|
Science/Technology/Communication |
|
Wyden,
Cox Bill Would Indefinitly Extend Moratorium on Unfair Internet Taxes |
1/8/03 |
|
Leading Educators
Call on Education Department to Enforce Title IX in Science, Math,
Engineering Studies |
1/29/03 |
|
Beaumont Foundation
Announces $1 Million in Computer Technology Grants For Oregon |
2/16/03 |
|
Wyden
Takes New Approach to Digital Consumers’ Rights |
3/24/03 |
|
Senators
Highlight Growing Support For Permanant Ban on Unfair Internet Taxes |
3/31/03 |
|
Wyden,
Burns Introduce CAN-SPAM Bill |
4/11/03 |
|
Senate
Commerce Committee Approves Wyden’s Spam, Nanotechnology Bills |
6/19/03 |
|
Bills
to Ban Unfair Net Taxes Make Progress in Senate, House |
7/16/03 |
|
Burns,
Wyden Win Passage of Anti-Spam Legislation |
10/22/03 |
|
Wyden
Nanotechnology Bill Expected to Become Law |
11/18/03 |
|
Wyden
Nanotechnology Bill Signed Into Law |
12/3/03 |
|
Burns-Wyden “CAN SPAM”
Act Heads to President For Signature |
12/8/03 |
|
PRESIDENT SIGNS
BURNS-WYDEN “CAN SPAM” ACT |
12/16/03 |
|
Senators
Seek to Protect Computer Users From "Spyware," Hidden Downloads
|
2/26/04 |
|
WYDEN:
FIRST SUITS UNDER CAN-SPAM GOOD NEWS FOR OREGON E-MAIL USERS |
3/10/04 |
|
Senate
Approves 4-Year Extension of Ban on Unfair, Discriminatory Internet
Taxes |
4/29/04 |
|
Wyden, Allen Announce Senate
Action to End Stalemate On Internet Tax Ban |
11/17/04 |
|
Congress Passes Final
Legislation to Renew Ban On Unfair, Discriminatory Internet Taxes |
11/19/04 |
|
Congress Passes Wyden-Smith
Provision to Help Provide Eastern Oregon Residents With Access to
Oregon Television Channels |
11/21/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Win $2.7 Million
for Nanotech Research, North Macadam Development in FY2005 Funding
Bill |
11/22/04 |
|
Wyden, Talent
Introduce Legislation To Curb Growing Problem Of Harmful Electronic
Waste |
3/03/05 |
|
Wyden Introduces Legislation
to Protect Computer Users from “Spyware” and Other Hidden
Downloads |
3/21/05 |
|
Wyden
Introduces Legislation to Make Internet Tax Ban Permanent |
4/19/05 |
|
Wyden,
Allen Accept Call to Break Down Barriers for Women and Girls in Math,
Hard Science Fields |
5/11/05 |
|
Wyden-Talent E-Waste
Legislation Moves Forward With Key Senate Committee Hearing |
7/26/05 |
|
Wyden, Allen Call On DHS
To Implement Communications, Tech ‘National Guard’ In
Wake Of Recent Hurricanes |
9/28/05 |
|
Wyden, Allen
Blast GAO Report on Internet Taxes |
01/23/06 |
|
Wyden and Smith announce
$8 million for Nanotechnology Center in Oregon |
02/06/06 |
|
Wyden Moves to
Ensure Fairness of Internet Usage With New Net Neutrality Bill |
03/02/06 |
|
|
|
|
Health Care/Seniors Issues |
|
Education
and Health Care Projects Receive Funding Through Wyden/Smith Effort |
2/14/03 |
|
Wyden, Hatch:
Bipartisan Health Legislation Will Help All Americans |
3/11/03 |
|
Wyden: Report
Shows Oregon Taxpayers Didn't Get Best Deal for Taxol - Blockbuster
Cancer Drug Derived from Pacific Yew |
6/6/03 |
|
Wyden, Smith,
Hooley Introduce “Conquering Pain Act” |
6/18/03 |
|
Senate Approves Wyden-Hatch
Health Care Reform Plan |
6/27/03 |
|
Wyden, Snowe
"MEND" Act Will Enhance Drug Coverage Under New Medicare
Law, Confront Spiraling Costs |
2/05/04 |
|
Wyden
praises 9th Circuit decision to maintain Oregon's Death with Dignity
law |
5/26/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Applaud Federal Waiver to Aid Oregon Nursing Homes |
5/28/04 |
|
Frist,
Wyden Tackle Childhood Obesity With Legislation To Empower Kids, Schools |
6/21/04 |
|
Doggett, Wyden Introduce Bill
To Stop Tobacco Smuggling |
7/14/04 |
|
Oregon Lawmakers
Urge Sec. Thompson to Approve Governor's Drug Reimportation Plan |
9/9/04 |
|
Wyden Urges Quick Passage
Of Indian Healthcare Improvement Act |
9/29/04 |
|
Wyden Combats
Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Oregon, Nationwide |
10/5/04 |
|
GAO Drug Price
Analysis Finds Huge Cost Jump for Seniors, All Americans |
10/6/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce Grant
for Oregon Health Clinic |
10/8/04 |
|
Wyden Fights for Better
End-of-Life Health Care |
11/16/04 |
|
New Funds Mean Every American
Will Be Asked For Input on Changing Nation’s Health Care System |
12/9/04 |
|
Wyden’s “Mend”
Act Will Enhance Seniors’ Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage |
2/1/05 |
|
Wyden Statement on White
House Veto Threat to Proposed Medicare Drug Reforms |
2/11/05 |
|
Unprecedented
Health Care Reform Strategy is Launched with GAO Appointments Today |
2/28/05 |
|
Wyden Introduces Budget Amendment
