Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Announcement
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement after the president signed executive orders to pursue several drug pricing policies through administrative action: “Trump’s failed leadership throughout the pandemic crisis has left him searching for anything to change the conversation. Today’s announcement is more snake oil for Trump to sell on […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on the Urgency to Extend Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Mr. President, I’m going to get into the substance of my colleague’s argument in a moment, but I just want to be clear to all the people in America. The 30 million plus who are having problems making rent, having problems buying groceries, who in just two days, two days, come Saturday, are going to […]
Wyden Presses Treasury Department On Illegal Actions During Government Shutdown
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today requested that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin report to Congress, as required by law, as to why the department violated the Antideficiency Act during the 2018-2019 federal government shutdown. Wyden’s request follows a Government Accountability Office report detailing how the Treasury Department violated the […]
Wyden Statement on Status of Unemployment Benefits
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to a potential lapse in supercharged unemployment benefits: “Unemployment benefits for 30 million workers are going to lapse because Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have sat on their hands for months, hoping the virus would magically disappear. “I don’t know […]
Wyden Introduces Legislation to Bring State Unemployment Insurance Technology Into 21st Century
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to incentivize states to upgrade their outdated unemployment insurance infrastructure. The Unemployment Insurance Technology and Accessibility Act would create a $500 million Department of Labor grant program to provide states with funds to upgrade their technology. States that do not meet […]
Wyden Statement on Status of Unemployment Benefits
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to reporting on Republicans considering a short-term extension of unemployment benefits: “Republicans have had months to propose a plan for extending supercharged unemployment benefits, and they still have nothing to offer. Just yesterday Leader McConnell was asked about the deadline […]
Wyden Introduces Legislation to Reform Unemployment Insurance
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to incentivize states to reform their unemployment insurance systems. The Worker First Act would authorize $10 billion to be distributed among states that take steps to ensure worker safety, as well as expand and modernize their unemployment insurance systems. The bill […]
Wyden Statement on GILTI High-Tax Exception Regulations
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to the issuance of the GILTI high-tax exception regulations: “The Treasury Department again overstepped its authority to create more loopholes for megacorporations to exploit and reduce their tax bills. In these regulations, the department is allowing companies to determine which […]
Wyden Proposes Major Expansion of Telehealth in Medicare
Bill Includes Removal of Restrictions for Non-Rural Areas, Access to Mental Health Care Via Telehealth for All Seniors in Medicare Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a proposal to significantly expand the availability of telehealth services in Medicare on a permanent basis. The bill comes as the use […]
Wyden Calls on Trump Budget Office to Establish Comprehensive Database to Track Grants and Loans to Health Providers
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., yesterday asked the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to create a comprehensive public database of funds distributed from the CARES Act to health care providers in the effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter comes after Wyden previously called on the Department […]