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Wyden Statement on Potential Payroll Tax Cut

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to President Trump floating a potential payroll tax cut: “The best way to prevent economic damage is to stop the spread of the virus. President Trump isn’t going to wriggle out of addressing this growing public health crisis with tax […]

Wyden, Neal Urge SSA Commissioner to Reverse Telework Cutbacks Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., today urged Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Andrew Saul to return telework options to SSA employees amid the outbreak of COVID-19. “With the spread and concern about the COVID-19 virus, we urge you to […]

Wyden Calls on Nursing Homes to Protect Older Americans from Coronavirus

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following news that there have been several deaths linked to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among seniors, and that the virus has spread within a nursing facility in Washington state. Four residents at the Kirkland, Washington nursing facility have died […]

Wyden Amendment To Energy Package Would Expand Vital Clean Energy Tax Incentives

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today filed an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act that would address expiring energy tax policies by expanding incentives for clean transportation, electricity and energy efficiency. “The Senate should not advance an energy package without addressing languishing energy tax policies, many of which […]

Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear ACA Case

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Supreme Court announced it would hear the Texas v. U.S. court case later this year. The case, brought by Republican states and supported by the Trump administration, would eliminate pre-existing condition protections, middle-class tax credits for health care and the Medicaid […]

Wyden Demands Answers on Alarming Whistleblower Report That HHS Deployed Unprepared Staff to Coronavirus Quarantine Sites

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the recent whistleblower report that HHS deployed federal non-health care staff from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to two coronavirus quarantine sites in California without adequate procedures, safety […]

Wyden Statement on the National Taxpayer Advocate Appointment

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to the appointment of Erin M. Collins to be the National Taxpayer Advocate:  “Erin Collins has a wealth of experience in the public and private sector, and I look forward to getting to know her. She has spent the past […]

Wyden Statement on GAO Report on Implementation of Republican Tax Cuts

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on implementation of the Republican tax cuts:  “GAO confirms my warnings came true. In jamming through their tax bill, Republicans failed to include crucial details and drafted a sloppy law. IRS was […]

Wyden Statement on the Senate Floor on Protecting Women’s Health Care

Mr. President, this week the Senate is having yet another debate on legislation restricting women’s health care. Let me give you the basic idea of what this debate is going to be all about.  The old Republican slogan was “a chicken in every pot.” Now it’s “a Republican in every exam room.” The Senate has […]