Wyden Takes to Senate Floor to Pass Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
Mr. President, in a few minutes I’m going to offer a unanimous consent request on legislation extending enhanced unemployment insurance. But first, let’s have a quick check-in with the economic reality in America: only half the jobs lost earlier this year have come back; it’s likely the other half will never come back, many jobs […]
Wyden, Pallone, Neal Call for Investigation into the Legality of Trump’s Drug Discount Card Political Stunt
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) demanded more information on the Trump Administration’s plan to send $200 “Trump cards” to Medicare beneficiaries in the weeks before Election Day. In […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Subcommittee Hearing on “Fiscal Outlook”
Thank you, Chairman Cassidy and Ranking Member Hassan. I’m pleased to be joining you from my dining room table in Southeast Portland, Oregon today, and I hope everybody participating and watching the hearing is healthy and safe. I’ll have just a few key points during my time this afternoon. I’d bet that a Congressional hearing […]
Wyden Statement on U.S. State Department Reportedly Revoking Andreii Telizhenko’s Visa
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to news reports that controversial former Ukrainian Embassy employee Andreii Telizhenko’s visa was revoked by the U.S State Department in retaliation for his role in spreading Russian disinformation about the 2020 election. “Andreii Telizhenko was a critical source for Republicans’ […]
Wyden Statement on Donald Trump’s Taxes
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the New York Times’ reporting on Donald Trump’s tax records and business losses: “If you’re a hardworking middle-class family struggling to pay the bills and save for the future, you pay more in federal taxes than Donald Trump. It’s […]
Wyden Statement on the Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: “Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have made it clear they will pull out all the stops to jam through another right-wing Supreme Court nominee – even […]
Wyden Statement on Trump’s Taxpayer Funded Bribe
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement today after the Trump administration announced it would send coupons to seniors instead of lowering their drug prices: “Trump has surrendered to Big Pharma on prescription drug costs. It’s clear this president only cares about drug costs during campaign season, and Big Pharma will continue […]
Wyden Blasts Latest Trump Scam On Pre-Existing Conditions
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the president signed a series of executive orders marketed as steps to protect people with pre-existing conditions. In fact, these measures will leave the health care system with massive loopholes for insurance companies to deny people health care, falling […]
Wyden, Casey, Brown Introduce Bill to Rebuild Child Care Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senators Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, today introduced a bill to rebuild a stronger, more robust child care infrastructure to help ensure families can access affordable, quality child care no matter where they live. “Our child care supply was in […]
In Light of New Evidence of Trump Administration Wrongdoing Uncovered During Senate Republican Investigation, Wyden Requests Inspector General Investigation
Washington, D.C. – In light of new evidence of Trump administration wrongdoing uncovered by Senate Republicans, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today requested an Energy Department Inspector General investigation into former Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s role in pressuring the Ukrainian government to make changes to the advisory board of state-owned natural gas […]