Wyden Takes to Senate Floor to Pass Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
Mr. President, in a few minutes I’m going to offer a unanimous consent request on legislation extending enhanced unemployment insurance. But first, let’s have a quick check-in with the economic reality in America: only half the jobs lost earlier this year have come back; it’s likely the other half will never come back, many jobs […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Subcommittee Hearing on “Fiscal Outlook”
Thank you, Chairman Cassidy and Ranking Member Hassan. I’m pleased to be joining you from my dining room table in Southeast Portland, Oregon today, and I hope everybody participating and watching the hearing is healthy and safe. I’ll have just a few key points during my time this afternoon. I’d bet that a Congressional hearing […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on the Impacts of a Trump Supreme Court Nominee on Health Care
Madam President, this weekend brought tragic news with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Not a lot of members of the federal judiciary become cultural icons recognizable by only their initials. RBG did, and she earned her recognition and her place in history through an astonishing career fighting for gender equality, for the rights […]
WYDEN: Next President Will Face Unprecedented Medicare Crisis
Trump Has Said He Wants to Cut Earned Benefits Like Medicare and Social Security Video Available Here Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sounded the alarm on an imminent crisis for Medicare – the program’s trust fund will be insolvent in fiscal year 2024. That means Medicare may only […]
Wyden Takes to Senate Floor to Address Russian Disinformation in Flawed Congressional Investigation, 2020 Election
Mr. President, Leader Schumer and I have come to the floor with a resolution calling for an end to a horribly flawed congressional investigation. The foreign threats to our democracy – attempts to poison it with disinformation and to sow distrust – are an established matter of fact. Ignoring or overlooking those threats when it’s […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on WTO Reform
The Finance Committee meets today to discuss how to fix the WTO to get a better deal for American workers and businesses. In my view, this whole debate comes down to a choice between two different approaches. On one hand, you’ve got the Donald Trump approach: Pull back from the WTO, forfeiting our economic power […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on Republican Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Proposal
Mr. President, Senate Republicans and the White House have finally come forward with a Coronavirus proposal. I want to make sure I’m responding to it without mincing words. This is not just a misguided proposal. This is a punch in the gut and a slap in the face for the 30 million Americans relying on […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on the Urgency to Extend Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Mr. President, I’m going to get into the substance of my colleague’s argument in a moment, but I just want to be clear to all the people in America. The 30 million plus who are having problems making rent, having problems buying groceries, who in just two days, two days, come Saturday, are going to […]
Wyden Statement on Trump and FDA Polluting National Drug Stockpile, COVID-19’s Outsized Impact on African Americans
This afternoon the Finance Committee is holding its first meeting since March, focusing on the FDA’s failure to adequately inspect foreign drug manufacturers for safety. In my view, the head of the FDA ought to face tough questions in any hearing on this topic. But FDA Commissioner Hahn is not with the committee today because […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Trump Administration’s FY 2021 Budget with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
This administration’s budget is built on policies that pillage working families to pay for brand new windfalls for corporations and the wealthy. That harmful agenda has been on clear display over the last few weeks in two events I want to address. First, it recently came to light that the Trump administration – acting on […]