Ron Wyden
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) holds a news conference to propose new campaign finance legislation at the U.S. Capitol April 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Murkowski and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said the new legislation would address the many loopholes created for anonymous political money in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.
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For me, what's important is that people see, particularly in our state, there's someone buying it at Costco in Oregon ... I adopted what I think is a modest position, which is if you can buy it at a store in Oregon, our farmers ought to be able to make some money growing it.
I firmly believe that American farmers should not be denied an opportunity to grow and sell a legitimate crop simply because it resembles an illegal one
That's a loophole the Congress ought to closeMore quotes »
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Ron Wyden Introduces Hemp Legalization Amendment To Farm Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced an amendment to the farm bill Monday that would allow farmers to grow industrial hemp, an aide told HuffPost. The "Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013" would exclude industrial hemp, which is not a drug, from classifi from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
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Disclosure bill needs to see daylight
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Dredge funding included in bill
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Meet the Senate's Powerful and Progressive Policy Wonk, Ron Wyden
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