wyden: mr. president, i have come to the floor today -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president, i've come to the floor today to fight for answers, answers that are long overdue. in 2018, my hometown newspaper the oregonian identified a handful of cases where saudi nationals accused of serious crimes in the u.s. like manslaughter and sexual assault fled the country and escaped american justice. since then the oregonian has identified numerous similar cases. in fact, almost two dozen such cases across the united states. that includes 19 in just the last seven years. today i want to tell the senate about just one of those cases. three years ago not far from my home in southeast portland, a young woman had her life taken from her. fallon smart was then a rising sophomore at franklin high school, and she was aspiring to be a teacher. by all accounts she would have b

wyden: i would ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call, madam president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: madam president, our colleagues, senator warner and senator murray, have come to the floor over the course of the days to speak about the importance of protecting americans who have preexisting health conditions, and i want to see if i can put this in a bit of context so that people understand why those of us on this side feel so strongly, why i think senator warner and senator murray were spot on, and i want to kind of put it in the context of the way i came up. when i got out of law school, i set up a legal aid program for senior citizens. i was codirector of the oregon gray panthers, and i saw what it meant when the big insurance companies could just clobber those people with preexisting health conditions. they would juflt throw all kinds of extra costs on, pretty much beat the stuffing out of anybody who had a preexistential -- preexisting health condition. and we tried as hard as we could to push back. this was all before i was

wyden: mr. president, i will be making a unanimous consent request to move the safe act in just a couple of moments, and i want to say that this is legislation that senator klobuchar and i have teamed up on for quite some time. it basically incorporates the three priorities that all of the nonpartisan experts at elections recommend. paper ballots, routine post election limiting audits and cyber security standards for election systems. i'm going to make some brief remarks and then pose a unanimous consent request. and i will just say, mr. president, i just find it stunning that the republican party continues its wall-to-wall campaign of obstruction against election security. and because of this legislative blockade, the united states senate has been awol when it comes to stopping foreign cyber attacks on our elections. for example, mr. president, i believe most americans would be stunned to learn that there is not a single mandatory nationwide election cyber security standard on the books. so for

senator wyden. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and, mr. chairman, i want to thank you because this is an exceptionally important issue, and i think we do need to have our committee tackle it in a bipartisan way. and i also want to thank you for moving this morning's start time to 9 a.m. because we both know that our members want to attend the memorial service to chairman cummings. today's hearing is going to spotlight the pitfalls americans face when they try to find quality treatment for substance use disorder. an american battling this disease is often jostled and pushed around from one end of the health care system to other. the last thing you need when you're suffering from this disease is yet more obstacles; ripoff artists, empty promises or just out and out abuse. the last thing you need is that when all you want to do is get better. too often people travel across the country expecting to aa legitimate treatment facility only to find that they've fallen prey to a scheme, the goal of which is to drain their bank accounts and just milk

senator wyden and senator grassley agreed on that. we think that needs fixing, because that $3100 can hit the patient in one month end we think it should be spread out over a year. but it is the right idea. these people shouldn't be strapped with those out-of-pocket costs. if you look at the pelosi bill, which has an out-of-pocket cost cap, and you look at the senate bill, that is the piece i would love them to agree on. take care of the elderly and disabled so that they don't face these kinds of prices again. to say we stepped up will pay for it, $2 billion with $3 billion per year, and we said, put it on us. where willing to help even more. plus the $100 billion we are already paying to help folks in this company be able to afford that -- the hundred -- the $100 million we are already paying to help oaks in this country be able to afford drugs. and we will get past of the political dynamics and come to some reasonable agreement. sarah: what about the other big aspect of senator grassley's bill, which would penalize drug companies th

so i ask all my colleagues to join senator wyden and me in our bipartisan effort to lower the cost of prescription drugs. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i understand there's a bill at the desk. i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 2644, a bill to impiece sanctions with respect to turkey and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i now ask for its second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under provision of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: the objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous con

unlike current house efforts, the grassley-wyden prescription drug pricing reduction act fits the bill. it's bipartisan, and president trump has endorsed it. my republican colleagues in the house recently pointed to it -- in other words, the grassley-wyden bill -- during an energy and commerce committee hearing as the only path forward to lower prescription drug prices. i welcome this support from republicans in the house of representatives. i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: this week will provide an opportunity for our democratic colleagues to prove that their long-standing goal of impeaching the president is not, not getting in the way of their ability to legislate. the speaker of the house and the democratic leader have taken pains to insist that their party's impeachment obsession will not block important business for the american people. well, we're going to find out. as soon as the senate completes the domestic funding legislation we're currently considering, we'll turn back to our national defense and gi

