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Congress Passes Clean 45-Day Extension of Government Spy Powers
State of the Union: Sen. Ron Wyden said that a secret FISA court opinion revealing abuses would be declassified. Read More
Democratic Senators Push for Fuel Price Oversight Legislation
Three Democratic senators proposed legislation aimed at strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's oversight of fuel prices. This bill, introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell, Alex Padilla, and Ron Wyden, seeks to increase transparency in transportation fuel markets and impose stricter penalties for market manipulation and fraud. Read More
Wyden Demands IRS Probe on Puerto Rico Tax Avoidance: BGOV Tax
Finance ranking member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and some House members have spotlighted the IRS’s shortcomings in stopping Americans from abusing the economic incentive statute in Puerto Rico known as Act 60. Read More
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law
Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program. Read More
Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”
Debate over a secret court opinion involving the Trump administration’s use of data collected by the NSA turned personal. Read More
Senator Warren questions Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Tether loan to family
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino asking about a loan Tether reportedly made to Lutnick's family. Read More
Trump Admin Wants To Test Drinking Water For Abortion, Birth Control Pills
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is demanding answers from the EPA after an extreme move that could hinder access to abortion and birth control pills. Read More
Democrat Senator Ron Wyden's son had business meeting with Jeffrey Epstein
Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has bashed the Trump administration over its handling of Epstein files, but documents released last month reveal his own son arranged a business meeting with the convicted pedo. Read More
Senate Democrats demand health insurance executive hearings
Ron Wyden and Bernie Sanders are demanding hearings with insurance executives on healthcare costs ahead of the midterm elections. Read More