United States. Yet, when it comes to allowing Americans to choose the health insurance that works best for them and their family, the freedom to...

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With a host of proposals on the table and a President examining new ideas for health reform, we have an obligation to give real reform our best shot.

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President Obama said it best during his state of the Union Address this year when he declared: 'I will go anywhere in the world to open new markets for American products. And I will not stand by when our competitors don't play by the rules.'

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The idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and it's grotesque.

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This house better get cleaned up in six months. The swamp is going to have to be drained pretty quickly.

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I think if progressives stay at this, continue at the grassroots level to make the case that all Americans should have choice, all Americans ought to be able to hold insurance companies accountable, I think we will have 60 votes in the United States ...

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My sense is that, when you look at what people such as former Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have said over the years, you don't go with a story unless you have two independent sources to confirm it.

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Because of the Korean free trade agreement, South Koreans who want Oregon blueberries are gonna see their prices go down because we will be getting rid of a 45 percent tariff on this Oregon product.

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It took a little over a decade to build a coalition strong enough to beat the insurance companies, but in 1990, then Senator Tom Daschle and I passed a law regulating the private market for supplemental Medicare insurance policies.

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Trade wars aren't started by countries appealing to respected, independent trade authorities. Rather, trade wars begin when one country decides to violate international trade rules to undercut another country's industries.

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Right now, there are a limited number of customers for Canadian oil. Due to simple geography - and without the pipeline - it's really only cost effective for Canadian oil producers to sell their oil to North American customers, mostly American Midwes...

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Oregonians aren't the only ones who recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of their state's National Guard.

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The U.S. Senate does not allow legislative provisions to be included in appropriations bills, for much the same reason that most Americans are concerned about earmarks: it creates a slippery slope by which lobbyists and special interest groups can sn...

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The Bush administration did stop filling the reserve in 2002 when it helped the oil industry. Now they should do it to help the consumer.

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Let's hold insurance companies accountable the right way by making them put their whole customer base on the line.

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I think we have to ask this administration, and the President specifically, about using their political capital now to stand up for the American consumer who is getting clobbered by these gasoline and oil prices.

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President Obama was right to make enforcement of those trade rules a priority and his creation, today, of a Trade Enforcement Unit is a massive step in the right direction.

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Author Bio

  • NameRon Wyden
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornMay 3, 1949
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsEFF Pioneer Award