Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on the Impacts of a Trump Supreme Court Nominee on Health Care
Madam President, this weekend brought tragic news with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Not a lot of members of the federal judiciary become cultural icons recognizable by only their initials. RBG did, and she earned her recognition and her place in history through an astonishing career fighting for gender equality, for the rights […]
Wyden Condemns Trump Wealth Test for Immigrants
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today condemned a decision by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to allow the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deny visas and green cards to certain immigrants who use key safety net programs, including Medicaid and SNAP. “It is outrageous […]
WYDEN: Next President Will Face Unprecedented Medicare Crisis
Trump Has Said He Wants to Cut Earned Benefits Like Medicare and Social Security Video Available Here Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sounded the alarm on an imminent crisis for Medicare – the program’s trust fund will be insolvent in fiscal year 2024. That means Medicare may only […]
Wyden, Merkley, Feinstein, Murray, Harris Introduce Disaster Tax Relief Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Senator Patty Murray, D-Wa., and Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif., today introduced legislation to provide tax relief to individuals, businesses and states affected by catastrophic wildfires and other presidentially-declared disasters. Representative Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., is introducing companion […]
Wyden Takes to Senate Floor to Address Russian Disinformation in Flawed Congressional Investigation, 2020 Election
Mr. President, Leader Schumer and I have come to the floor with a resolution calling for an end to a horribly flawed congressional investigation. The foreign threats to our democracy – attempts to poison it with disinformation and to sow distrust – are an established matter of fact. Ignoring or overlooking those threats when it’s […]
Wyden Statement on Treasury Department Sanction on Andrii Derkach
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to the Treasury Department’s actions to place sanctions on Andrii Derkach for efforts to interfere in the election. Treasury’s move comes a week after Wyden led a letter requesting Treasury take action to sanction Derkach and other individuals involved in […]
Wyden Calls for Action on Testing Supply Shortages in Rural Oregon
Wyden Calls for Robust Use of Defense Production Act by Trump Administration to Get Needed Supplies to Health Care Providers Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Trump administration to mobilize the resources of the federal government to ensure health care providers in Oregon and across the country have the supplies […]
Wyden Statement on Treasury Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferral
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to Treasury Department guidance on payroll tax deferral: “Donald Trump’s scam is obvious—juice paychecks before the election and sock workers with a massive tax bill early next year when he’ll be out of office or never have to face voters […]
Wyden, Casey Sound Alarm on Growing PPE Shortages in Nursing Homes
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Bob Casey, D-Pa., today highlighted worsening shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) reported by nursing homes across the country in recent weeks. A new analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data by the minority staffs […]
Wyden, Neal, Casey, Bonamici Propose Legislation To Protect Seniors From Abuse And Neglect
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Senator Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., today offered a bill to protect seniors across the country by reauthorizing and funding the Elder Justice Act. “Now more than ever, seniors need to […]