Ron Wyden

Hungry Like The Wolf: Say NO To FAA Reauthorization And Randy Babbitt's DeathGen

HIT THE BOBBY STURGELL "EJECT" BUTT (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

... JOHN F. KERRY, MA http://kerry.senate.gov/ BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, AR http://lincoln.senate.gov/ RON WYDEN, OR http://wyden.senate.gov/ CHARLES E. SCHUMER, NY http://schumer.senate.gov/ AGAINST US –PRIORITY! DEBBIE STABENOW, MI http://stabenow.senate.gov/ MARIA CANTWELL, WA http://cantwell.senate.gov/ BILL NELSON, FL http://billnelson.senate.gov/ ROBERT MENENDEZ, NJ http://menendez.senate.gov/...

States May End Up Making All the Decisions

John Goodman's Health Policy Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

This is from The Washington Post: A bill approved by the Finance Committee would leave virtually every major decision to state officials…States could let low-income families shop the exchanges or offer them some other kind of coverage, such as policies already offered to state employees. Under a provision authored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), states could [...]

Feds Grant $30 million for Central Oregon Geothermal Project

NewWest.Net Boise (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

A Central Oregon geothermal project many years in the making continues to heat up following a recent announcement that nearly $30 million will go toward work near Newberry Crater. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Energy Department grants would be coming through for seven Oregon projects. An estimated $25 million will be designated to power-producing technology involving water...

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Feds grant $30 million for Central Oregon geothermal project

New West Network Cities: Idaho Nort (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

A Central Oregon geothermal project many years in the making continues to heat up following a recent announcement that nearly $30 million will go toward work near Newberry Crater. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Energy Department grants would be coming through for seven Oregon projects. An estimated $25 million will be designated to power-producing technology involving water...

Um, Tell Us Again Who Is a Propaganda Arm of a Political Party...

Olbermann Watch (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

... Since they are all Democrats, they are trademark Olbermann blue-dress interviews. These included Ron Wyden (4 times), Anthony Weiner (3), James Clyburn (3), Alan Grayson (2), and one each for Maria Cantwell, Sheldon Whitehouse, Charles Schumer, and Sherrod Brown. Strangely, not one Republican. Democratic and Republican strategists: These are partisan "experts" who have toiled in...

Will you get to choose the public option?

Courage Campaign Staff Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

... people, we need to open it up so that anyone who wants to buy into it may do so. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is offering an amendment to allow anyone to access the Exchange, where the public option will be offered. Senator Barbara Boxer has already indicated her support for the Wyden Amendment. It's now up to Senator Dianne Feinstein to join Boxer, Wyden, and the American people...

From my DC -insider friend "Mick Danger...

Chronicle of the Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

... sitting around, waiting for some sort of speech or statement of contrition,” said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). “People are looking for bottom-line changes, and one of them would be the consumer protection agency,” said Wyden, who added that his constituents have been asking if financial lobbyists are going to fight that proposal..." And House Financial Services...

Boxer joins push to broaden exchanges

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

California Sen. Barbara Boxer has signed a letter to majority leader Harry Reid urging him to support Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden's Free Choice amendment , a subversive plot to open the health...