Honorable Ron Wyden
United States Senator, Oregon, Democrat
Ron Wyden was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1996. He is the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee. The following is excerpted from Senator Wyden’s October 5, 2018, remarks during the Senate floor debate on confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The deeply misguided vote to move forward on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination has taken the Senate a step closer to a moment that will cause enormous pain for millions of Americans, particularly women and survivors of assault. Some may say that the Senate is rolling back the clock on women in America…
