Wyden Statement on Taxpayer Advocate Report
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Ashley Schapitl, Office of Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Date: January 12, 2022 Re: Wyden Statement on Taxpayer Advocate Report _____________________________________________________________________________________ Washington, D.C— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the National Taxpayer Advocate Report: “I’ve been sounding […]
Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Leaders Wyden and Crapo: USTR Must Enforce USMCA to Ensure Benefits for American Workers, Farmers and Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, called for the Biden Administration to use the tough new trade enforcement tools created by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to ensure Canada and Mexico live up to their commitments, in a letter today to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. […]
Wyden Statement on HHS Decision to Reassess Part B Premium Increase
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Taylor Harvey, Office of Senate Finance Chair Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Date: January 10, 2022 Re: Wyden Statement on HHS Decision to Reassess Part B Premium Increase Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra directed the […]
Wyden Supports Biden Administration Action to Help Independent Pharmacies
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule to address high fees imposed on pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): “This proposed rule is an important step towards easing the financial strain on thousands of independent […]
Wyden Praises Win for U.S. Dairy Producers in USMCA Dispute Resolution Case
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded a win by the U.S. in a challenge to Canada’s barriers to American dairy products. A dispute resolution panel convened under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) found that Canada’s use of tariff rate quotas to unfairly restrict U.S. dairy products is inconsistent with its USMCA obligations. […]
Date Change: Wyden and Crapo Invite Surgeon General to Finance Committee to Discuss Youth Mental Health
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced their intention to hold a committee hearing in January to discuss shortfalls in mental health care for children and teenagers in America, and have confirmed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy will testify after his office released […]
Wyden, Crapo Welcome Input on Addressing the Mental Health Care Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today released submissions responding to the committee’s bipartisan initiative to address barriers to mental health care. “Far too frequently, Americans struggle to access timely, affordable, high-quality behaviorial health care and substance use disorder services— a crisis which […]
Wyden Statement on Aduhelm Price Change
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Biogen, the maker of an Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm, announced a price decrease for the drug: “This price change highlights the stakes of high cost prescription drugs for seniors and taxpayers,” Wyden. “Despite this price reduction, if Medicare covers Aduhelm, its price would […]
Wyden Statement on Build Back Better Path Forward
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the path forward for the Build Back Better agenda: “It’s extremely disappointing to have to drop any major priorities because of Republican obstruction and the constraints of legislating in a fifty-fifty Senate, however, Democrats have made key promises to […]
Wyden Calls for Action to Lower Medicare Premiums for Seniors
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Biden administration to limit Medicare Part B premium increases for seniors. Half of the proposed increase is attributable to potential costs associated with covering Aduhelm, an Alzheimer’s drug that was given accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) despite […]