Wyden Statement on Decision Striking Down Medicaid Work Requirements
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement after a District Court judge ruled Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas are illegal: “This ruling is a victory for working families that were being crushed by mountains of burdensome and unnecessary paperwork designed to take away their health care,” Wyden […]
Wyden Statement on GAO Report on IRS Staffing, Enforcement Capabilities
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to GAO report on IRS staffing and enforcement capabilities: “Republicans in 2011 launched an all-out assault on IRS enforcement and the agency is in crisis. On top of their giveaways for the wealthy and corporations, Republicans have issued an open […]
Wyden Announces Proposal to Empower Patients on Health Costs
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced a new proposal to help Americans learn what they will have to pay for health care services before going to see a health provider. Speaking at Health Datapalooza 2019, Wyden said the proposal would require health insurance companies and Medicare to share […]
Wyden Statement on North Korea Sanction Reversal
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s tweet reversing Treasury Department sanctions on Chinese shipping companies: “Career experts at the Treasury Department undertake a painstaking process before imposing sanctions. For Donald Trump to overturn their decision via tweet because he has an inexplicable fondness […]
Wyden Statement on IRS Announcement on Penalties
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to an IRS announcement that taxpayers who paid at least 80 percent of their estimated taxes would not face penalties: “The Trump administration is taking a step to undo the harm the Republican tax law inflicted on millions of families […]
Wyden Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Funding for Community Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden joined a group of bipartisan colleagues to introduce legislation that would renew and expand funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics were established in landmark 2014 legislation also cosponsored by Wyden. Funding for these clinics, which are required to provide a comprehensive […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s 2020 Budget with Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
The Finance Committee is back for Round Two on the budget, and we’re joined by Secretary Mnuchin. Since the Treasury budget is largely about taxes, and taxes pay for the bulk of federal programs, I want to start with a hard look at the overall picture. This isn’t a budget as much as it’s an […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s 2020 Budget with HHS Secretary Azar
It’s budget week on Capitol Hill. There’s a lot to discuss this morning, so I’ll get right to it. The Trump administration seems to have an inexhaustible supply of destructive health care ideas that would harm vulnerable Americans. Let’s start with the Arkansas paperwork requirements. With the Trump administration’s blessing, Arkansas went ahead inflicting a […]
Wyden to Introduce Legislation Ending Tax Break for College Donations
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced his intent to introduce legislation that would end the tax benefit for donations made to colleges and universities before or during the enrollment of children of the donor’s family: “Yesterday’s headlines about the wealthiest Americans buying access to our elite colleges and universities is […]
Wyden Statement on JCT Data on Pass-through Deductions
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to data from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) on the benefits of the pass-through deduction in the Republican tax law: “Another Republican talking point in support of their tax law bites the dust. Just as Democrats predicted, new JCT […]