Editing Ron Wyden (section)

==U.S. Senate==
===Elections===

==== 1996 Special ====
{{Main|1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon}}

In January 1996, in a [[United States Senate special election in Oregon, 1996|special election]] to fill the Senate seat vacated by [[Bob Packwood]], Wyden defeated [[Oregon State Senate]] President [[Gordon Smith (politician)|Gordon Smith]] by just over 18,000 votes, mainly due to swamping Smith by over 89,000 votes in [[Multnomah County]]. Smith won the November 1996 Senate election to succeed the retiring [[Mark Hatfield]], and Smith and Wyden served together until Smith's defeat in 2008 by Democrat [[Jeff Merkley]].

Wyden holds the Senate seat that was once held by [[Wayne Morse]], a man whom Wyden worked for in the summer of 1968 as Morse's driver,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9499176|title=One Senator's Solution for Health Care Expansion|work=[[NPR]]|first=Julie|last=Rovner|date=April 16, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425001724/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9499176|url-status=dead}}</ref> and whom Wyden calls his mentor.<ref name="meet">[https://wyden.senate.gov/ron/ Meet Ron Wyden] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412040621/http://wyden.senate.gov/ron/ |date=April 12, 2012 }} from his official U.S. Senate website.</ref>

==== 1998 ====
{{Main|1998 United States Senate election in Oregon}}
Wyden was elected to a full term in [[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1998|1998]] with 61% of the vote.

==== 2004 ====
{{Main|2004 United States Senate election in Oregon}}
Wyden was reelected in [[United States Senate election in Oregon, 2004|2004]] with 64% of the vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee Al King's 31%.

==== 2010 ====
{{Main|2010 United States Senate election in Oregon}}
In 2010, Wyden was reelected with 57% of the vote to [[Jim Huffman]]'s 39%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/or/oregon_senate_huffman_vs_wyden-1207.html|title=Oregon Senate – Huffman vs. Wyden|work=[[RealClearPolitics]]|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030230502/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/or/oregon_senate_huffman_vs_wyden-1207.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2016 ====
{{Main|2016 United States Senate election in Oregon}}
In 2016, Wyden was reelected with 57% of the vote to Republican nominee [[Mark Callahan]]'s 33%.

==== 2022 ====
{{Main|2022 United States Senate election in Oregon}}
In 2022, Wyden was reelected with 56% of the vote to Republican nominee [[Jo Rae Perkins]]'s 41%.

