Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Charles P. Rettig to be IRS Commissioner
The next IRS commissioner will be in charge of administering a tax system that’s broken in two. There’s one set of rules for the cop on the beat or the worker on the factory line. Strict rules, no special loopholes, taxes come straight out of your paycheck. Then there’s another set of rules for the […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s Drug Blueprint
There’s a lot to cover this morning. I’ll get to rescuing Americans who are getting mugged by their prescription drug bills, as well as the administration gutting safeguards for those with pre-existing conditions. But first, the American people are owed an answer about what’s going to be done to protect the thousands of children the […]
Wyden Releases Report on High Drug Prices in Medicare
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a report outlining the causes and consequences of high drug prices in Medicare. The report shows how the broken drug system delivers massive profits to drug manufacturers, middlemen and insurance companies while sending costs skyrocketing for families and taxpayers. The report comes […]
Wyden Questions Secretary Ross on Timing and Circumstances of Stock Trade
WASHINGTON – Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to explain the timing and circumstances surrounding Ross’s short sale of stock in a Russia-connected shipping firm, in a letter sent today. Reports in Forbes and the New York Times raise new questions about whether Secretary Ross timed his trade […]
Finance Democrats Demand Plan to Reunite Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, led Finance Committee Democrats today in demanding to know how the Trump administration is ensuring the safety of children separated from their parents under Trump’s zero-tolerance policy and how the administration plans to reunify children and families. In a letter […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan to Reorganize Basic Assistance, Slash Benefits for Millions of Americans
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement it plans to reorganize and consolidate safety-net programs under the Department of Health and Human Services: “The Trump administration has shown it has everything except the public’s welfare in mind when it comes to the […]
Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Quill v. North Dakota
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to collect internet sales taxes: “The Supreme Court has given the green light for states to establish an underground, nationwide, privatized tax-collecting bureaucracy. With this ruling sellers from other countries won’t have to collect […]
Wyden Calls for Investigation into Misuse of Charitable Organizations, Continuing Bipartisan Finance Committee Tradition
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to join him in a bipartisan investigation to examine laws regulating charitable organizations. Wyden called for the investigation to include the Trump Foundation. The Finance Committee has Congressional oversight over tax-exempt organizations and has a longstanding, […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Proposed Tariff Actions by the Department of Commerce
If you follow the news on trade, you know that Secretary Ross is a key Trump trade official negotiating with China, determining who gets tariff exemptions, and potentially reshaping the automobile industry in America for decades to come. In the last few days, news reports about Secretary Ross uncovered a short sale of stock in […]
Wyden Statement on Announcement of Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s Drug Pricing Blueprint
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, announced a hearing to examine the prescription drug pricing system in the United States: “The American public is clamoring for action that will lower their sky high prescription drug costs – I’m concerned the president’s plan falls short […]