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Statement by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
Following the President’s State of the Union Address
January 31, 2006
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) tonight commented following President Bush’s
State of the Union address:
“Oregon families have been
talking to me mostly about issues where the second word is bill
– such as tax, medical, housing and college – and
they would see little relief from those bills as a result of what
was proposed tonight.
“I’m pleased to hear
that the President is concerned about America’s addiction
to oil. I hope he will work with me to break the habit and end
the fix, starting with billions of dollars in oil company subsidies
that were forced through Congress.
“I’m especially troubled
that the national security agenda proposed tonight is a prescription
for continuing to keep government secret and unaccountable without
improving our ability to protect our citizens from terrorism.
“Our citizens deserve an economic
security agenda to help them at home and a national security agenda
that ensures their personal safety and personal liberties.
“I will continue my efforts
to work in a bipartisan manner to begin to tackle these and other
important issues.”
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