tighten restrictions on the syrian re-settlement program, we used part of an interview with senator ron wyden of oregon. in that interview, senator wyden was talking about changes in the visa waiver program to try to stop people who have visited conflict zones from easily boarding american-bound commercial flights.senator the syrian refugee re- settlement debate in congress. senator wyden believes the u-s can ensure the refugee process is as strong as possible while continuing to quote "uphold its values and its traditions of welcoming refugees from violent oppression and terror." we apologize for the confusion.. 3 3 coming up after the 3 coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... what one nebraska lawmaker is doing to legalize *cannabis oil* in the state... plus... 3 the results from a surprising new study that says there's a link between your *walking speed* and your risk of alzheimer's disease.stay with us. 3 "you're watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorololist chad sandwell 3 new research finds a connection betwee

he and democratic senator ron wyden from oregon announced the results of an eight-month congressional investigation into the pricing of a hepatitis c drug "sovaldi" they found the company upped the price of the drug - which costs a thousand dollars a pill - to maximize revenue. united states senator joni ernst retires from the iowa national guard... ernst served in the iowa national guard for the last 23 years. she announced earlier this year that she planned to retire to ernst served as lietuenant colonel - and served in the middle east as part of operation iraqi freedom. decision 2016... presidential candidate jeb bush in eastern iowa today campaigning. his first stop this morning at the university of dubuque for his coffee and donuts event. the former florida governor spoke to a full room of supportee on issues from immigration, health care and national security. he also took questions from the audience and addressed isis. "they have declared war on the united states of america. we need to declare war on them as failed policy." bush also campaigned at the five sullivan brothers cen

senator ron wyden has said so. across the line? >> guest: social media does that today. they do a lot of it voluntarily today and they are improving their ability and investing in doing it voluntarily. i guess there's a question of what more would you expect him to do if you mandated it versus what they are doing voluntarily and what they plan to do in the future voluntarily. i understand that in some ways i worry about capping that as well in legislation. that's all they're going to do is say where other lines here and how to go about promoting it in a way that urges them to do a lot more voluntarily and protect their users as much as protecting the public as well. to understanding continued to perfect it. >> guest: speaking the pendulum swinging encryption has become another issue in the wake of paris in san bernardino. what is your opinion on encryption being part of this conversation and people using these attacks to kind of promote the fact that we might need an entry point into encrypted devices, we night -- i might need a backdoor potentially. >> guest: we often t

senator hatch, chairman of the finance committee, and the ranking member of the finance committee, ron wyden, the senator from oregon, who spent soundless hours negotiating and renegotiating the legislation to bring it to the floor and ultimately to be signed into law by the president. another example happened to be the way we pay physicians under the medicare program that our seniors rely upon, and year after year we would come up with short-term patches to the so-called doc fix. but this year we passed a permanent fix in a negotiation between speaker boehner and democratic leader in the house, congresswoman pelosi, that actually preserves seniors' access to care under the medicare program. i think a noteworthy accomplishment. another intubt that i'm particularly proud of is we passed the justice for victims of trafficking act, a bill that this chamber passed with 99 votes. this law will help victims of modern day slavery recover and rebuild their lives. it will make sure that these survivors, some of whom are children, are not treated like criminals but given the help that they need to hea

he and i served together -- ron wyden. he and i served together for a long time, more than three decades. but not only do i appreciate his work but also his staff director, josh shinekeman. i may not pronounce his name just right but everybody knows josh. i want the finance committee and all the staff to know how much we appreciate this product that they worked so hard for piecing together. i already talked a day or so ago about dennis mc donough, chief of staff, a remarkably fine staff. katie fallon, president obama's legislative affairs director. i've already laid out on the record what a wonderful person she is. jason furman, chairman of the council of economic advisors. i extend my appreciation to him, his entire family who i know. marty paone, i talked about him. we really care a great deal about them. i would ask unanimous consent that there are many others who helped craft this compromise, and i would ask consent to submit their names into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous orde

hatch on the finance committee, but also i would say barbara boxer, the senator from california, and ron wyden, the ranking member of the finance committee. and we've worked together on a number of other things that have not yet gone to the president's desk, like criminal justice reform. i was invited to come to the white house along with a, really an ideological spectrum of senators from the right to the left to talk about criminal justice reform and how we can find consensus to deal with our criminal justice system and make our prison system no longer just a warehouse for human beings, but rather a place where if people want the chance, want the opportunity to turn their life around, they can begin that by participating in programs that will help them learn a skill, perhaps deal with their drug or alcohol addiction or otherwise prepare them for reentry into civilized society. so while leadership is important and this agenda of trade promotion authority, anti-human trafficking, cybersecurity, highway bill, criminal justice reform and now education reform, none of this would have been necessar