Wyden Statement on Trump Demands for Payroll Tax Cut
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to reporting that Donald Trump is demanding a payroll tax cut in the next coronavirus relief package: “Five months into a once-in-a-century economic crisis, Donald Trump still has only one idea: tax cuts. A payroll tax cut would do nothing […]
Wyden Statement on CBO Analysis of Tax Gap
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the tax gap and IRS enforcement: “Republicans have spent the last decade attacking and bullying the IRS, and CBO’s report makes clear the devastating effects of their efforts. Audits of individuals are down 46%, and […]
Democratic Health Leaders Demand Trump Administration Immediately Revisit Guidance Limiting COVID-19 Testing Coverage
Washington, D.C. – Bicameral Democratic Health Committee leaders wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin today expressing serious concerns with guidance recently issued by the Trump Administration allowing insurance plans and group health plans to deny coverage claims for COVID-19 tests and other […]
Wyden Again Requests State Department Documents on Trump-Era Ukraine Activities, Rudy Giuliani Efforts to Manufacture Dirt on Vice President Biden
Washington, D.C. – For the third time, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., requested documents from the State Department on the full scope of Trump-era Ukraine activities, including the firing of former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin and whether the department is helping Rudy Giuliani manufacture dirt on Vice President Joe Biden by […]
Wyden Statement on Need to Extend Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the need to extend supercharged unemployment benefits: “Leader McConnell this week spoke about the next coronavirus relief package and again made no mention of unemployment benefits. To be clear, a second $1,200 check is not a replacement for supercharged unemployment benefits. […]
Wyden Statement on the June Jobs Report
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the June jobs report: “Millions of Americans going back to work is good news, but the topline number in the jobs report masks ominous trends. The report shows that only one-third of those who lost their jobs have gone back to […]
Wyden Statement on CBO Analysis of People Receiving Unemployment Benefits
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office analysis of characteristics of people receiving unemployment benefits: “CBO’s report concludes that Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to be receiving unemployment benefits, reflecting the disproportionate effects of this economic crisis on communities of color. “Economic […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on Extending Supercharged Unemployment Assistance
Madam President, I’m here on the floor this morning with Leader Schumer to call on the Senate to extend supercharged unemployment benefits for as long as our economy is suffering under the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me explain why this ought to be a no-brainer. Tens of millions of Americans are out of work due to […]
Wyden Statement on New NAFTA Taking Effect Today
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the new NAFTA agreement entering into force today: “After 25 years, NAFTA needed a whole new approach to make sure that all Americans benefit from our trade relationships in North America, and to update it for the trade issues we face […]
Wyden Statement on Trump U.S.-China Trade Deal
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on Donald Trump’s record on the U.S.-China Trade Deal: “What has Donald Trump done to crack down on China’s repressive behavior? Worse than nothing – he has condoned China’s behavior, selling out American values in the process, in return for the promise […]