Foreign Policy
In 2002, Wyden was one of only 23 Senators to vote against going to war with Iraq. Since then, he has worked to bring the troops home and provide them with quality VA services when they return. He has been an advocate for human rights throughout the globe and has recently called on the U.S. State Department to cease selling arms to the Kingdom of Bahrain until their human rights abuses end.
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Wyden Resolution Condemning Killing of Journalists in Syria Unanimously Passes Senate
Coverage of the escalating violence in Syria continues to underscore the essential service that war correspondents provide the world community. As the Syrian government continues to deny the mass killing of civilian protesters, journalists have risked life...…Read More
Posted on 03/30/12 -
Wyden Resolution Condemns the Killing of Journalists in Syria
As the armed conflict in Syria continues to escalate, the brave men and women providing news reports from that region are increasingly in danger. Many have been detained or arrested while covering the unrest and some have been wounded or killed. Recognizing the...…Read More
Posted on 03/09/12 -
January 2012
Posted on 01/15/12 -
Wyden, McGovern Statement on Release of Bahraini Human Rights Report
Reaffirming their opposition to the sale of arms to the Kingdom of Bahrain until sustaining human rights improvements are made, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass) released the following sta...…Read More
Posted on 11/23/11 | -
Wyden and McGovern Introduce Resolutions Blocking Arms Sale to Bahrain
As the Arab Spring spread across the Arab world, ordinary citizens in the Kingdom of Bahrain began to rise up and demand political and economic rights from their government. The ruling family, members of a powerful Sunni minority, responded through violent suppression of dissent –...…Read More
Posted on 10/06/11 | -
Wyden Statement on President Obama’s Afghanistan Speech
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has issued the following statement on President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan. “While I am pleased that the President is starting to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as I have long been saying, I wo...…Read More
Posted on 06/22/11 -
Wyden on MSNBC with Matt Miller
Posted on 05/27/11 |