Bipartisan House and Senate Committee Leaders Urge HHS to Disperse COVID-19 Relief Funds to Medicaid Providers
Washington, D.C. – The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of jurisdiction over the Medicaid program wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern over prolonged delays in disbursing funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) for Medicaid-dependent providers. The letter was […]
Wyden Statement on Trump and FDA Polluting National Drug Stockpile, COVID-19’s Outsized Impact on African Americans
This afternoon the Finance Committee is holding its first meeting since March, focusing on the FDA’s failure to adequately inspect foreign drug manufacturers for safety. In my view, the head of the FDA ought to face tough questions in any hearing on this topic. But FDA Commissioner Hahn is not with the committee today because […]
Wyden Statement on TIGTA Report
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: “As a result of Republicans’ years-long effort to gut the IRS and protect their donors from scrutiny, wealthy tax cheats stole nearly $46 billion in just three years by […]
WYDEN: McConnell Comments Show Urgent Need for Triggers for Unemployment Benefits
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to Leader Mitch McConnell’s statement that the next COVID-19 relief bill would be the last relief bill: “With Mitch McConnell pledging that the next COVID-19 relief package will be the last, Democrats must make triggers for unemployment benefits non-negotiable. While […]
Wyden Statement on Donald Trump’s New Campaign Ad Falsely Taking Credit for Supercharged Unemployment Benefits
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to Donald Trump’s new campaign ad, which falsely takes credit for supercharging unemployment benefits: “Donald Trump is the new chairman of the chutzpah caucus, attempting to take credit for supercharged unemployment in his whopper of a campaign ad. To be […]
Wyden Asks Federal Watchdog to Investigate Mental Health Services Contracts Among Insurance Companies
Top Democrat for the First Time Seeks Investigation Into Practices That May Skirt Mental Health Parity Laws Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked federal watchdogs to review the prevalence and consequences of insurance companies subcontracting mental health service coverage to a different insurance company. In a letter to […]
Top Democrats Request Assurances Mnuchin Would Not Follow Illegal Orders To Withhold Federal Aid From States
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today requested assurances from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that he would not follow an illegal order from Donald Trump to […]
Wyden Statement on Treasury Extending Renewable Energy Deadlines
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Treasury Department’s decision to extend deadlines for renewable energy projects: “The Treasury Department made the right call in granting my request to extend the deadline to complete new wind and solar projects delayed by the pandemic. This common sense move […]
Wyden Statement on HPSCI Chairman Undermining Protections of Americans’ Rights Online
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to HPSCI Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff’s statement undermining an amendment to protect Americans from warrantless collection of internet browsing history and searches. “The House Intelligence Committee chairman’s assertion that the Lofgren-Davidson amendment does not fully protect Americans from warrantless collection flatly contradicts the intent […]
Wyden Statement on Final Dark Money Rule
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the final dark money rule, which repeals nonprofit donor reporting requirements: “The Trump administration has opened the flood gates to dark money pouring into our election system just months before Donald Trump is on the ballot. We’re in the […]