JEFF: WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY,
SENATOR RON WYDEN JOINS US.
THERE IS PLENTY GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON.
JENNIFER: NOT ANYTHING TO TALK
ABOUT.
JEFF: LET'S KICK IT OFF WITH THE
TERRORISTS.
THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING HE
WANTS TO PUT ANOTHER $100
BILLION IN TERRACE ON CHINA.
WE ALWAYS HEAR HOW THIS IS
AFFECTING THE MIDWEST FARMERS
AND THEY ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT
THIS.
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE FOLKS
HERE IN THE NORTHWEST?
SEN. WYDEN: IT IS REALLY
HIGH-STAKES STUFF FOR US.
ONE OUT OF FIVE JOBS IN OREGON
DEPENDS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IN THE TRADED JOBS OFTEN PAY
BETTER THAN THE NON-TRADE JOBS.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
A POLICY THAT PROTECTS US
AGAINST CHINESE ABUSES.
CHINA, FOR EXAMPLE HAS RIPPED
OFF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND THEY MAKE IT VERY TOUGH FOR
OUR BUSINESSES TO DO BUSINESS IN
CHINA AS WELL.
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH
BOBWHITE HEISER,
THE U.S. TRADE
ADVISOR BECAUSE WE HAVE A
CONSULTATION
PROCESS.
THERE ARE 60 DAYS TO WORK THIS
OUT.
IN MY
VIEW, THERE IS REAL
OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT OUR
BUSINESSES.
WE TO PROTECT OUR COMPANIES AND
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GROW
THINGS HERE AND SHIP THEM ALL
OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE THE WORLD
LOVES OREGON PRODUCTS.
OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE THE WORLD
LOVES OREGON PRODUCTS.
JENNIFER: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
GUN VIOLENCE.
YOU WERE A REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL
YESTERDAY, WHICH OF COURSE HAD A
SCHOOL SHOOTING ABOUT FOUR YEARS
AGO.
YOU CALL THESE SESSIONS
LISTENING TO THE FUTURE.
YOU ACTUALLY STARTED THAT YEARS
AGO.
SEN. WYDEN: I DID AFTER THE 2013
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, I THINK IT
WAS A RIDICULOUS, NEEDLESS
SHUTDOWN.
THEY SAID WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
DO?
I SAID I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND
TALK TO MATURE PEOPLE.
I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND TALK TO
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY WERE
COMMON SENSE APPROACHES TO DEAL
WITH GUN VIOLENCE.
JENNIFER: YOU SAID SOMETHING
WOULD PASS WITHOUT THE
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY?
SEN. WYDEN: I DO THINK IT WILL
BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.
WE WERE JUST A FEW GUNS SHORT.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS TO
KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS
OF A
SOMEONE WHO IS ON A TERRORIST
WATCHLIST, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES,
WE NEED A LOOPHOLE FREE SYSTEM
OF BACKGROUND CHECKS TO KEEP
GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF THOSE
PEOPLE.
WE ARE ONLY A FEW VOTES SHORT OF
LAST TIME.
JEFF: LET'S TALK ABOUT FACEBOOK.
THE COMPANY IS REALLY UNDER FIRE
WITH WHAT IT DID WITH PEOPLE'S
PERSONAL INFORMATION.
HE WILL BE TESTIFYING IN FRONT
OF A HOUSE COMMITTEE AND THE
SENATE NEXT WEEK.
WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
SEN. WYDEN: MY SENSE IS THAT YOU
WILL NOT SOLVE A BIG PROBLEM
WITH LITTLE SOLUTIONS.
I THINK WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
IS THAT THEY FULFILL THEIR
PROMISE, WHICH THEY CLEARLY HAVE
BREACHED ERIE -- BREACHED.
YOU SEE MARK ZUCKERBERG ON
TV
MAKINGS PLEDGE THAT INDIVIDUALS
CONTROL THEIR OWN DATA.
IT SAYS THE
IT COULD NOT USE
YOUR DATA UNLESS YOU GAVE AN
AFFIRMATIVE
PERMISSION.
JENNIFER: HOW MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY IS ON US?
I DON'T KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE
SINCE THIS IS WROTE THAT HAVE
GONE INTO THEIR FACEBOOK
ACCOUNTS AND REALLY CHANGED
THEIR SECURITY SETTINGS.
SEN. WYDEN: I THINK THERE IS A
LOT OF CONCERN.
I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF TWO
FACTOR AUTHENTICATION WHICH IS
REALLY KEY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OF THE SMALL
BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE IT.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE SEEN, GIVEN
THE FACT THAT THESE COMPANIES
DID NOT PLACE THEIR PLATFORM
DURING THE ELECTION, NOW WE ARE
SEEING THE FACEBOOK ISSUE, THEY
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP.
BY THE WAY, I WROTE A LAW THAT
GAVE THEM MORE POWER TO PLACE
THEIR PLATFORMS.
THEY BETTER USE IT.
JEFF: THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS.
JENNIFER: EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE
SPOKE TO OREGON'S
REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN ABOUT HIS