tions made by James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, to the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 12, 2013. The Demo- cratic senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, who was on the committee, asked the spymaster if the NSA collected data on Americans. Clap- | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 129 ®

erm in office, assuming he is confirmed. Does this take additional momentum away from the prospect of tax reform in 2014? Arguably yes, although Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), who could be Sen. Baucus’s successor as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is also interested in tax reform and has previously put for

nt Chairman Inhofe of EPA regulations and their effect on US energy development and the energy industry. Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT)} Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) Senator Hatch will continue to serve as Chairman by way of an agreement reached with Senator Grassley, who is actually more senior to Senator

apply across the board to food products that contain substances that are active ingredients in any drug." In response to Gottlieb’s statement, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the FDA on Jan. 15 urging the agency to update federal regulations governing the use and intersta

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