Wyden, Grassley Issue Reports on Developmental Disability Care Facilities in Oregon and Iowa
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued two investigative reports regarding the performance and efficacy of providers MENTOR Oregon and REM Iowa, which receive significant federal funding through Medicaid to provide care for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD). Wyden’s report found that […]
Following Flynn Pardon, Wyden Continues Investigation Into Turkey, Trump Corruption
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued his investigation into Trump administration corruption with regard to its Turkey policies. Following the pardon of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Wyden is now probing Trump administration efforts to investigate, and possibly extradite, Fethullah Gülen, a permanent U.S. resident and critic […]
Wyden Statement on McConnell COVID Proposal
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on Leader McConnell’s latest COVID proposal, as reported by the Washington Post: “There are upwards of 150,000 COVID cases per day and miles-long lines at food banks nationwide, and Leader McConnell wants to do tax breaks for three-martini lunches and broad legal […]
Wyden, Schumer, Brown, Bennet, Reed Introduce Legislation To Avert Looming Financial Disaster For Millions Of Unemployed Workers
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Senate Finance Committee Member Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Senator Jack Reed, D-R.I., today introduced the American Worker Holiday Relief Act to avert looming financial disaster for millions of workers who have lost […]
Wyden, 56 Senators Request Leadership Include Tax Relief For Brewers, Vintners, Distillers In End-Of-Year Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led a letter with 56 senators requesting that Senate leadership include the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act in an end-of-year legislative package. “[W]ith the economic duress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, producers’ businesses have been devastated, which would be […]
Wyden Statement on Nomination of Janet Yellen to Treasury Secretary
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on Janet Yellen’s nomination to be Treasury Secretary: “There is no one more qualified than Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary. Having served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and Federal Reserve, there is no one with more experience to […]
Wyden Demands Murphy Ascertain Biden Victory, Begin Formal Transition
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today demanded that Administrator Emily Murphy of the General Services Administration immediately ascertain President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and begin the formal transition process. In his letter, Wyden outlined significant potential harm to the economy and pandemic response from Murphy’s failure to do her job. […]
Wyden Statement on Reforms to Organ Donation and Procurement Standards
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule to reform the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) Conditions for Coverage to increase accountability and improve performance: “Today’s announcement marks an important shift towards increasing […]
Wyden Presses UnitedHealth for Details on Mental Health Coverage Shortfalls
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked health insurance company UnitedHealth to disclose details about its behavioral health business, which has been subject to ongoing class action litigation for improperly denying coverage for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) care to tens of thousands of Americans. “The promise […]
Wyden Response to Senate Republicans’ Supplementary Burisma and Hunter Biden Report
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to Senate Republicans’ supplement to their report on Burisma and Hunter Biden: “Despite wasting a year on this effort, Senate Republicans have produced no evidence of corruption by President-elect Biden. Every credible source who has reviewed these matters agrees. “Republicans’ […]