===Tenure===
In June 1996, Wyden offered an amendment to the mission of the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) that was endorsed by Transportation Secretary [[Federico F. Peña]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/24/us/pushing-for-a-new-faa-focus.html|title=Pushing for a New F.A.A. Focus|first=Matthew L.|last=Wald|date=June 24, 1996|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907043911/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/24/us/pushing-for-a-new-faa-focus.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, Wyden joined [[Wendell H. Ford]] in requesting that the FAA publicize information on the federal government's reason for not making safety data on the airlines more readily available to travelers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/01/travel/airline-safety-data-how-useful-are-they.html|title=Airline Safety Data: How Useful Are They?|first=Adam|last=Bryant|date=September 1, 1996|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907054547/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/01/travel/airline-safety-data-how-useful-are-they.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late 1999, Wyden threatened a [[Senate filibuster|filibuster]] amid Senate debate over banning [[physician-assisted suicide]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/oct99/house28.htm|title=House Votes to Ban Doctor-Aided Suicide|date=October 28, 1999|first=Michael|last=Grunwald|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306131207/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/oct99/house28.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2000, Wyden and Republican Representative [[Bill Thomas]] announced they would collaborate on an attempt to add prescription drug benefits to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/27/us/compromise-sought-on-drug-coverage.html|title=Compromise Sought On Drug Coverage|date=May 27, 2000|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912191900/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/27/us/compromise-sought-on-drug-coverage.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2001, Wyden and [[Chuck Schumer]] were the only two senators on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to vote against the confirmation of [[Gale Norton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Interior]]. Wyden admitted reluctance in his opposition and said he hoped that Norton would change his view of her.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/24/politics/bush-nominees-for-health-and-transportation-are-confirmed.html|title=Bush Nominees for Health and Transportation Are Confirmed|agency=[[The Associated Press]]|date=January 24, 2001|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913030305/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/24/politics/bush-nominees-for-health-and-transportation-are-confirmed.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2001, after the [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]'s Inspector General's Office released a report on airlines providing "untimely, incomplete, or unreliable reports" on flight delays and cancellations, Wyden said the matter amounted to a "failure to communicate honestly about delays and cancellations" as well as the bumping of passengers from flights and that Congress was capable of taking action to give passengers "timely, accurate information and reasonable service."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/02/12/airline.service/|title=Report faults airlines for communication gap|date=February 12, 2001|website=[[CNN]]|first=Mike|last=Ahlers|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807034424/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/02/12/airline.service/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March, Wyden stated his support for ending a federal rule requiring commercial pilots to cease flying after age 60.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/03/13/pilots.age.02/index.html|title=Senators question rule grounding older pilots|date=March 13, 2001|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915005250/http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/03/13/pilots.age.02/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2001, Wyden joined [[Gordon H. Smith]] in introducing a proposal for a change in a budget resolution, saying Congress not responding at a time of layoffs was "nothing short of government malpractice." The change was adopted without dissent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/us/senate-takes-small-step-toward-health-coverage-for-uninsured.html|title=Senate Takes Small Step Toward Health Coverage for Uninsured|first=Adam|last=Clymer|date=April 8, 2001|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913040632/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/us/senate-takes-small-step-toward-health-coverage-for-uninsured.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2001, Wyden released a letter by Inspector General Kenneth M. Mead in which he stated that airlines had admitted to him that they deliberately delayed some evening flights to accommodate late-arriving passengers who would otherwise have had to wait until the next morning without notifying passengers of the change in schedule. During an address to the International Aviation Club days later, Wyden warned that airlines that persisted in fighting modest steps like informing the public of perpetually late flights would encounter more burdensome requirements later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/us/transporttation-official-wants-required-airline-on-time-reports.html|title=Transportation Official Wants Required Airline On-Time Reports|first=Matthew L.|last=Wald|work=The New York Times|date=May 17, 2001|access-date=September 26, 2020}}</ref>