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david: if you lie about privacy you go to jail ron wyden threatening tech executives with 20 years andthey lie to the government about their privacy violations. he calls it the mind your own business act. mark zuckerberg will not take america privacy seriously unless he feels personal consequences. under my bill he would face jail time to lie to the government. should these executives go to jail quick. >> i don't think so for a number of reasons. it is easy to get around some of the future he doesn't lie in has somebody else do it. we are ready have laws in place. sometimes they pay billions of dollars in fines. third come it sounds like we are starting to single out tech companies. this is the beat down on big oil or the auto companies why do we single them out? we don't because the government was to get more and more into controlling tech so my biggest concern it is a slippery slope. >> right now this is political theater masquerading as legislation. there is no chance this will become a lot more - - a law now or next year. it is such a broad reflecting that legislatures do not under

hanson, thank you i just got a promotion, thank you chairman grassley and ranking member wyden, i want to thank all our witnesses for being here today, but dr. adams and mr. mandela i want to thank you guys for sharing your family stories, enduring that you combat the stigma that is such a part of this disease and undermines our capacity to treat, it so thank you, as many have mentioned today, they are again today the support for our patients and community act was signed into, law on the passing of this legislation was a critical step in addressing the opioid crisis, but the crisis didn't happen overnight and we know it will take a continuous and sustained investment at the federal level to curb and reverse the tide of what is truly a horrible epidemic, i look forward to working on a bipartisan basis to find the support act, to build on the support act to prevent treatment and recovery services, i want to start with the question to dr. adams about services and access to women in particular, the hhs office on women's health estimates that 70% who enters substance abuse treatment of chil

the top democrat ron wyden said foreign governments should not be forced to line donald trump's pocket urged them to seek without side accommodations, adding that congress should work to defund this effort, to force the g-7 to be held elsewhere. lisa mur could youcy said she did not think it was appropriate to hold the summit there and it was tweeted that donald trump's corruption can only be stopped by impeachment. if he is not impeached and removed, the white house will get money for lawless, the violations even more routine. all previous articles of impeachment have been about what the president has already done. it congress might find it necessary to impeach a president for his past conduct and for what this president plans to do. bill kristol and rick wilson will join us next. k wilson will join us next. welcome to fowler, indiana. home to three of bp's wind farms. which, every day, generate enough electricity to power over 150,000 homes. and of course, fowler. at bp, we see possibilities everywhere. and of course, fowler. ♪ applebee's new pasta and grill combos. choose from up to

they're trying to link the word favor with biden, there is no link of the word favorite with wyden.e trying to link the word favor with military assistance. did you hear anything about military assistance many that paragraph? no you did not. so they're lying the media as they have throughout the russia collusion falsehood and when we come back i want to read you another section of the actual transcript of the phone call to prove once again that the president of the united states did not say i want you to dig up dirt on biden or i'm withholding aid from you ukraine, we'll be right back. what might seem like a small cough can be a big bad problem for your grandchildren. babies too young to be vaccinated against whooping cough are the most at risk for severe illness. help prevent this! talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about getting vaccinated against whooping cough. talk to your doctor or pharmacist today i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired b

the top democrat, ron wyden, said foreign governments should not be forced to line donald trump's pocket urged them to seek with outside accommodations, adding that congress should work to defund this effort, to force the g-7 to be held elsewhere. lisa murkowski said she did not think it was appropriate to hold the summit there and it was tweeted that donald trump's corruption can only be stopped by impeachment. if he is not impeached and removed, the white house will get money for the lawless, the violations even more routine. all previous articles of impeachment have been about what the president has already done. this congress might find it necessary to impeach a president for his past conduct and for what this president plans to do. bill kristol and rick wilson will join us next. n us next. ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. i'm being quiet. you're breathi

and just tonight after our story appeared, the ranking member of the finance committee, senator wydenme forward and said, this is something we need to investigate and we need a bipartisan review of this complaint as soon as possible. so will it emerge publicly, will more details emerge? we haven't seen the complaint, only heard about it from those on capitol hill when have seen it. richard neil has described the complaint as serious and that he has a sense of urgency in trying to find out whether there was, in fact, political interference in an audit of the president's tax returns. >> i cannot think of anything, not even this country's state secrets, that is guarded more ferociously than donald trump's taxes. do you have any indication, any reporting it could be an audit related to the president or vice president, do you have any indication about what the substance is that makes up this complaint? >> so our understanding is that -- and this complaint is not, as we understand it from those who have seen it on capitol hill, does not deal specifically with the president or the vice presi

