Wyden, Finance Democrats Outline Priorities For Health Provider Pandemic Aid Fund
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 11 Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee today called on the Trump administration to distribute the remaining critical COVID-19 aid to health care providers in an equitable and transparent way. In the letter, sent to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary […]
Wyden Statement on Delay of Stimulus Checks to Add Donald Trump’s Signature
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to reporting that cash payments to millions of Americans will be delayed in order to put Donald Trump’s signature on the checks: “Donald Trump is further delaying cash payments to millions of Americans struggling to pay the rent and put […]
Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 32 Democratic colleagues today pressed the Department of Labor to ensure workers Congress intended to be covered by the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program receive the benefits they deserve. “[P]arts of the guidance appear narrow or ambiguous, which […]
Wyden Statement on IG Report on Treasury’s Handling of Request for Trump’s Taxes
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Inspector General’s report on the Treasury Department’s handling of Chairman Richard Neal’s, D-Mass., request for Donald Trump’s tax returns under section 6103 of the tax code: “The Inspector General’s review falls far short, taking the word of Treasury Department officials […]
Wyden Calls for Cash Assistance for Small Businesses in Next COVID-19 Stimulus
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called for cash assistance for small businesses to be included in the next coronavirus (COVID-19) response legislation. Wyden previously introduced legislation that would provide small businesses with $1 million or less in gross receipts and 50 or fewer employees with a check equal to 30 percent […]
Wyden Statement on Trump’s Removal of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Chair
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the removal of Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine as chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee: “Donald Trump will stop at nothing to obstruct oversight and install his yes-men in these key positions. Donald Trump is clearly executing a systematic purge […]
Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 35 Democratic colleagues today pressed the Trump administration to take additional action to ensure workers receive unemployment insurance as quickly as possible. The senators outline a number of actions the administration should take to help states disburse […]
Wyden Urges Justice Department to Investigate Intuit Purchase of Credit Karma
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Justice Department to investigate Intuit’s purchase of Credit Karma, which has serious implications for both consumer choice and data privacy. “Intuit’s highly-profitable tax preparation business depends both on duping low-income tax-filers and in eliminating the threat posed by universal free-filing options from […]
Wyden Statement on DOL Guidance on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s guidance to states to implement the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program: “I’m deeply concerned that the Trump administration’s guidance to states on administering expanded unemployment insurance weakens the program in several areas. Most importantly, the guidance forces workers […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Inspector General Nominee for Pandemic Recovery
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the nomination of Brian Miller to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery: “The special inspector general needs to be independent above all. Someone who currently works in the White House counsel’s office, serving a president who has tried to silence […]