Oregonians know Ron as a senator who listens. Always citing the need to “throw open the doors of government,” he holds an open-to-all town hall meeting in each of Oregon’s 36 counties each year. Thus far he has held more than 680 meetings. Wyden’s dedication to hearing all sides of an issue and looking for common sense, non-partisan solutions has won him trust on both sides of the aisle.Wyden has taken the lead on policies that are helping to grow the economy in areas like improved infrastructure through his Build America Bonds program, micro and nano-technology, e-commerce, and incentives for cleaner sources of energy.Tune in to this episode of Black Beat Podcast with John Washington and Fawn Aberson as they talk with Senator Wyden about:Alarming racial disparities in mortgage lending practices at Naval at the Navy Federal Credit UnionThe call for a thorough review to ensure fair lending practices for allA new legislation introduced by Senator Wyden to crack down on companies using price fixing algorithms to inflate rentsThank you for being a part of our show where we take pride in improving people's perceptions of capability, significance and influence in their lives and in their communities.