>>oregon senator ron wyden urged senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to take up the american dream and promise act which was passed by the house in june. the bill would provide a path to permanent residency for dreamers they work. >>hard on their grade they're involved in the community. they're helping their fur families. >>tennessee congressman tim burchett does not support permanent protections for dhaka recipients but agrees the uncertainty is a problem. >>we need that finally resolved and decide one way or the other illinois senator richard durbin thinks there is enough bipartisan support for the bill in the senate. >>but durbin admits the real challenge will be getting president trump on board it's a long shot in washington. alexandra leigh mountain. >>dash cam video captures the moment, state trooper encounters a close call with another vehicle will have more on this coming up. and here's a quick live look outside nasa's first all female spacewalk happening right now we'll take a closer look just ahead. this is you shopping. and this is you maximizing at t.j.maxx. you shoppin

senator wyden and i working to shut down the pranks, poisoning the drug supply chain, we need our fellow lawmakers to step up and nail the coffin shut on monstrous drug price increases. one example that can't masquerade as a next-generation drug is the 500% increase for insulin which helps americans with diabetes regulate blood sugar. this medicine was discovered 100 years ago at the time the first horror movie debuted. there's no rhyme or reason for the terrifying price hikes spooking americans. the real horror story this halloween is what's preventing congress from doing its job. big pharma is spending a frightening amount of money to kill drug pricing reforms. let's fix the real injustice haunting the american people, which is sticker shock at the pharmacy counter. every senator can be a super hero for halloween. all you've got to do is join us to dig a grave for batty prescription drug prices ending big pharma's pricing tricks would be a real treat for americans. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: m

senator ron wyden who said on twitter that activision blizzard was willing to humiliate itself to please the chinese communist party he said no american companies should censor calls for freedom to make a quick buck taiwan's president says growing pressure from china is a threat to regional security in her speech to celebrate national day it's sighing when said china wants to impose its one country 2 systems policy on the islands she warned the system has sent hong kong to what she called the edge off disorder don't you want to hear and that a year has quickly passed the world is still changing fast and the changes are even going to mattick the us china trade dispute continues and not far from taiwan hong kong is on the verge of chaos due to the failure of one country 2 systems nevertheless china is still threatening to impose its one country 2 systems model for taiwan the diplomatic offensive to military coalition has a serious challenge to regional stability and peace china's president xi jinping is due to meet the indian prime minister narendra modi on friday for an informal summits t

that includes senator wyden, who is a democrat mind you.itself to appease the chinese communist party. no american calls should censor calls for freedom to make a quick buck. marco rubio recognizing what happens here. people who don't live in china must self-sensor or face dismissal and suspensions. they are using this to crush free speech globally. implications will be felt long after everyone in u.s. politics today is gone. as for the gamer himself, i thought he said something very astute. my waste of time, three years of time gone down the tubes because of this suspension, but if hong kong loses it would be matter of a lifetime. stuart: he is very much pro protester in hong kong. there is bipartisan rejection in america on the midcall side of things of china's bullying. susan: not just nba but activision blizzard as well. stuart: adam silver is in china. susan: shanghai. stuart: this is a moving story, that is a fact. next case, our next guest, he is working on a book about elizabeth warren's policy agenda which he calls dangerous. david

wyden: mr. president, i want to make sure that the senate and the country understands what this debate is all about. senate republicans have been writing letters to the department of treasury saying that the treasury salt rule hurts their state charity, yet they have been unwilling, at least based on what i'm told, to be part of an effort to fix this and to support those charities, and that's what we would be doing in our efforts today to overturn the treasury department's flawed, deeply flawed salt regulations. my view is these regulations illustrate essentially what was wrong with the republicans' 2017 tax law. this was the law that was half-baked, rushed to shovel hundreds of billions of dollars to those at the top of the economic pyramid in our country. then $1.5 trillion was borrowed so that donald trump and his republican allies could find a way to cover this tax cut for cronies and donors. and then because they still needed revenue, republicans deliberately targeted middle-class homeowner

wyden: they used to be important. -- craig: they used to be important. frank: no longer. craig: part of leadership is issuing statements or phrases that become part of and theculture dialogue. you know, turtle was -- church hill was famous. chill was famous. reagan, the commandment. 1980, the closing summation is now a phrase which is used every four years now in national politics. >> are you better off than you were four years ago? y -- that misery index is a way of summing up the election. the trick is you want more people thinking about the things you want them to think about. that was the message that we wanted to leave with the public. you think things are going in the right direction now, i guess you will not vote for me but if you think we are off course and we need a new direction, please think about it. we thought that if people, you know, had that question framed in their minds when they went into the voting booth -- carter was a very good debater out of arguably two three with ford in 1976. frank: very disciplined. and third, he clearly won. very disciplined. c

