Wyden, Markey Lead Effort to Stop Trump Assault on Hospitals Providing Health Care to Transgender Americans
11 Senate Democrats Call on the Trump Administration to Stop Getting Between Doctors and Families Text of the Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., led nine Senate Democrats in calling for the Trump administration to withdraw two proposed regulations that would place […]
Wyden on Supreme Court Striking Down Illegal Trump Tariffs: “A Win for American Families and Small Businesses”
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court voting 6-3 to strike down billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs that Donald Trump imposed recklessly on products Americans buy from other countries. “The Supreme Court’s decision is a win for American families and small […]
Wyden and Alsobrooks Update Report Chronicling Harmful Actions RFK Jr. Has Taken in Last 365 Days
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md. today updated a report detailing how in the last 365 days since RFK Jr. took office, RFK Jr. and his cronies have unleashed a constant stream of chaos and harm across the nation. The Senators released their first iteration […]
Wyden Calls for Stepping up Enforcement of USMCA, at Finance Committee Hearing
I want to start by noting that the House last night voted to repeal Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada—tariffs imposed in spite of the USMCA and without the support of Congress. Trump’s chaotic tariffs are losing support across the political spectrum. Now the Senate needs to get that legislation to the President’s desk and deliver […]
Wyden Opposes Republican Plan to Meddle with DC’s Tax Laws
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As Prepared for Delivery A bit later today the Senate is going to decide whether or not to interfere with the tax policy decisions made by the elected representatives of the 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital. My view is, leave D.C. alone. There […]
Wyden Celebrates End of Government Payouts to Deceased Americans and Prevent Weaponization of SSA Data
Text of the Bill (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., celebrated today’s enactment of his legislation that would save Americans’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have died. “Today is the final lap of getting this bill across the finish line so that the personal […]
Wyden-Schumer Bill Would Block Trump from Receiving Any Federal Lawsuit Settlement
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Tuesday called the Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act that would block any financial benefit to Donald Trump resulting from his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department. Trump sued late last month over the […]
Wyden Statement on Latest Trump Actions to Increase Health Costs
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) issued a proposed rule that makes harmful changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace. “The latest Trump-Republican broadside on American health care is all about empowering the greed of Big […]
Senate Blocks Wyden, King Resolution Closing Tax Loopholes for Large Corporations
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Senate blocked a resolution from Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Angus King (I-ME) to close loopholes in the tax code for large corporations and private equity companies. The Senators’ Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution would have reversed a recent regulatory change that has resulted in a $10.3 billion tax […]
Wyden Calls for Senate to Overturn Trump’s Latest $10B Corporate Tax Handout
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here The Senate is going to vote very shortly on a resolution I put forward to overturn a new Trump administration policy regarding corporate taxes and partnerships. When you start using a whole bunch of Washington lingo about the corporate alternative minimum tax and income allocated across […]