Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Decision
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: “The Supreme Court’s decision today does not change the fact that every child deserves a safe and loving home. While this decision is narrow and only applies to the foster care contract in this […]
Wyden, Crapo, Cornyn, Warner, Daines, Stabenow Introduce Bill to Boost Domestic Manufacturing of Semiconductors
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today introduced legislation to strengthen U.S. semiconductor supply chains by incentivizing domestic manufacturing of this critical technology. The Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act is cosponsored by Senators John Cornyn, R-Texas, Mark Warner, D-Va., Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Debbie Stabenow, […]
Wyden, Cassidy: Allow Americans With Disabilities to Work Without Worry
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Bill Cassidy, R-La., today introduced legislation to remove a Social Security work disincentive for Americans with disabilities. The Work Without Worry Act would allow Americans with disabilities to work to their full potential without causing them to lose out on higher Social Security […]
Wyden Statement on Supreme Court ACA Decision
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Supreme Court in an 7-2 decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act: “Yet again, Republican ideological fantasies to turn back the clock on American health care have been defeated. This ill-begotten lawsuit was filed with one goal in mind: […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to discuss the president’s 2022 budget proposal. There’s a lot for us to talk about this morning and time is tight. I’m going to begin with tax. On Tuesday of last week, the American people woke up to what appeared to be the largest unauthorized […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to discuss the president’s 2022 budget proposal. There’s a lot for us to talk about this morning and time is tight. I’m going to begin with tax. On Tuesday of last week, the American people woke up to what appeared to be the largest unauthorized […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Mental Health Care
The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss mental health care in America. This issue ought to bring Democrats and Republicans together, starting with a single, clear lodestar. Every American must have mental health care when they need it. The shameful reality is, the United States does not come close to meeting that bar today. […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget
This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Secretary Becerra to discuss the president’s 2022 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services. There’s a lot to talk about this morning. I’m going to begin with out-of-control drug prices. Far too many Americans are getting clobbered with every trip to pick up their medications at […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Business Meeting on the Nominations of Lily Batchelder, Benjamin Harris, Nellie Liang and Jonathan Davidson to Treasury Department
The Finance Committee meets this morning to consider four nominations to key positions at the Treasury Department. Lily Batchelder is nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. Jon Davidson is nominated to serve as Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs. Ben Harris is nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy. Nellie Liang […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the IRS’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Colleagues, I’ll have prepared remarks in a moment. First, a brief comment on the breaking news. This morning there is what appears to be a massive, unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer records. The source of this information is unclear. Given the IRS’s responsibility to protect taxpayer data, it has a responsibility to investigate the source of […]