to Allow HHS Secretary to Negotiate for Prescription Drugs |
3/16/05 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Seek to Improve Long-Term Health Care |
4/05/05 |
|
Wall
Street to Washington: Social Security Privatization Would Endanger
Americans' Retirement Security |
4/25/05 |
|
Wyden Legislation Would Improve
Care for Patients Near the End Of Life |
5/11/05 |
|
Wyden-Smith Legislation
Will Help Patients, Families, Health Providers Fight Pain |
5/11/05 |
|
Wyden Legislation Would
Protect Volunteer Health Providers |
5/17/05 |
|
Federal Government
will Pay Less for Advertised Prescription Drugs Under New Wyden Legislation |
5/26/05 |
|
Wyden, Fellow
Senators Call For Immediate Investigation Of Justice Department Action
In Tobacco Case |
6/8/05 |
|
CBO
Tells Wyden Eliminating Drug Ad Costs Could Save Hundreds Of Millions |
6/30/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Announce Funds For Kids’ Immunizations And Vaccines |
7/08/05 |
|
Senate Appropriations
Committee Funds Citizens’ Health Care Working Group For 2006 |
7/14/05 |
|
Snowe-Wyden
Measure to Allow HHS Secretary to Negotiate for Prescription Drugs
Passes Major Hurdle |
03/15/06 |
|
Snowe,
Wyden Urge HHS Secretary Leavitt to Support Extension of Medicare
Drug Benefit Deadline Without Penalty |
04/04/06 |
|
|
|
|
Energy/Environment/Natural
Resources |
|
Wyden,
Smith Introduce Bill to Help the City of Haines Close Dump |
1/30/02 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Introduce Bill to Help the City of Haines Close Dump |
1/30/02 |
|
Wyden,
Cox Unveil Legislation to Make Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles a Marketable
Alternative within 10 Years |
2/11/02 |
|
Wyden Gets
White House on Record: "No interest" in privatizating BPA |
2/5/03 |
|
Wyden,
Cox Unveil Legislation to Make Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles a Marketable
Alternative Within 10 Years |
2/11/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Obtain Funds For Oregon Natural Resource Projects |
2/14/03 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Successful in Securing Funds for Energy and Water Projects |
2/14/03 |
|
Wyden
Placing "Hold" on FERC Nominee Kelliher |
3/17/03 |
|
Wyden
Strikes Bipartisan Deal to Allow $500 Million in Additional Fire Plan
Funding For FY2004 |
3/21/03 |
|
Wyden
Wins Provision in Energy Bill to Put More Hydrogen Cars in Federal
Fleet |
4/8/03 |
|
Wyden:
BPA Strikes Deal on Enron Contracts; Millions of Dollars Saved |
4/29/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Bill Would Aid Installation of Irrigation Pumps, Removal of
Savage Rapids Dam at Grants Pass |
6/16/03 |
|
Wyden,
Feinstein introduce wildfire legislation with balanced approach for
addressing fire threat |
6/26/03 |
|
Wyden urges
BPA to Stop Rate Increase for Power Customers by Settling NW Utility
Lawsuits |
7/16/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure More Than $100 Million in Funding for Energy and Water
Projects |
7/18/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith call on President to provide adequate funding for small coastal
ports |
7/18/03 |
|
Wyden
releases draft legislation for free transfer of Bend Pine Nursery
to Parks District |
9/10/03 |
|
|
9/11/03 |
|
Wyden Will Lift “Hold”
on FERC Nominee |
9/30/03 |
|
Senators
reach agreement on wildfire legislation |
10/1/03 |
|
Prineville
facility to assess Western forest health, help reduce fire risk
|
10/1/03 |
|
Senate Sees Light on Wildfires,
Approves Wyden-Feinstein Forest Compromise |
10/30/03 |
|
Wyden-brokered Wildfire
Bill Will Bring Forest Research Center to Central Oregon |
10/30/03 |
|
Wyden, Smith Provision
Will Aid Installation of Irrigation Pumps, Removal of Savage Rapids
Dam |
11/19/03 |
|
Wyden Speaks Out Against
Energy Bill |
11/19/03 |
|
House, Senate negotiators
accept Senate forest compromise as basis for wildfire bill |
11/19/03 |
|
U.S. Congress passes
final wildfire legislation,bill now goes to the President for signature |
11/21/03 |
|
Wyden introduces
stand-alone legislation to create Prineville forest health research
center |
11/20/03 |
|
PRESIDENT SIGNS
WILDFIRE COMPROMISE INTO LAW |
12/03/03 |
|
Wyden to President: Fully Fund
Healthy Forests |
1/13/04 |
|
Wyden’s bill to create
Prineville forest health research center garners Administration, local
support in U.S. Senate hearing |
2/12/04 |
|
Senate
Committee Approves Wallowa Lake Dam Legislation |
3/10/04 |
|
Wyden Successfully Amends Budget
To Truly Fund New Forest Law |
3/11/04 |
|
Smith-Wyden
Bill Means Forestry Revenues Stay Home |
3/22/04 |
|
U.S.
