Senator Wyden Gives Speech at Oregon Business Summit
Portland, Oregon – Today, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) spoke at the 9th Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit held at the Oregon Convention Center. Below are excerpts from Senator Wyden’s remarks: Pat, thank you for that unquestionably inflationary introduction. And even bigger thanks to Duncan, Bill and the others who each year grants me the privilege […]
Senators Wyden, Merkley Celebrate Astoria’s Bicentennial
Today, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined the celebration along the waterfront in Astoria honoring the city’s 200th anniversary of its founding. During the event, the Senators also presented the mayor of Astoria with a Senate-passed resolution recognizing the city’s Bicentennial. Below are excerpts from Senator Wyden’s remarks: Happy Birthday Astoria! 200 Years […]
Sotomayor Support Floor Speech
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, while this is my first opportunity to vote for a Supreme Court nominee named by a Democratic President, I don’t view the confirmation of judges through a partisan lens. Instead of partisanship, I have developed several criteria for assessing Supreme Court nominations. I believe these criteria are straightforward, and they are […]
Statement on the Introduction of Legislation to Create a Prize Competition for Nanotechnology
M. President, I am pleased to join today with my colleague from Maine, Senator Snowe, to introduce the Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act. As Co-Chair of the Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus, and former Chair of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, I have worked long and hard to advance U.S. competitiveness in nanotechnology. Nanotech […]
Wyden Addresses OHSU Graduates at 2008 Commencement
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) delivered the following speech at Oregon Health and Science University’s Commencement Exercises on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Dr. Robertson, graduates, parents, distinguished guests. I’m Senator Ron Wyden, the United States Senator who you may know as the author of the “all-important” amendment to the amendment to the amendment on some bill […]