Ron Wyden Quotes

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• How can it be, in a country as strong and rich as this one, that tens of thousands of Americans who need legal representation are…
• For those who believe executive branch officials will voluntarily interpret their surveillance authorities with restraint, I believe it is more likely that I will achieve…
• When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.
• Merging the ability to conduct surveillance that reveals every aspect of a person's life with the ability to conjure up the legal authority to execute…
• If we are going to have a health care program that works for all Americans, we are going to have to get beyond the blame…
• The president has the authority to end this dragnet surveillance immediately
• Gasoline prices are soaring through the stratosphere, and the Federal Trade Commission, which is supposed to be standing up for the consumer, ought to stop…
• I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep…
• 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…
• Congress should consult experts and consider alternatives and make 100% sure that any step it takes to police the Internet doesn't change the Internet as…
• Oregonians aren't the only ones who recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of their state's National Guard.
• Police departments no longer have to pay overtime or divert resources from other projects to find out where an individual goes - all they have…
• The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life precisely because it has been an open-to-all land of opportunity where entrepreneurs, thinkers and innovators…
• In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only…
• Men and women who have served in harm's way experience higher rates of divorce and suicide. Many battle the debilitating effects and stigma associated with…
• Since 1994, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have considered it politically risky to offer a plan to fix America's broken health care system.…
• There is an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. It seems the administration so often clearly believes that no matter what the evidence…
• Under the Healthy Americans Act, you're in charge of your health care - not your employer. If you lose your job, change jobs or just…
• With the loss of Free Choice Vouchers, hundreds of thousands of workers will now be forced to choose between their employers' unaffordable insurance or going…
• Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult.

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