In January 2002, Wyden charged [[Enron]] with resorting "to a variety of legal, regulatory and accounting contortions to keep investors and the public in the dark" and called for Congress to begin an investigation into the matter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/01/31/congress.enron/index.html?related|title=Senator says Enron not cooperating with Congress|first=Kate|last=Snow|publisher=CNN|date=January 31, 2002|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804110511/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/01/31/congress.enron/index.html?related|url-status=live}}</ref> In February, he said that thousands of Oregonians had been harmed by Enron's collapse and advocated that the Senate Commerce Committee continue inquiring about Enron until they had all the facts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/05/enron/index.html|title=Senate panel votes to issue subpoena for Lay|date=February 5, 2002|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612124906/https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/05/enron/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2002, amid the Senate's inability to reach an agreement on legislation intended to overhaul American election procedures, Wyden said the bill was "not a corpse" and must not disrupt Oregon's and Washington's vote-by-mail systems.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/05/us/senate-sets-aside-its-work-on-overhauling-elections.html|title=Senate Sets Aside Its Work On Overhauling Elections|first=Robert|last=Pear|author-link=Robert Pear|date=March 5, 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915212348/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/05/us/senate-sets-aside-its-work-on-overhauling-elections.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2003, Wyden announced his support for the [[George W. Bush administration|Bush administration]]-backed Medicare bill, touted as "the biggest expansion of Medicare since its creation in 1965."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/us/medicare-debate-turns-to-pricing-of-drug-benefits.html|title=MEDICARE DEBATE TURNS TO PRICING OF DRUG BENEFITS|first=Robert|last=Pear|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 24, 2003|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118075731/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/us/medicare-debate-turns-to-pricing-of-drug-benefits.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2004, Wyden was among a group of senators who took to the Senate floor to endorse a permanent ban on taxes on Internet access. Wyden said the subject was "about as interesting as prolonged root-canal work" but that it was "fair to say that the decisions the Senate makes with respect to this subject will say a whole lot about the future of the Internet."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/27/us/senate-votes-to-consider-ban-on-taxes-on-net-access.html|title=Senate Votes To Consider Ban on Taxes On Net Access|first=Carl|last=Hulse|author-link=Carl Hulse|date=April 27, 2004|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118155619/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/27/us/senate-votes-to-consider-ban-on-taxes-on-net-access.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2004, amid Democratic opposition to the nomination of [[Porter Goss]] for [[Director of Central Intelligence]], Wyden said that Democrats were aware "of what happened in the last election cycle on homeland security" and that he hoped "that Democrats aren't accused by anybody of being obstructionist just by asking tough questions."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/12/us/threats-responses-nominee-democrats-don-t-plan-block-confirmation-cia-nominee.html|title=THREATS AND RESPONSES: THE NOMINEE; Democrats Don't Plan to Block Confirmation of C.I.A. Nominee|first=Katharine Q.|last=Seelye|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 12, 2004|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118205054/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/12/us/threats-responses-nominee-democrats-don-t-plan-block-confirmation-cia-nominee.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2004, Wyden was one of four Democratic senators to refuse to sign "conference sheets" used by the House-Senate conference committee that was working on the 2005 intelligence authorization bill, the four objecting to a classified item in the bill that they believed the funding of which "should be expended on other intelligence programs that will make a surer and greater contribution to national security."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56171-2004Dec10.html|title=New Spy Satellite Debated On Hill|first=Dana|last=Priest|author-link=Dana Priest|date=December 11, 2004|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224215119/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56171-2004Dec10.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 2, 2006, Wyden unveiled the Internet Nondiscrimination Act of 2006, legislation intended to prohibit network operators from charging companies "for faster delivery of their content to consumers over the internet or favoring certain content over others." He said a two-tier system "could have a chilling effect on small mom and pop businesses that can't afford the priority lane, leaving these smaller businesses no hope of competing against the Wal-Marts of the world" and that neutrality in technology allowed "small businesses to thrive on the Internet".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-moves-to-ensure-fairness-of-internet-usage-with-new-net-neutrality-bill|title=Wyden Moves to Ensure Fairness of Internet Usage with New Net Neutrality Bill|date=March 2, 2006|website=wyden.senate.gov|publisher=Office of Senator Ron Wyden|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929001205/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-moves-to-ensure-fairness-of-internet-usage-with-new-net-neutrality-bill|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2009, President [[Barack Obama]] praised Wyden as a "real thought leader" and an ally on [[Health care reform in the United States|health care reform]], but announced he would not support Wyden's health care plan because parts of it were too radical for the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/07/obama_calls_wyden_health_plan.html|title=Obama calls Wyden health plan radical|first=Dee|last=Lane|work=[[The Oregonian]]|date=July 2, 2009|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194812/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/07/obama_calls_wyden_health_plan.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Wyden characterizes himself as an "independent voice for Oregonians and the nation" and emphasizes his positions on health care reform, [[national security]], [[consumer protection]], and [[Open government|government transparency]].<ref name="meet"/> ''[[On the Issues]]'' characterizes him as a "Hard-Core Liberal."