You want to have it both ways, you want to try to portray yourself as a defender of the Constitution and then you water it down with the specifics. Ron Wyden More Quotes by Ron Wyden More Quotes From Ron Wyden When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry. Ron Wyden patriotgovernmentpeople The Internet has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we learn about the world and the way we conduct business. Ron Wyden internetwayworld 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 are free to try, fail and then try again. Ron Wyden entrepreneurlandopportunity Right at the heart of the Affordable Care Act is the ban on insurance companies discriminating against people with a pre-existing condition. And this part of the Affordable Care Act makes sure that health care is not just for the healthy and wealthy. Ron Wyden healthyheartpeople 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 my life-long dream of playing in the NBA. Ron Wyden nbadreambelieve 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. The American public, though, has paid the price for this silence as health care costs skyrocketed, millions went uninsured, and millions more grappled with financial insecurity and hardship. Ron Wyden silencebrokenamerica The president has the authority to end this dragnet surveillance immediately Ron Wyden surveillanceauthoritypresident The combination of the growth of these digital technologies, the ability of the government to conjure up these secret interpretations, plus a very unusual and novel court make for this ever-expanding surveillance state. We so treasure our freedoms; we will regret it if our generation doesn't use this unique time to reform the surveillance laws and make it clear that security and liberty are not mutually exclusive. We can do both. Ron Wyden regrettechnologyunique Trade wars arent started by countries appealing to respected, independent trade authorities. Rather, trade wars begin when one country decides to violate international trade rules to undercut another countrys industries. Ron Wyden independentwarcountry I think if progressives stay at this, continue at the grassroots level to make the case that all Americans should have choice, all Americans ought to be able to hold insurance companies accountable, I think we will have 60 votes in the United States Senate for a strong bill. Ron Wyden strongshould-havethinking Oregonians aren't the only ones who recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of their state's National Guard. Ron Wyden national-guardsacrificestates I asked the former director James Comey about the FBI's intersections with Jeff Sessions prior to his stepping aside from the Russia investigation. Mr. Comey said his continued engagement with the Russian investigation was "problematic " and he said he could not discuss it in public. Ron Wyden 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 game. Ron Wyden blamecaregames 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 turned away every year because their government won't support the very program designed to help them? Ron Wyden governmentstrongcountry Fixing health care and fixing the economy are two sides of the same coin. Ron Wyden fixingtwo-sidescare Americans don't want to hear the answers are privileged and off limits or they can't be provided in public or it would be inappropriate for witnesses to tell us what they know. We are talking about an attack on our democratic institutions and stonewalling of any kind is unacceptable. General Jeff Sessions acknowledged that there is no legal basis for this stonewalling. Ron Wyden inappropriatedemocratickind This house better get cleaned up in six months. The swamp is going to have to be drained pretty quickly. Ron Wyden swampsmonthshouse I think I've got the best job around. Ron Wyden best-jobjobsthinking Police departments no longer have to pay overtime or divert resources from other projects to find out where an individual goes - all they have to do is place a tracking device on someone's car or ask a cell phone company for that individual's location history and the technology does the work for them. Ron Wyden phonestechnologycells The ethics laws do not let us tap out the truth in Morse code. Ron Wyden morse-codeethicslaw
