Senator Wyden is the eighth most senior member of the U.S. Senate with four decades of service in Congress, first in the House and now in the Senate. Senator Wyden believes in “principled bipartisanship,” solutions that allow all parties to stay true to their respective principles and celebrate agreements. As a former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Energy and Natural Resources Committees, Senator Wyden is one of the most influential legislators, regardless of which party controls the gavel.