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Ron_Wyden.htm|title=Oregon Senator Ron Wyden|work=[[On the Issues]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905103530/http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Ron_Wyden.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 6, 2013, Wyden crossed party lines to join Republican Senator [[Rand Paul]], who was engaged in a talking [[filibuster]] to block voting on the nomination of [[John O. Brennan]] as the Director of the [[CIA]]. Wyden questioned the [[Disposition Matrix|use of drones]], saying, "what it comes down to is every American has the right to know when their government believes that it is allowed to kill them."<ref>{{cite web|last=Friedersdorf|first=Conor|author-link=Conor Friedersdorf|date=March 7, 2013|title=A Devastating 26-Word Challenge to President Obama's Leadership|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/a-devastating-26-word-challenge-to-president-obamas-leadership/273789/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822184625/http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/a-devastating-26-word-challenge-to-president-obamas-leadership/273789/|archive-date=August 22, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2020|work=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/mar/7/rand-pauls-filibuster-little-help-his-friends/|title=Rand Paul's filibuster — with a little help from his friends|first=Stephen|last=Dinan|work=[[The Washington Times]]|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104194301/http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/mar/7/rand-pauls-filibuster-little-help-his-friends/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Senator Ron Wyden Town Hall - Multnomah County (33000820832).jpg|thumb|Wyden in Portland, Oregon, February 25, 2017]]
''[[Politico]]'' reported that Wyden's ascent to chair of the Senate Finance Committee would vault him into the ranks of the chamber's most influential.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Faler|first1=Brian|title=The rise of Ron Wyden|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/ron-wyden-finance-chairman-103352.html#ixzz2xVPATICF|access-date=August 14, 2014|work=[[Politico]]|date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=March 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306130311/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/ron-wyden-finance-chairman-103352.html#ixzz2xVPATICF|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been praised for his ability to defuse partisan tensions and encourage bipartisan cooperation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Drucker|first1=David|title=Even Republicans praise incoming Democratic Finance Chairman Ron Wyden|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/even-republicans-praise-incoming-democratic-finance-chairman-ron-wyden/article/2541010|access-date=October 30, 2014|work=[[Washington Examiner]]|date=December 19, 2013|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030171840/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/even-republicans-praise-incoming-democratic-finance-chairman-ron-wyden/article/2541010|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2016, in response to Republican presidential nominee [[Donald Trump]]'s refusal to disclose his tax returns,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-calls-decision-by-trump-not-to-release-tax-returns-disqualifying|title=Romney calls decision by Trump not to release tax returns 'disqualifying'|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016|website=[[Fox News]]|archive-date=June 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619110559/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/11/romney-calls-decision-by-trump-not-to-release-tax-returns-disqualifying.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cc180417">{{cite news|last = Cillizza|first = Chris|author-link = Chris Cillizza|url = https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/17/politics/tax-day-trump-returns/index.html|title = Happy Tax Day! Donald Trump still has never released his tax returns!|work = [[CNN]]|date = April 17, 2018|access-date = September 26, 2020|archive-date = November 6, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201106171639/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/17/politics/tax-day-trump-returns/index.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Wyden and [[Chris Murphy]] announced that they would press for consideration of Wyden's bill that if enacted would require major-party presidential nominees to disclose at least three years of tax returns and thereby authorize the Treasury Department to release Trump's returns over Trump's objections. Wyden asserted that Americans expect candidates to release their tax returns and Trump's break from tradition was "an exceptional moment where a long-standing precedent has been broken, and it presents enormous peril to the public to have this information as private."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/18/democrats-want-senate-vote-on-forcing-disclosure-of-trumps-taxes/|first=Mike|last=DeBonis|title=Democrats want Senate vote on forcing disclosure of Trump's taxes|date=August 18, 2016|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003001644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/18/democrats-want-senate-vote-on-forcing-disclosure-of-trumps-taxes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2017, after Trump announced the firing of FBI Director [[James Comey]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-director-james-comey-fired/story?id=47309009|title=FBI Director Comey fired amid Russia probe|first1=Jonathan|last1=Karl|first2=Meghan|last2=Keneally|first3=Justin|last3=Fishel|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226160422/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-director-james-comey-fired/story?id=47309009|url-status=live}}</ref> Wyden restated his past criticisms and said the decision to fire him amid investigation of Trump and his associate into possible Russian ties was "outrageous". Wyden advocated that Comey be called to testify in an open hearing about the investigation of Russia and Trump associates at the time his tenure was terminated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-firing-of-fbi-director-james-comey|title=Wyden Statement on Firing of FBI Director James Comey|website=wyden.senate.gov|publisher=Office of Senator Ron Wyden|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008065342/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-firing-of-fbi-director-james-comey|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2017, Wyden was one of four senators to unveil the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, legislation intended to establish "thorough, yet flexible, guidelines for Federal Government procurements of connected devices."