Honorable Ron Wyden
United States Senator, Oregon, Democrat
Sen. Wyden is the senior senator from Oregon, serving since 1996. He is the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and also serves on the following committees: Budget, Energy and Natural Resources and Intelligence. He is the co-author of the Wyden-Paul amendment proposed in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026. The following is an excerpt of his remarks during debate on the Senate floor on Aug. 7, 2026. I fully support taking tougher action against Russia. They have waged a deadly, years long war on Ukraine, and the United States must do more to tighten the…