Senate committee approves Wyden's bill to establish Prineville forest
health research center |
3/24/04 |
|
Sweeping
Mount Hood Protections Proposed |
3/25/04 |
|
Prepared
remarks of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness
Act of 2004 proposal |
3/25/04 |
|
Senate Majority
Blocks Gas Price Relief By Stopping Wyden Opec Resolution |
4/7/04 |
|
Forest Service accepts Wyden’s
proposal to create a Prineville forest health research center |
4/8/04 |
|
Wyden calls for full wildfire
prevention funding for Healthy Forests Restoration Act |
5/7/04 |
|
SENATORS: HEAVY FILLING OF STRATEGIC
PETROLEUM RESERVE DRIVES UP GAS PRICES |
5/7/04 |
|
Senators Hail
EPA Inspector General's Decision to Review Administration's Mercury
Rule |
5/12/04 |
|
Forest
Service Agrees to Wyden Request to Split Biscuit Plan |
6/1/04 |
|
New government report criticizes
current wildfire suppression budget practices |
6/2/04 |
|
Wyden Presses For Lower Gas Prices
at Hearing for Federal Trade Nominee |
6/2/04 |
|
Research Shows Law Would
Force Majoras to Recuse on Some FTC Oil, Gasoline Cases |
6/10/04 |
|
Wyden Report Details FTC
Failures to Fight High Gasoline Prices |
6/15/04 |
|
Wyden obtains Energy
Dept. commitment to meet maximum cleanup standards for Hanford Nuclear
Waste Tanks |
6/17/04 |
|
Wyden-Smith
Bill On Bend Pine Nursery Approved By House Of Representatives |
6/21/04 |
|
Wyden Wins Approval
On Amendment To Keep Hopper Dredges Working In Pacific Ports |
6/23/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith include oil
spill provisions in Coast Guard reauthorization bill |
7/16/04 |
|
Wyden introduces “Lewis
and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2004” |
7/22/04 |
|
Local community, mountain bikers,
environmental groups supportive of Wyden wilderness bill |
9/14/04 |
|
Senate Passes Smith-Wyden Wallowa
Dam Bill |
9/15/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure More Than
$17 Million For Oregon Natural Resource Projects |
9/15/04 |
|
Senate Passes Smith-Wyden
Ft. Clatsop Bill |
9/16/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure Hundreds
of Millions of Dollars For Oregon Projects |
11/21/04 |
|
Wyden Obtains Promise from Energy
Nominee to Oppose Privatization of Bonneville Power |
1/19/05 |
|
Wyden Seeks to Stop Move to
Transport Chemical Weapons |
1/28/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith Support Development
of Tsunami Warning System |
2/1/05 |
|
BPA customers would pay $2.5 billion
more under President’s budget proposal, Wyden says |
2/7/05 |
|
Wyden Calls On White House To Stand
Against High Oil Prices |
3/04/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith Work To Allow Oregon
Universities To Compete For New Tsunami Programs |
3/10/05 |
|
Wyden, NW Senators Win Budget Provision
To Strike Down BPA Rate Hike Proposal |
3/10/05 |
|
As OPEC Reveals More on Plans
for Oil Prices, Still Time to Act for American Consumers |
3/14/05 |
|
Wyden
Will Not Block Energy Department Nominee |
3/16/05 |
|
Smith, Wyden Announce Support
for National Drought Preparedness Act |
4/15/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith announce $50
million in tax credits for Ecotrust to develop sustainable forest
management projects in rural communities |
5/11/05 |
|
Wyden Amendment
To Promote Hybrid Vehicles Added To Senate Energy Bill |
5/18/05 |
|
Senate Energy
Bill Would Create Energy Consumer Advocate |
5/19/05 |
|
Grants From Healthy
Forests Law Fund Oregon Biomass Projects |
6/2/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Secure Funds For Oregon Natural Resource Projects |
6/10/05 |
|
Senate Finance
Committee Adopts Wyden’s Hydrogen Provisions into Energy Bill |
6/16/05 |
|
Senate Committee
Approves Funding For Oregon Energy And Water Projects |
6/17/05 |
|
New
Wyden Legislation To Protect National Park Lands, Ecosystems From
Invasive Species |
6/22/05 |
|
Wyden Amendment To
Energy Bill Promotes E-Waste Recycling |
6/24/05 |
|
Senate Approves
Funds For Oregon Natural Resource Projects |
6/29/05 |
|
Senate
Approves Creation of National Tsunami Warning System |
7/5/05 |
|
Energy
Conference Committee Fails To Take Important Step To Reduce U.S. Dependence
On Foreign Oil |
7/19/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Secure Federal Funds For Oregon Natural Resource Projects |
7/29/05 |
|
Wyden: ‘Energy
Bill a Series of Missed Opportunities’ |
8/08/05 |
|
Wyden, Fellow Democrats
Call for Safety Measures to Protect Consumers Against Gas Price Gouging
|
9/14/05 |
|
Wyden Testifies
On Strategies To Reduce Gasoline Price Gouging |
9/21/05 |
|
Wyden Fights
to Halt Exports of Oil Drilled in Arctic Refuge |
10/19/05 |
|
Senate
Votes To Halt Exports Of Oil Drilled In Arctic Refuge |
11/03/05 |
|
Smith,
Wyden Announce Funds for Oregon Energy and Water Projects |
11/14/05 |
|
Wyden Moves to Repeal
Excessive Oil Company Tax Break |
11/15/05 |
