Senate and House Leaders Announce Bipartisan Agreement to Prevent Child Sex Trafficking, Increase Adoptions, and Improve Child Support Collections
Washington, DC – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Ranking Member Sandy Levin, D-Mich., announced the completion of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 4980). This bipartisan legislation reflects agreements reached between […]
Finance Committee Hearing To Discuss Need For Stronger Trade Enforcement System
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, June 25, to discuss the value of a stronger trade enforcement system in the U.S. to address the realities of the modern global economy. The hearing, titled “Trade Enforcement: Using Trade Rules to Level the Playing Field for U.S. Companies […]
Finance Committee Approves Nominees for Social Security Advisory Board
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led the committee to report three nominees to be members of the Social Security Advisory Board: Drs. Henry Aaron, Lanhee Chen and Alan Cohen. Dr. Aaron was approved by a 13-11 vote and Drs. Chen and Cohen were approved unanimously. “Policymakers need to hear from […]
Finance Committee Approves Burwell for HHS Secretary, Commerce and USTR Nominees
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led the committee to approve three nominees to fill key positions in the administration. The committee approved Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination to be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Stefan Selig nomination to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, […]
Hearing Statement of Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., On Modern Challenges and the Need for Transparency in Trade Policy
For decades, American trade policy has been a story of adaptation and change. In particular, the extraordinary economic changes of the last generation demonstrate how important it is that future trade policies are reformed to reflect the times. For example, consider how technology has transformed the American and global economic landscapes. In the 1990s, an […]
Hearing Statement of Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., at FY2015 Budget Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius
This morning, we are here to discuss the health care proposals in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget. Madame Secretary, thank you for joining us this morning to testify. This discussion will undoubtedly trigger some debate about the Affordable Care Act. Certainly there will be some reasonable differences of opinion, but I’d like to start […]
Finance Committee Updates Membership on Subcommittees, Congressional Panels
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led the committee’s unanimous approval to fill Member vacancies on the six Finance Committee subcommittees, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Congressional Oversight Group, and the Congressional Trade Advisors on Trade Policy and Negotiations. The revised list of subcommittee chairs can be found below: Senator Jay […]
Finance Committee Approves EXPIRE Act with Strong Bipartisan Vote
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led the Finance Committee today to pass bipartisan legislation renewing a set of provisions known as “tax extenders” that have expired or will expire at the end of this year. The bill, entitled the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, was approved by bipartisan voice […]
Grassley, Wyden Comment on CMS Transparency Announcement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are long-time advocates for transparency in medicine and co-authors of the Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act (Medicare DATA Act). They made the following comments on the announcement today from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that it will “provide […]
CMS Launches Wyden Initiative to Strengthen Hospice Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for moving forward with his initiative to increase access to hospice care for Medicare beneficiaries. Today, CMS launched the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM). The MCCM, authorized by the Affordable Care Act, will test whether more seniors who qualify […]