Wyden Demands Transparency on Robert Kennedy’s Recreational Drug Use Following Reporter’s Tell-All Book
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded answers from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on reports that he used illegal drugs recreationally. “The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services is the nation’s top public health official, responsible […]
Wyden Finance Committee Hearing Statement Slamming Trump and RFK Jr.’s Disastrous Health Care Agenda
The Finance Committee is gathered this morning to discuss Donald Trump’s health care blueprint for the coming year. Robert Kennedy came into the office of health secretary with sweeping promises of restoring the public’s trust in government and making America healthy again. As Trump campaign pollsters flail about trying to cover up Robert Kennedy’s devastatingly […]
While Trump Delays, Wyden Calls for Passage of Speedy Tariff Refunds Act
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As Prepared for Delivery I rise today to request unanimous consent to pass the “Speedy Tariff Refund Act.” This bill forces the Trump administration to immediately return the money it has stolen from American businesses under Trump’s illegal tariffs. Nothing illustrates the hostility that Donald Trump […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Reveal Trump Fakery on Lower Prescription Drug Costs, Introduce Legislation to Force Disclosure of Terms with Big Pharma
Senators Introduce Legislation to Reveal Terms of These Agreements and Mandate Independent Accounting of Whether Everyday Americans Will Benefit At All Text of the Report (PDF) / One-Page Summary of the Drug Deal Disclosure Act Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 18 Senate Democrats today unveiled legislation to force […]
Wyden Questions $370M Tax Windfall Trump IRS Granted Major Natural Gas Exporter
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questioned Cheniere Energy today over its recent disclosure that it had obtained a $370 million tax break from the Trump administration following highly questionable and unusual claims it made to the IRS. Cheniere claimed the $370 million in alternative fuel excise tax credits based […]
Wyden Bill Would Crack Down on Abuse of Complex Financial Contracts to Dodge Taxes
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to close loopholes that allow wealthy investors to use derivatives contracts to dodge taxes on the underlying investments. Derivatives are a financial bet that a stock or other investment will go up or down in value. Wealthy investors are able to […]
Wyden Probes Appearance of Republican Collusion in Lawsuits Over Tax Return Leaks
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today over the appearance of possible collusion between the Treasury Department and wealthy Republicans suing over leaks of confidential tax data that occurred several years ago. In late January, the Treasury Department announced that it had canceled all contracts […]
Wyden, Whitehouse, King Lead Introduction of Bill Closing Carried Interest Tax Loophole
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led colleagues today in introducing legislation to close the carried interest loophole and ensure hedge fund managers and private equity CEOs pay their fair share in taxes. “Our tax code is rigged to favor ultra-wealthy […]
Wyden Blasts Trump and Republicans for Killing IRS Direct File Program
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As Prepared for Delivery It’s Tax Day, April 15th. The anti-holiday. This tax day in particular is a rough one, beyond the usual frustration and expense of filing your taxes. Tax Day 2026 is a reminder that Donald Trump and Republicans will put the interests of giant […]
Wyden, King Introduce Bill to Reverse Republican IRS Cuts, Restore Efforts to Go After Wealthy Tax Cheats
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined U.S. Senators Angus King, I-Maine, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., in introducing legislation to provide additional funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to strengthen and expand tax collection services and systems and crack down on tax cheating […]