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344786-bipartisan-sens-propose/|title=Senators offer bill to boost security of internet-connected devices|date=August 1, 2017|work=The Hill|first=Joe|last=Uchill|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422142746/https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344786-bipartisan-sens-propose|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2017, Wyden called for Trump to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct and said Congress should investigate the matter in the event Trump decided to remain in office.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/ron_wyden_joins_calls_for_dona.html|title=Ron Wyden joins calls for Donald Trump to resign over alleged sex misconduct|date=December 11, 2017|first=Gordon R.|last=Friedman|work=[[The Oregonian]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807113706/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/ron_wyden_joins_calls_for_dona.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2018, Wyden was one of six Democratic senators to sign a letter asking that all members of Senate be authorized to read a report from the Department of Justice underpinning the decision to not seek charges in the CIA's destruction of videotapes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/09/haspel-cia-nominee-confirmation-576208|title=Haspel spars with Dems over CIA's harsh past|first=Elana|last=Schor|work=Politico|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807040655/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/09/haspel-cia-nominee-confirmation-576208|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2018, after Trump nominated [[Brett Kavanaugh]] to the Supreme Court,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court.html |title=Brett Kavanaugh Is Trump's Pick for Supreme Court |last1=Landler |first1=Mark |date=July 9, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |author-link1=Mark Landler |author-link2=Maggie Haberman |access-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180710011707/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Wyden said Trump had begun "a forced march back to the days when women's health care choices were made by government" and "a direct attempt to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-merkley-blast-trump-s-pick-of-kavanaugh/765696726|title=Wyden, Merkley blast Trump's pick of Kavanaugh|date=July 9, 2018|work=[[KTVZ]]|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802201852/https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-merkley-blast-trump-s-pick-of-kavanaugh/765696726|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 1, 2018, Wyden announced his intent to put a formal hold on Treasury deputy secretary nominee [[Justin Muzinich]] after his confirmation by the Senate Finance Committee. He also confirmed his support for IRS general counsel nominee Michael Desmond and criticized Treasury consideration of indexing [[capital gains tax]]es to [[inflation]] as contributing extra tax savings to the wealthy along with possibly being illegal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/01/ron-wyden-block-justin-muzinich-756750|title=Wyden vows to block Treasury nominee but support IRS pick|date=August 1, 2018|first=Aaron|last=Lorenzo|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163952/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/01/ron-wyden-block-justin-muzinich-756750|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2018, after the White House barred [[CNN]] reporter [[Kaitlan Collins]] from covering an open press event after she repeatedly asked Trump about his relationship with his former attorney [[Michael Cohen (lawyer)|Michael Cohen]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/media/398889-white-house-bans-cnn-reporter-from-rose-garden-event/|title=White House bans CNN reporter from Rose Garden event|first=Emily|last=Birnbaum|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107004337/https://thehill.com/media/398889-white-house-bans-cnn-reporter-from-rose-garden-event|url-status=live}}</ref> Wyden cosponsored a resolution urging Trump to respect the press.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/399946-dem-senators-introduce-resolution-calling-on-trump-to-stop-attacking-the/|title=Dem senators introduce resolution calling on Trump to stop attacking the press|first=Brett|last=Samuels|date=August 1, 2018|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109001906/http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/399946-dem-senators-introduce-resolution-calling-on-trump-to-stop-attacking-the|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 9, 2024, it was reported that Wyden and Senator [[Sheldon Whitehouse]] sent an official letter to [[Merrick Garland|Attorney General Merrick Garland]] the previous week requesting that he appoint a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] for tax and ethics violations. The letter says, "The breadth of the omissions uncovered to date, and the serious possibility of additional tax fraud and false statement violations by Justice Thomas and his associates, warrant the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate this misconduct."<ref>{{cite news|last=Sforza|first=Lauren |date=July 9, 2024|title=Dem senators ask DOJ to investigate Clarence Thomas for possible tax law violations |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4761924-democratic-senators-request-special-counsel-thomas/|work=The Hill|access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
Wyden's committee assignments for the 118th Congress are as follows:<ref name="118thCongressAssignments">{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm|title=Committee Assignments of the 118th Congress|access-date=2023-03-17|website=United States Senate|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216012333/https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]]
*[[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]]
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy|Subcommittee on Energy]]
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining|Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining]]
**[[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power|Subcommittee on Water and Power]] (Chair)
*'''[[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Committee on Finance]] (Chair)'''
** As Chair, Wyden is an ''ex officio'' member of all subcommittees.
*[[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Committee on Intelligence]]
*'''[[United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation|Joint Committee On Taxation]] (Vice Chair)'''

===Caucus memberships===
* [[Congressional Coalition on Adoption]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org|language=en}}</ref>
*Congressional Fire Services Caucus
*Congressional Internet Caucus
*[[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]]
*Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
*Senate Diabetes Caucus
*[[Senate Economic Mobility Caucus]]
*[[Senate Oceans Caucus]]
* [[Senate Taiwan Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Senate Taiwan Caucus 118th Congress (2023-2024)|author=|url=https://fapa.org/senate-taiwan-caucus/|format=|publisher=Formosan Association for Public Affairs|date=|accessdate=25 March 2025}}</ref>