|
Wyden, NW Senators
Win Budget Provision to Protect BPA Customers From Rate Hike |
03/09/06 |
|
Oregon
Legislators Introduce Bill to Conserve Water, Better Serve Farmers
and Ranchers |
04/04/06 |
|
Wyden, Bennett Launch Plan to Put Millions of Energy-Saving Vehicles on American Roads |
09/18/06 |
|
|
|
Agriculture/Fisheries/Animal
Welfare |
|
Senate
Approves Wyden-Smith Amendment to Implement Groundfish Buyback Program |
1/23/03 |
|
Agriculture
Projects Receive Funding Through Wyden/Smith Effort |
2/14/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Win Millions in Funding for Oregon Agriculture Projects |
7/18/03 |
|
FISHERS
SAY ‘YES’ TO WYDEN-SMITHGR OUNDFISH BUYBACK |
10/30/03 |
|
Senators
ask U.S. Departments of Defense, Agriculture to use Oregon shrimp
for food programs |
10/22/03 |
|
WYDEN,
SMITH secure $100 MILLION for Oregon Groundfish, Salmon Recovery Efforts |
1/22/04 |
|
WYDEN,
SMITH secure millions for Oregon, OSU Agriculture Research |
1/22/04 |
|
WYDEN:
Country-of-Origin labeling empowers consumers, must go forward |
1/21/04 |
|
Smith,
Wyden Announce Emergency Agriculture Aid |
3/17/04 |
|
Senate
Agriculture Committee extends pilot summer lunch program for kids
to Oregon |
5/20/04 |
|
GAO
Releases Smith-Wyden Requested Report on Pacific Groundfish |
6/14/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure More
Than $17 Million For Oregon Natural Resource Projects |
6/15/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Win Substantial
Funds for Oregon Agriculture Projects |
9/15/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure Hundreds
of Millions of Dollars For Oregon Projects |
11/21/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith bill would introduce flexibility into fishermen’s Capital
Construction Fund |
2/10/05 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure Funds For Oregon, OSU Agriculture Projects |
6/24/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Gain Funding Approval For Salmon Recovery, Ocean Research |
6/24/05 |
|
Senate Approves
Funding For Salmon Recovery, Ocean Research In Oregon |
9/15/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure
Funds For Oregon, OSU Agriculture Projects |
9/22/05 |
|
Smith,
Wyden Prepare $81 Million Support Package for Salmon Fisherman |
4/27/06 |
|
Wyden blocks
major fisheries legislation |
6/06/06 |
|
Wyden gets
disaster declaration for salmon fishermen into Magnuson-Stevens |
6/15/06 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Win Substantial Funds for Oregon Agriculture Projects
|
6/23/06 |
|
|
|
Consumer Protection/Business
Interests |
|
Wyden,
Cox Bill Would Indefinitly Extend Moratorium on Unfair Internet Taxes |
1/8/03 |
|
Wyden
Takes New Approach to Digital Consumers’ Rights |
3/24/03 |
|
Senators
Highlight Growing Support For Permanant Ban on Unfair Internet Taxes |
3/31/03 |
|
Wyden,
Burns Introduce CAN-SPAM Bill |
4/11/03 |
|
Senate Approves Wyden-sponsored
Amendment Requiring Disclosure on No-Bid, Closed-Bid Iraq Reconstruction
Awards |
5/22/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith to Host Federal Contracting Forum |
6/20/03 |
|
Senators
Seek to Protect Computer Users From "Spyware," Hidden Downloads
|
2/26/04 |
|
Wyden
Calls for Immediate Action by FTC, Congress to Fight Gas Price Spikes |
3/22/04 |
|
Wyden
Presses FTC Chair to Review Agency’s Orders on Bakersfield Refinery |
3/23/04 |
|
WYDEN
RESOLUTION CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO PUSH OPEC, AID GASOLINE CONSUMERS |
4/02/04 |
|
Senate
Majority Blocks Gas Price Relief By Stopping Wyden Opec Resolution |
4/07/04 |
|
Wyden
Gas Price Competition Bill Sees Action In Senate Committee |
4/07/04 |
|
SENATORS: HEAVY FILLING OF STRATEGIC
PETROLEUM RESERVE DRIVES UP GAS PRICES |
5/7/04 |
|
Research Shows Law Would
Force Majoras to Recuse on Some FTC Oil, Gasoline Cases |
6/10/04 |
|
Wyden Report Details FTC
Failures to Fight High Gasoline Prices |
6/14/04 |
|
Wyden Seeks to Clean Up Television
Programming For Kids |
4/28/05 |
|
|
|
Education/Civil Rights/Immigration/Domestic
Issues |
|
Senate
Unanimously Approves National "Amber Alert" Legislation |
1/21/03 |
|
Leading Educators
Call on Education Department to Enforce Title IX in Science, Math,
Engineering Studies |
1/29/03 |
|
Education
and Health Care Projects Receive Funding Through Wyden/Smith Effort |
2/14/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Obtain Funding For Law Enforcement, Drug Prevention |
2/14/03 |
|
Beaumont Foundation
Announces $1 Million in Computer Technology Grants For Oregon |
2/16/03 |
|
Wyden, Myers
Announce Funding to Establish Statewide School Safety Hotline |
2/21/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith See Flexibility For Oregon's Welfare System |
3/17/03 |
|
Wyden Wheels
and Deals for Bicycle Commuters |
5/21/03 |
|
Wyden
Questions Defense Department in Response to “Total Information”
