Democrats Call on HHS to Revoke Waiver Allowing South Carolina Child Welfare Agencies to Discriminate
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., today led 40 Senate Democrats in an effort to stop the Trump administration from allowing taxpayer-funded discrimination that will deny vulnerable children access to the qualified, welcoming and safe families they deserve. In a […]
Wyden Probes Tax-Exempt Pain Group with Ties to Opioid Makers
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today raised concerns about ties between opioid manufacturers and the tax-exempt American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), an organization that advocates on pain management issues including the use of opioids. “The opioid epidemic is claiming tens of thousands of lives every year,” Wyden said. “As the […]
Wyden Calls for Lower Barriers to Vaccinations
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged the Trump administration to take additional steps to help prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, in light of reports that parts of the country including Oregon have seen outbreaks of these diseases. “Preventing the spread of contagious diseases in our communities requires […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the World Trade Organization
This morning, the Finance Committee is going to take a hard look at one of the big issues facing this country with respect to jobs and trade: It is long past time to fix what’s wrong with the World Trade Organization. In my view, that process begins with China. China became a member of the […]
Wyden, Grassley Demand Answers on CBP List Targeting Journalists
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today requested answers about U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP) Agents reportedly targeting journalists for searches, in a letter to Customs Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. Media reports indicate that CBP placed at least seven American journalists covering U.S.-Mexico […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on the Nomination of Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
M. President, today the Senate is considering the nomination of another unqualified, far-right judicial nominee, Chad Readler, who is up for a seat on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. And I’ll be frank — there isn’t much to recommend Mr. Readler. On the other hand, there is a lot that disqualifies him. Any hint […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Nursing Homes
Generations ago, with Social Security, America closed the door to the era of impoverished seniors living out their last years in almshouses and poor farms. Decades later, with Medicare and Medicaid, it guaranteed that seniors would have access to health care. To continue that hard work, one of the challenges this country faces today is […]
Wyden Statement on Retirement of Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement today on Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson’s announcement that she will retire from her position at the end of July: “With all Nina Olson’s successes at identifying and helping to solve problems taxpayers face under our broken tax system, she deserves a public approval […]
Wyden: Pharma Must Lower List Prices Under Proposed Changes
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the major pharmaceutical manufacturers that testified before the committee earlier this week to pledge their support for federal legislation that would lower list prices if middlemen rebates were significantly diminished. “All the happy talk from drug executives will not amount to […]
Wyden Presses Trump Administration to Improve Access to Reproductive Health Services for Women in Medicaid
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today wrote to the Trump administration demanding answers on the lack of coverage for federally mandated health care services and drugs in a number of state Medicaid programs. A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that 14 state Medicaid programs do […]