Wyden Presses for Answers on Possible Conflict of Interest in Barr Post-Administration
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed the Department of Justice to clarify if ethics rules would allow Attorney General William Barr to resume representing Caterpillar, which is under criminal investigation for its tax practices, when his tenure in the Trump administration ends. “Prior to his appointment as United […]
Wyden Announces Expanded Employee Retention Tax Credit to Keep Workers on the Job, Help Small Businesses Survive
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced that his proposal to expand the employee retention tax credit to keep workers on the job and help struggling small businesses survive is included in the end-of-year tax package. “This economic crisis has been an extinction level event for small businesses. More […]
Wyden Statement on Clean Energy Provisions in End-of-Year Tax Package
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the clean energy provisions in the end-of-year tax package: “I am glad to report that the end-of-year spending package includes an agreement I reached with Chairman Neal, Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Brady to extend and expand tax incentives for clean […]
Wyden Statement on End-Of-Year Extenders Package
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the tax extenders package he negotiated with his counterparts on the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees: “Our agreement addresses expiring tax provisions that are critical for families, small businesses and our clean energy future. “In terms of COVID […]
Wyden Hails Health Policy Improvements in Yearend Legislation
Other Policies to Lower Costs, Expand Access and Improve Care for Many Americans Also Included Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today celebrated the inclusion of a key policy to improve access to mental health care via telemedicine in end of year legislation set to become law. Wyden also highlighted […]
Wyden Statement on the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Provisions in COVID Relief Packag
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the unemployment insurance benefits provisions in the COVID relief package: “Congress is poised to avert financial catastrophe for millions of families, but let’s be clear, this is not the bill I would have written. Help for those who are jobless through […]
Wyden Bill Would Strengthen Debt Disclosure For President, High-Ranking Government Officials
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to better address conflicts of interest for the president and other high-ranking government officials by modernizing business and debt disclosure requirements. “The Trump administration has been the most corrupt in modern history, and comprehensive reform is need to prevent the president […]
Wyden, Grassley Request Immediate IRS Briefing on Whether Taxpayer Data Was Compromised in SolarWinds Hack
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today requested IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig provide an immediate briefing on whether taxpayer data was compromised in the SolarWinds hack. “The IRS appears to have been a customer of SolarWinds as recently as 2017. Given the […]
Wyden Statement on Meeting with HHS Secretary-Designate Xavier Becerra
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a statement today following a phone call with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-Designate Xavier Becerra, currently the Attorney General of California: “This afternoon I had a great conversation with Attorney General Becerra. Our nation is facing an unprecedented health care crisis, and I’m left more […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill To Help Working Families Save For Retirement
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and seven Democratic colleagues today introduced legislation to help more working and middle-class families save for retirement. The bill was cosponsored by Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bob Casey, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash. According […]