Report |
6/24/03 |
|
Wyden Hold
Helps Win Reprieve for Oregon Welfare Waiver, Saves Millions of Oregon
Budget Dollars |
6/26/03 |
|
Lane
County Youth Outreach Program to Receive Funds |
7/31/03 |
|
Wyden &
Smith Announce Funding For Celilo Village |
8/1/03 |
|
Bipartisan
Bill Would Curb Patriot Act Powers |
8/1/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Announce Funds For Southern Oregon University |
8/4/03 |
|
WYDEN,
SMITH ANNOUNCE EDUCATION FUNDS FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY AREA |
12/15/03 |
|
WYDEN,
SMITH ANNOUNCE EDUCATION FUNDS FOR LINN COUNTY AREA |
12/15/03 |
|
Clackamas
County to Receive Nearly $700,000 For Head Start |
1/6/04 |
|
Wyden Calls on President
Bush to Deliver Promised Education Funds |
1/15/04 |
|
Portland AIDS
Project to Receive More Than $1 Million for Housing, Health Care |
1/16/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith secure $2.75 Million for Oregon Health, Education and Job Traning
Programs |
1/22/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith
secure $600,000 to fight meth in marrion county |
1/22/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure $250,000 to protect Victims of child abuse |
1/22/04 |
|
Hood
River Head Start To Receive More Than $700,000 For Operations |
1/23/04 |
|
Yamhill
County to Receive More Than $900,000 for Head Start |
2/13/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Announce More Than $2.2 Million For Head Start Projects |
2/18/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Announce More Than $3.6 Million For Head Start Projects |
2/18/04 |
|
WYDEN
QUESTIONS RIDGE ON DATA-MINING BY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY |
2/25/04 |
|
Senators
Seek to Protect Computer Users From "Spyware," Hidden Downloads
|
2/26/04 |
|
Wyden,
Castillo Unveil Proposals to Improve "No Child Left Behind"
Law |
3/2/04 |
|
Department
of Education Makes Wyden/Castillo-Recommended Changes to “No
Child Left Behind” Law |
3/15/04 |
|
Wyden
joins students & educators to celebrate arrival of $56,000 in
computer equipment at River Road / El Camino del Rio Elementary School |
3/19/04 |
|
Portland
to Receive $8 Million for Homeland Security |
5/5/04 |
|
Senate Agriculture
Committee extends pilot summer lunch program for kids to Oregon |
5/20/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Announce $1.6 Million For Port Security |
7/16/04 |
|
Multnomah
County Children’s Receiving Center Receives Funds Secured by
Wyden, Smith |
8/6/04 |
|
Wyden, ex-Nebraska
Football Coach Osborne, and Rep. Gordon pass law to clean up sports
agents’ recruitment of college athletes |
9/13/04 |
|
Wyden Secures
Funding Approval for Community Groups, Drug Prevention Programs |
9/16/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith, DeFazio Announce Federal Grant of $348,703 for Eugene Fire
& EMS Department |
9/24/04 |
|
Oregon
counties to receive $113 million today in installment of 2004 county
payments |
10/28/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Take Aim at Oregon’s Growing Meth Problem |
1/26/05 |
|
Bush
Administration Offers Support Today For Wyden's Bipartisan County
Payments Law |
3/08/05 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Sponsor New Legislation To Keep Higher Education Savings Tax-Free |
5/24/05 |
|
Congress
Will Not Preempt State Measures In Federal Methamphetamine Legislation
|
7/28/05 |
|
Wyden
Seeks to Implement New Recommendations on Title IX Compliance at
Federal Agencies |
9/14/05 |
|
Senate
Approves New Efforts To Fight Oregon’s Growing Meth Problem |
9/15/05 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Announce $16.8 Million for Public Housing Revitalization |
10/28/05 |
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Wyden,
Smith Announce Funding To Fight Methamphetamine In Oregon |
11/09/05 |
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White
House budget proposes 50% cut to County Payments funding |
02/06/06 |
|
Report
Lauds Significant Successes of County Payments Law |
02/28/06 |
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Smith
and Wyden to Drug Czar: Where is the plan? |
03/28/06 |
|
Wyden
Cosponsors Legislation to Fully Fund County Payments Law |
03/30/06 |
|
Final
tax legislation uses proposed rural schools funding to provide more
tax cuts to the wealthy |
05/11/06 |
|
Wyden
blocks Interior Department nominee over funding for rural schools
and roads |
05/26/06 |
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Taxes/Economy/Trade |
|
Senator
Urges Release of $4 Billion in Highway Funds to Stimulate Struggling
State Economies, Create Jobs |
3/6/03 |
|
Wyden-Smith
Bill Would Aid Tourism for Oregon Dunes, Winchester Bay |
3/26/03 |
|
Wyden Helps Win Vote to Direct
$20 Billion in State Aid Funds to Critical Programs |
5/15/03 |
|
Wyden, DeFazio
Defend Oregon Jobs Before International Trade Commission |
