Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Quality Care in Nursing Homes After Trump Gutted Staffing Standards
More Than 1.2 Million Americans and Their Families Rely on Nursing Homes for Lifeline Care as America Continues to Face an Understaffing Crisis Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Restore 24/7 On-site Nursing, Common Sense Staffing Requirements One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led six Senate Democrats today as […]
Wyden, Schumer, Warren Warn that Bessent’s Term as Acting IRS Commissioner Has Expired, Sound Alarm over Leadership Vacuum Amid Chaos at IRS
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) warned today that the 210-day window under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as acting IRS commissioner expired on March 6th, and they blasted the Trump administration for […]
Wyden Statement on Latest Trump Effort to Raise Costs and Kick Americans Off Their Health Insurance
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance to states on implementation of more frequent eligibility redeterminations in state Medicaid programs, which will create more red tape and rip coverage away from almost a million Americans. […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats, Press Pharmaceutical Companies for Evidence of Cost Savings for Americans Following Secret Deals with Trump
Senate Democrats Continue Probe Into Trump’s Sweetheart Deals for Big Pharma, Seeking Evidence That American Taxpayers Will Benefit from Lower Costs Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led 6 Senate Democrats in an effort to continue seeking details from major pharmaceutical companies about their so-called […]
Wyden Demands Trump Administration End Government Contracts with Juvenile Detention Facilities That Allow Abuse of Children
Letter Calls for Full Investigation Into Trump Administration’s $9.2 Million Contract to Abraxas Alliance, Despite Decades of Reported Abuse and Negligence Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Trump administration to stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Abraxas Alliance, which runs […]
Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities
Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest report monitoring the consequences of Donald Trump and Republicans’ health care agenda, with a focus on the fallout of the Republican Big Ugly […]
Senate Republican Blocks Wyden Bill Mandating Treasury Hand Over Epstein Bank Records
Watch a video of Senator Wyden’s unanimous consent request here Washington, D.C. – This afternoon on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Republicans blocked a proposal from Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to pass the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act, which would compel the Treasury Department to turn over Epstein-related bank records to Congressional […]
Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan IRS Administration Reform Package
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act to make an array of commonsense fixes to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) procedure and administration. The bill combines legislative proposals recommended by the National Taxpayer Advocate with standalone tax administration […]
Wyden Statement on Judge’s Ruling that IRS-ICE Data Sharing Violated Taxpayer Privacy Laws
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a district judge’s ruling that the data sharing system between IRS and ICE led to the Trump administration violating taxpayer privacy laws in nearly 43,000 cases: “From the outset it was obvious the Trump administration’s scheme to leak […]
Wyden Questions DEA Over Mystery Epstein Investigation
Washington, D.C. – Following a recent report that Jeffrey Epstein was among several individuals targeted in a years-long investigation spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) into drug trafficking and money laundering, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sought details today from DEA Administrator Terrance Cole about the investigation’s findings, whether it resulted […]