Wyden Statement on Senate Floor Ahead of Second Anniversary of Trump Tax Scam
Mr. President, the Trump tax law is two years old, and it’s an unhappy anniversary. The economic legacy of this administration will be spending $1.5 trillion to widen the economic gap in America. Trump and Republicans in Congress promised they’d write a tax bill that was focused on helping workers and the middle class. They […]
Wyden Statement on Agreement to Update NAFTA
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to news that the administration has reached an agreement with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on changes to NAFTA 2.0: “Let’s be clear what’s happened: Donald Trump, who said in the 2016 campaign that he would get rid of NAFTA, has now […]
Wyden Statement on Republican Chairmen Laundering Russian Propaganda
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to Republican chairmen of the Finance, Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees seeking interviews with Alexandra Chalupa and Andrii Telizhenko: “It’s clear these rogue chairmen are veering into conspiracy territory when even Leader McConnell says he disagrees with their plan. These […]
Wyden, Cassidy, Larson, Buchanan Introduce Know Your Social Security Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Finance Committee Member Bill Cassidy, M.D., R-La., House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson, D-Conn., Ways and Means Committee Member Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced the Know Your Social Security Act. The legislation will clarify the requirement for the Social Security Administration […]
Wyden, Brown Demand Assurances Investigative Requests Handled Fairly
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, today requested a briefing from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to ensure requests for Suspicious Activity Reports (SARS) are handled in the order they are received, not prioritized according to political interests. The senators […]
Wyden Statement on Treasury Response to Halkbank Investigation
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to the Treasury Department’s response to the initial inquiry in his investigation of Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank: “The Treasury Department does not deny that President Trump tasked Secretary Mnuchin with intervening in the criminal investigation of Halkbank, and the department’s response […]
Wyden: We Can’t Go Back to When Health Care Was for the Healthy and Wealthy
Mr. President, this fall there are a lot of American families who’d rather be prepping for the holidays than worrying about their health care, but the Trump administration is refusing to let them off the hook. Let me tell you about a youngster in Oregon named Jasper. Jasper is three years old, full of energy […]
Wyden Statement on Health Care Price Transparency Announcement
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Trump administration announced new efforts to increase price transparency in health care: “American families are struggling to pay for health care, and the opaque pricing system used by hospitals and insurance companies makes it even harder,” Wyden said. “Price transparency is […]
Wyden Releases New Watchdog Report On Hospice Oversight
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today highlighted a report by an independent federal watchdog showing gaps in hospice care. The report found that Medicare beneficiaries sometimes do not receive any visits from hospice providers in the final days of their lives and other shortfalls in oversight. “Americans at the […]
Wyden: Supercharging Budget Reconciliation Puts Americans’ Health Coverage and Economy At Risk
As Prepared for Delivery I’m pleased to have the opportunity to fill in for Senator Sanders in his role today. I assume it comes with 8.8 million twitter followers and a cameo on Saturday Night Live. This afternoon, this committee will have an important debate about fixing the federal budget. It’s a challenge that requires […]