6/24/03 |
|
Wyden
calls on Bush Administration to protect jobs in rural Oregon communities |
7/11/03 |
|
Senate
Committee Approves Wyden-Smith Bill to Aid Tourism for Oregon Dunes,
Winchester Bay |
7/23/03 |
|
Fishers
Say 'Yes' to Wyden-Smith Groundfish Buyback |
10/30/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure $4.5 Million For Oregon Economic Development, Estuary
Protection |
11/18/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure $1.6 Million to Redevelop, Bring New Jobs and Housing
to North Macadam |
11/18/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Win Millions for Oregon Infrastructure Projects, Estuary Protection |
1/22/04 |
|
Oregon
Dunes, Winchester Bay Land Conveyance to Become Law |
2/24/04 |
|
Senate
Approves 4-Year Extension of Ban on Unfair, Discriminatory Internet
Taxes |
4/29/04 |
|
Portland
Community Development Projects to Receive Nearly $200 Million in Tax
Credits |
5/5/04 |
|
Wyden
Placing "Hold" on FTC Nominee Deborah Majoras |
5/19/04 |
|
Portland
Community Development Projects to Receive Nearly $200 Million in Tax
Credits |
5/20/04 |
|
Wyden legislation
will target offshore outsourcing |
6/16/04 |
|
Wyden
Amendment Protects Economic Development Projects In Oregon's Small
Communities |
6/23/04 |
|
Senate Approves Wyden Amendment
to Protect Economic Development Projects in Oregon’s Small Communities |
10/6/04 |
|
Wyden, Allen Announce Senate
Action to End Stalemate On Internet Tax Ban |
11/17/04 |
|
Congress Passes Final
Legislation to Renew Ban On Unfair, Discriminatory Internet Taxes |
11/19/04 |
|
IRS still
owes Oregonians nearly $710,000 in 2003 tax refunds |
11/30/04 |
|
Wyden Internet Tax Moratorium
Bill Signed Into Law at White House |
12/3/04 |
|
Wyden, Finance Committee
Colleagues Seek Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal |
5/23/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith Sponsor
New Legislation To Keep Higher Education Savings Tax-Free |
5/24/05 |
|
Wyden Provides Real
Tax Relief for Middle Class in “Simpler, Flatter, Fairer”
Reform Plan |
10/27/05 |
|
Wyden, Emanuel
Join Forces for Middle Class Tax Relief and “Simpler, Flatter,
Fairer” Tax Plan |
12/15/05 |
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Transportation |
|
Wyden,
Smith Succeed in Funding Transportation Projects |
2/14/03 |
|
To Help
State Economies, Wyden Challeges Congress, Administration to Pass
Highway Bill in 90 Days |
2/25/03 |
|
Wyden Wins
Commerce Committee Approval to Require Oversight of CAPPS II Airline
Passenger Screening System |
3/13/03 |
|
Portland
Airport Will Receive Funds for Safety, Security Enhancements |
7/30/03 |
|
Senators Say TSA
Wastes $17 Million Paying to Dispose of Confiscated Items at Airports |
11/5/03 |
|
TRI-MET
Will Receive Nearly $1 Million in Homeland Security Funds |
1/5/04 |
|
Wyden,
Talent Introduce "Build America Bonds” Initiative; Will
Create Jobs, Boost Economy, Improve Transportation Safety |
|
|
Wyden, Smith Win $474 Million for Oregon Transportation |
1/22/04 |
|
Senate Support Growing For Wyden's "Build America Bonds"
as Highway Legislation Moves Forward |
2/10/04 |
|
Talent,
Wyden Secure $15 Billion Transportation Infrastructure Bonding Package
in Highway Bill |
2/12/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce
$750,000 For Klamath Falls International Airport |
8/26/04 |
|
Wyden
Successfully Includes Key Airline Passenger Provision in Intelligence
Reform Bill |
10/1/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure Hundreds
of Millions of Dollars For Oregon Projects |
11/21/04 |
|
Wyden’s ‘Build
America Bonds’ Would Ease Transportation Budget Crunch
|
2/17/05 |
|
Transportation Bill
Boosts Funds for Wyden “Smart Growth” Measure |
5/16/05 |
|
Senate Approves Highway Bill
Including Wyden Bond Measure, “Smart Growth” Funds |
5/17/05 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure Funds For Community Development, Transportation Projects |
7/22/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith Secure
Approval For $115 Million In Oregon Projects In Final Highway Bill |
7/27/05 |
|
Smith, Wyden Secure
$115 Million In Oregon Projects As Congress Passes Highway Bill |
7/29/05 |
|
Senate Approves
Funds For Oregon Community Development, Transportation Projects |
10/21/05 |
|
Oregon Community
Development, Transportation Projects to Receive Federal Funding |
11/18/05 |
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Labor/Jobs/Benefits |
|
Wyden
Will Introduce Bill to Help PGE Employees “Catch-Up” on
Lost Retirement Savings |
3/14/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Support Eugene Manufacturing Jobs |
3/25/03 |
|
Wyden Places “Hold”
on Welfare Legislation Threatening Oregon’s Budget, JOBS Program |
6/12/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure $2.75 Million for Oregon Health, Education and Job Traning
Programs |
1/22/04 |
|
