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Key committee meeting scheduled for Thursday Murray Hill N.J. and New Providence, N.J., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Linde North America praised the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for working quickly to advance legislation to reauthorize the Federal government's helium program, which is the source of 40 percent of the nation's helium. Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have scheduled a...

Historic Bills Promise Economic Opportunity by Removing Federal Restrictions on Industrial Hemp Farming in the United States and Allowing States to Regulate the Crop WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vote Hemp is pleased to announce that this week Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced Senate bill 359, a Senate companion bill to H.R. 525, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, which was introduced...

Passage of legislation produces wins for Medicare beneficiaries, the Medicare Trust Fund and businesses resolving claims. Coalition applauds Senators Ron Wyden (D-Or) and Rob Portman (R-Oh) for their bipartisan leadership. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today applauded the United States Senate for passage of The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act - H.R. 1063, now renumbered as H.R. 1845....

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the bipartisan and pro-consumer advocacy group, MyWireless.org, announced they awarded Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon with the 2012 Wireless Consumer Hero Award for his commitment to wireless tax relief for American consumers and businesses. Senator Wyden is one of the original sponsors of the bipartisan 'Wireless Tax Fairness Act' (S. 543) and is working with his colleagues in the Senate to pass this legislation on behalf of...

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P) released a statement regarding the Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012, introduced today by Representatives Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Jared Polis (D-CO) along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110615/SF20192LOGO) The statement, from Pandora Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren, reads: "Pandora applauds Reps. Chaffetz and Polis and Sen. Wyden for their sponsorship...

Forum Highlights Emerging Technologies that Convert Waste into Clean Energy and Policies to Encourage Greater Adoption WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today hosted a forum, "Unlocking the Vast Potential of Energy Recovery," on Capitol Hill. Cal Dooley, ACC president and CEO, was joined by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and a panel of business leaders and experts. At today's event, experts...

800 Grassroots Events and Retail Store Promotions Held Throughout all 50 States Senator Ron Wyden Introduces Historic Industrial Hemp Amendment to Farm Bill Organizers Announce Fourth Annual Campaign to be Held June 3-9, 2013 WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- June 4-10, 2012 marked the biggest and most celebrated Hemp History Week to date. The 3rd Annual Hemp History Week featured over 800 events in cities and towns throughout all fifty states,...

Amendment would Exclude Industrial Hemp from the Definition of Marihuana WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vote Hemp released an action alert today encouraging support for Senator Ron Wyden's proposed amendment to the Farm Bill, S.3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, which would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of 'marihuana.' Senator Wyden's amendment will empower American farmers by allowing them to once again grow industrial hemp,...

"It is regrettable that President Obama is supporting the passage of a cybersecurity bill that compromises the privacy rights of Americans," stated Evelyn Castillo-Bach, founder and CEO of UmeNow. Pembroke Pines, Fl (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 UmeNow announced today that it is calling on President Barack Obama to veto any cybersecurity bill that supports spying on Americans. UmeNow supports the cybersecurity stance taken by Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) who said on Monday that the...

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National wireless consumer coalition MyWireless.org® today lauded the leadership of Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and John Thune (R-SD), after the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to consider the implications of tax reform, and how it relates to state and local tax and fiscal policy. Pro-consumer wireless tax bills S. 543, the 'Wireless...