Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Vote on Treasury, USTR, and HHS Nominees
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at an executive session to vote on the nominations of Brent Neiman for Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development; Joshua Frost for Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets; Maria Pagán for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative […]
JCT Confirms Majority of Democrats’ Tax Relief Goes to Wealthy
Washington, D.C.–A new analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) of the latest version of the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend bill (H.R. 5376) confirms that it gives tax cuts to the wealthy; provides fleeting and limited tax relief to low- and middle-income earners; and, violates the President’s promise to not raise taxes on anyone […]
Crapo Statement at Nomination Hearing
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of Maria Lago to be Under Secretary for International Trade, and Lisa Wang to be Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance at the Department of Commerce. The text of […]
Finance Committee Republicans Send Letter to Biden Calling for Increased Digital Trade in the Indo-Pacific
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), sent a letter to President Biden requesting that the Administration begin digital trade negotiations with our allies and partners in Asia. “[D]uring your Administration, the United States continues to sit on the sideline,” the Senators wrote. “Our refusal to get into the game […]
Ranking Members Crapo, Burr Issue Joint Statement on Biden Admin’s CMS Vaccine Mandate
Washington, D.C.–Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following joint statement on the vaccine mandate issued by the Biden Administration for Medicare and Medicaid providers: “America’s frontline health workers have done incredible, […]
Republican Committee Leaders Call for Transparent Process to Vet Reckless Tax-and-Spend Legislation
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and the Republican leaders of the committees that have received reconciliation instructions are calling on Leader Schumer and Senate Committee Chairs to hold legislative hearings and markups with votes on Democrats’ reckless taxing and spending legislation. In the letter, the senators highlight the need for […]
Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Vote on Customs and Border Protection Nominee
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at an executive session to vote on the nomination of Christopher Magnus to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The text of Ranking Member Crapo’s remarks, as prepared, is below. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. […]
Crapo, Young ask Social Security Administration for Long-Delayed Annual Report on the Supplemental Security Income Program
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Todd Young (R-Indiana), Ranking Member of the Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, pressed the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on when Congress can expect to receive the annual report on the Supplemental Security […]
Crapo Statement at Nominations Hearing
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of Brent Neiman for Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development; Joshua Frost for Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets; Maria Pagán for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva); Chris […]
Finance Committee Republicans Raise Concerns with Improper Medicaid Payments
Washington, D.C.–In anticipation of the next Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) audit, Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) highlighting concerns with the rising rate of improper payments in Medicaid. The November 2020 report found improper payments totaled […]