Wyden Redoubles Efforts
To Extend Unemployment Benefits For Oregonians |
1/26/04 |
|
Wyden Calls on President
to Reject Report Praising Outsourcing of U.S. Jobs |
2/11/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce Employment
Aid For Weyerhaeuser Workers |
2/17/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce Employment
Aid For Klamath First Bank Workers |
2/17/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce Employment
Aid For Viking Industries Workers |
2/17/04 |
|
Wyden calls on
Administration to move quickly and protect Oregon jobs in Biscuit
salvage |
4/2/04 |
|
Key Wyden-Backed Measure
Blocks Double Standards For Executives In Pension Reform Legislation |
7/26/05 |
|
Key Wyden Provisions
Included in Pension Reform Bill Approved by Senate |
11/16/05 |
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Foreign Affairs/Military/Defense/Veterans/Intelligence |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure Funding For Medford Air Tanker Base |
2/18/03 |
|
Wyden, Brownback,
Lantos Introduce Iran Resolution |
3/12/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Seek Justice for American Victims of Terrorism Overseas |
3/13/03 |
|
Senate Approves Wyden-sponsored
Amendment Requiring Disclosure on No-Bid, Closed-Bid Iraq Reconstruction
Awards |
5/22/03 |
|
Senators
Call for Immediate Disclosure on Non-Competitive Bids for Iraqi Reconstruction |
7/11/03 |
|
Wyden-Byrd Provision
in Defense Spending Bill Requires Report on Iraqi Contracting Process |
7/17/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure Millions for Oregon Defense Projects |
7/17/03 |
|
Wyden Comments on Requested
Halliburton Probe |
1/15/04 |
|
Wyden Calls for Declassification
of Bin Laden Documents Since 1998 |
4/13/04 |
|
Wyden,
Lott Support 9/11 Families’ Call To Declassify Entire Commission
Report |
5/12/04 |
|
Dorgan, Wyden,
Waxman, Dingell Call to End Outsourcing of Iraq Reconstruction |
5/18/04 |
|
Wyden, Dorgan Win Approval of
Amendment to End Outsourcing of Iraq Reconstruction Oversight |
6/14/04 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Securing Over $100 Million for Oregon Defense Projects |
6/23/04 |
|
Wyden Releases
Additional Views on Senate Intelligence Report |
7/9/04 |
|
Wyden, Lott Propose
Revamping National Security Classification Systems |
7/15/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce Funding
For National Guard Armory Facility In Ontario |
7/16/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Secure Nearly $68 Million For Oregon Defense Projects |
7/22/04 |
|
Intelligence
Reform Bill to Include Key Wyden Measure On Classification |
9/29/04 |
|
Wyden
Successfully Includes Key Airline Passenger Provision in Intelligence
Reform Bill |
10/1/04 |
|
Four Wyden
Provisions Strengthen Final Senate Intelligence Reform Bill |
10/6/04 |
|
Intelligence Reform Bill Gives
Congress Ability to Appeal Classification Decisions |
12/8/04 |
|
Wyden, Smith, Walden
Letter to U.S. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission Chairman |
5/06/05 |
|
Wyden Blocks Transport of
Chemical Weapons to Umatilla |
5/12/05 |
|
Pentagon’s Proposed Closures,
Realignments Target Oregon Military Facilities |
5/13/05 |
|
Wyden: Proposed 142nd
Air Wing Changes Make Oregon Vulnerable To Attack |
6/3/05 |
|
Wyden Opposed
Patriot Act Legislation in Intel Committee, Will Seek Further Changes
|
6/8/05 |
|
Wyden Testifies Before
BRAC Commission |
6/17/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Win Funds For Oregon Military Facilities |
7/21/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Applaud Move To Close Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot |
8/24/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith praise BRAC
Commission vote to save 142nd Fighter Wing |
8/26/05 |
|
Senate Approves Funding
for Oregon Military Facilities |
9/22/05 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Securing Funds for Oregon Defense Projects |
9/29/05 |
|
Intelligence
Authorization Bill Supports Funding For Declassification Board |
9/30/05 |
|
Senate Approves
Federal Funding for Oregon Nanotechnology, Defense Projects |
10/07/05 |
|
Wyden Calls
For Chance To Amend Intelligence Authorization Bill |
11/09/05 |
|
Wyden Wins Protection
of Privacy Rights in Intelligence Authorization Bill |
11/17/05 |
|
Oregon Military
Facilities to Receive Federal Funds |
11/18/05 |
|
Wyden To Oppose
Patriot Act Renewal |
12/14/05 |
|
Oregon to Receive Federal
Funds for Oregon Nanotechnology, Defense Projects |
12/22/05 |
|
Wyden
Demands Intelligence Committee Fully Investigate NSA Domestic Surveillance |
01/27/06 |
|
Wyden
Questions Intelligence Chiefs on Domestic Surveillance, Terror Threats |
02/02/06 |
|
Wyden,
Dorgan Urge President to Block Dubai Ports World Company From Taking
Control of U.S. Ports |
02/22/06 |
|
Wyden Says Congress Must
Vote on Iraq |
04/07/06 |
|
Sen.
