Trump Treasury Sec Nominee Fires Back At Dem Sen Who Tries Gotcha Question On ‘Clean Energy’ Race With China
Secretary of the Treasury nominee Scott Bessent told Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden that America is not engaged in a clean energy “arms race” with China during his Thursday confirmation hearing. President-elect Donald…
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About Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 1996. Upon the death of Representative Don Young in 2022, Wyden became the dean of the West Coast's Congressional delegation. He is the dean of Oregon's congressional delegation and serves as the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee. Known for his libertarian-leaning stances within the Democratic Party, Wyden has been a prominent advocate for privacy rights, internet freedom, and limiting government surveillance, positioning him as a defender of civil liberties.
Everything about Ron Wyden →- Occupation
- politician, basketball player
- Position held
- United States representative, director, bureaucrat, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 3, 1949
- Website
- https://www.wyden.senate.gov/, https://www.standtallforamerica.com/