and i am glad that my colleagues like senators wyden and durbin will be coming to the floor this week urging the senate to take up bills i have introduced like the safe act and the election security act that would nod -- modernize our election infrastructure. remember, russia didn't just try to hack into our election system. they also launched an extended and sophisticated information war designed to divide our country and destroy america's confidence in our political system. russia also knew that our social media platforms would be easily exploited for that purpose. and this is a bill that i'm going to ask for unanimous consent on, a bipartisan bill that i lead along with senator graham, the chair, republican chair of the judiciary committee, also cosponsored by senator warner, the ranking leader on the intelligence committee. so why are we doing this bill about the social media platforms? well, the place that russia was most successful in undermining our democracy was right on your facebook page, right there in front of you. now we know that some of the brightest minds in our countr

this comes from the senator from oregon, a democrat, senator wyden, whose privacy bill says if you areive at a company, and your company misused and lied to authorities about misusing personal data, you could face jail time, in addition to other penalties. jail time of up to 20 years, tax penalties tied to your salary and the company could be fined up to 4% of its annual revenue. his point is, you could slap mark zuckerberg appear other big tech ceos on the wrist with fines they can clearly afford but until you hold them personally responsible, you are going to jail, nothing's going to change. they're not going to take you seriously. stuart: that's a very tough line to take. lauren: very tough line but he's competing with europe, who is taking a tough line. not jail time, but still taking a tough line or tougher line than the u.s. is against big tech. stuart: thank you very much. good stuff. trump's florida resort, that would be president trump's florida resort, will host the g-7 summit. of course, the critics are already chiming in on this one. first of all, congressman jerry nadler,

>> those are cases that give rise to section 230 what animates him to go to ron wyden and say we got to do something about this, there are a pair of decisions in which one if you do nothing, you're not going to be punished for it but if you try and you moderate, that heightens your responsibility . >> so nobody goes unpunished. >> that's why we're all in this agreement, that's why we're here today in many respects. >> i tie this and what's going on upstairs and someone uses a platform to encourage underage vaping with unknown nicotine content and the site decidesto clean it up , because of the way the law is written right now, this good deed which we most of uswould agree that probably is a good d would go punished . >> now we have section 230 which is why we have section 230. they are encouraged to what they're doing in good faith under section 230 c2. they can remove itand they are good samaritans . >> so that is the benefit of it. is there here, okay. in this debate that we heard earlier and open comments from my some of my colleagues in the us and ca debate that part of that woul

truth is, and i note my colleagues -- i snow senator baldwin was here earlier, senator brown, senator wyden, senator murray have outlined in detail the details of the junk plans wharks some refer -- plans, what some refer to as short-term plans. they don't cover maternity care or other essential benefits and they once again allow insurance companies to discriminate against americans based on their medical history. now, with all due respect to my republican colleagues, you can't have it both ways. if you support protections for preexisting conditions, you can't sit by and let this administration dismantle them. you have to stand up and defend these protections because as you know, i know folks back in virginia are depending on them and i know constituents in your states are as well. so very shortly, each member of this body will have a chance to go on the record with this resolution of disapproval. mr. president, i fear that some members of the body have forgotten what it was like before the a.c.a., when an unexpected surgery or a diagnosis of a chronic illness could mean a one-way ticket ou

so what animates chris cox to go to ron wyden saying we've got to do something about this, it's a pair of decisions. in which one basically says if you do nothing, you're not going to be punished for it. but if you try and you moderate, that heightens your responsibility. >> so no good deed goes unpunished. >> yes. that's why we're here today in many respects. >> if i tie this into what's going on upstairs and someone uses a platform to encourage underage vaping with unknown nicotine content and the site then decides to clean it up because of the way the law is written right now, this good deed which we most would agree probably is a good deed would go punished. >> no, no. now we have section 230. that's why we have section 230. they are encouraged just so long as they're doing it in good faith under section 230 c-2, they can remove it and they are good samaritans. >> right. but so -- okay. so that -- so that is the benefit of it. is there fear -- okay. so in this debate we heard earlier in opening comments from some of my colleagues in the usmca debate that part of that would remove t

short time i will join my colleagues, including senators brown and stabenow and manchin and murray and wyden to demand that leader mcconnell allow us a vote on legislation to protect these millions of workers and secure the retirements that they have earned. president trump often claims to be looking out for the american worker, but his policies set them further and further adrift. this one is notorious. retirement, part of the american dream, part of the american way. a decent retirement. here is a chance for president trump to actually defend american workers instead of hurting them. if president trump is truly the champion of the american workers, he will prevail on our republican colleagues to start working with democrats to make sure, make sure we protect the pensions that millions of families rely on for their security and have paid for. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: i would ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presidin