Wyden co-sponsors “no permanent bases” resolution for
Iraq |
04/26/06 |
|
Wyden offers
resolution calling for comprehensive schedule to destroy chemical
weapons stockpiles |
05/16/06 |
|
Wyden Wins Approval
of Two Key Measures in Intelligence Funding Bill |
05/26/06 |
|
U.S.
Senate accepts Wyden resolution calling for comprehensive schedule
to destroy chemical weapons |
06/16/06 |
|
Wyden introduces resolution
opposing President’s stated intention of keeping troops in Iraq
until at least 2009 |
06/19/06 |
|
Wyden, Bond, Senators Ask for Review of Classified Information in Senate Intelligence Report, Say Documents Were Overclassified |
09/19/06 |
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|
Government/Congressional/Election
Reform |
|
Wyden, Feingold
Legislation Would Curb Plan For Government Spying on American Citizens |
1/16/03 |
|
Wyden Wins Passage
of Legislation to Curb Plan to Spy on American Citizens |
1/23/03 |
|
Wyden Wins
Fight to Curb Government Snooping |
2/13/03 |
|
Wyden, Dorgan
Call for Investigation Into Overly Extravagant TSA Recruitment Procedures |
3/13/03 |
|
Bipartisan
Bill Requires Public Explanation for Closed Bidding on Iraqi Reconstruction |
4/10/03 |
|
Wyden
Testifies, Calls for End to “Secret Holds” in Senate |
6/17/03 |
|
Wyden Works to Stop
Government Waste: Calls for End to Defense Program that Would Set
Up "Terror Betting" Online |
7/28/03 |
|
Wyden
Wins in Fight Against Government Waste: Defense Department will Close
“Terror Market” |
7/29/03 |
|
New Wyden
Accountability Legislation will Check Government Attacks on Privacy,
Civil Liberties |
7/29/03 |
|
Wyden
Fights Waste in Iraqi Reconstruction as White House Requests Additional
$60 Billion in Funds |
9/4/03 |
|
Senate
Approves Collins-Wyden Amendment Requiring Oversight of Taxpayer Dollars
in Iraq Reconstruction Contracts |
|
|
Wyden
Wins Final Approval to Cut $1.86 Billion in Waste From Iraq Bill |
11/3/03 |
|
Collins-Wyden
Contracting Proposal Included in Iraq Spending Bill |
11/3/03 |
|
Senators
Say TSA Wastes $17 Million Paying to Dispose of Confiscated Items
at Airports |
11/5/03 |
|
Wyden,
Graham legislation would expand McCain-Feingold accountability rules
for campaign advertisements |
5/6/04 |
|
Wyden,
Graham Unveil New Senate Campaign Finance Reform Proposal |
03/16/06 |
|
Wyden
Amendment to End Secret Holds Approved By Senate |
03/28/06 |
|
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|
Misc. |
|
Wyden Wins
for Oregon in 107th Congress |
|
|
Wyden
Law Plus 'Project Safe Neighborhoods' Putting 6,800 violent Offenders
on Notice |
1/21/03 |
|
Wyden,
Smith Secure $77 Million for Funding Federal Courthouse in Eugene |
2/14/03 |
|
Wyden Announces
New Staff For Central Oregon Office |
2/26/03 |
|
Wyden, Smith Announce
Bipartisan Agenda For Oregon |
4/16/03 |
|
Wyden
to Support Mosman to Federal Bench |
5/1/03 |
|
Public
Schedule May 26-31 |
|
Wyden, Smith
Announce Nearly $11 Million for Public Housing |
8/4/03 |
|
Oregon Receives $2.5 Million in
Funds For Emergency Food and Shelter Aid |
12/10/03 |
|
Senators Wyden and Smith
Announce Bipartisan Goals for Oregon, Nation |
4/7/05 |
|
Wyden launches online list
of drought resources |
4/12/05 |
|
Statement of U.S.
Senator Ron Wyden on the Nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme
Court |
7/19/05 |
|
Wyden,
DeFazio, Blumenauer, Hooley and Wu Enter Brief with Supreme Court
on Upcoming Assisted Suicide Case |
7/20/05 |
|
Statement of Senator
Ron Wyden on the Nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court
|
10/03/05 |
|
Wyden,
DeFazio, Blumenauer, Hooley and Wu Back Oregon Voters as Supreme Court
Hears Oral Arguments on Assisted Suicide Case |
10/05/05 |
|
Wyden
Praises Supreme Court Decision Upholding Oregon’s Physician
Aid in Dying Law |
01/17/06 |
|
Wyden
Informs Senate Leadership He Will Block Legislation Overturning “Death
With Dignity” |
01/18/06 |
|
Wyden Statement Following
the President’s State of the Union Address |
01/31/06 |
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