Ron Wyden
Role at the time: United States senator from Oregon
Condemned
Statement summary
Wyden condemns the administration’s mail-voting actions and argues they are intended to obstruct free and fair elections.
“His actions are illegal”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Merkley and Wyden urge Supreme Court to block USPS mail-voting rule · Jeff MerkleySeparately attributed Merkley and Wyden quotation blocks
Joint Senate release with each senator’s own criticism of the rule. Descriptions of Trump’s motives and the rule’s legality are their positions.
Why we used this label
Directly rejects the policy’s legality and implementation.