Wyden Statement on Final Association Health Plan Rule
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Trump Labor Department finalized a rule easing restrictions on Association Health Plans (AHPs), which are exempt from some Affordable Care Act consumer protections: “The Trump Administration is opening the floodgates for junk plans that will make it harder for people with […]
Wyden Statement on New Tariffs on Chinese Imports
WASHINGTON—Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s decision to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports: “China’s unfair, disruptive trade tactics are an assault against American workers and American innovation. Workers need results. If today’s action marks the beginning of a coherent strategy that produces […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup to Consider the HEAL Act
This afternoon, the Finance Committee meets to consider legislation dealing with a host of policies with respect to substance abuse. What troubles me most in this area is the extraordinary, long-running challenge of setting the right policies when it comes to painkillers. Years ago when I was the director of the Oregon Grey Panthers, I’d […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Pending Nominations
This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss five nominations to important positions in the executive branch: Mr. Jeffrey Kessler is nominated to serve as Assistant Commerce Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, Ms. Amy Karpel and Mr. Randy Stayin are nominated to serve on the U.S. International Trade Commission. And Ms. Elizabeth Ann Copeland and […]
Wyden Appoints Dr. Harlan Yu to Commission on Social Impact Partnerships
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today proudly announced his selection of Dr. Harlan Yu to serve as a member of the Federal Commission on Social Impact Partnerships. Yu is the Executive Director of Upturn, a non-profit organization that combines technology and policy expertise to address longstanding social inequities, especially those rooted in […]
Wyden, Murray Slam Trump Decision to Abandon Law of the Land
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray, D-Wash., today condemned the Trump Justice Department for their decision not to defend federal law in a court case filed by Texas to overturn key pieces of the Affordable Care Act. […]
Wyden, Murray, 38 Senators to Trump: Uphold Our American and Humanitarian Values and End Your Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, and Patty Murray, D-Wash., the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee led 38 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump administration stop further traumatizing children and end Trump’s inhumane policy of separating innocent boys […]
Wyden Statement on Announcement of Trade Deal with ZTE
WASHINGTON—Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement that they have reached a deal to lift U.S. sanctions on the Chinese tech company ZTE: “This deal is a loser for American security and a loser for American workers. The president and congressional Republicans must […]
Wyden Statement on Medicare’s Solvency and Trump’s Tax Law
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to the news that a major source of funding for Medicare will be depleted three years earlier than previously expected: “This report should eliminate any doubt that Trump’s tax law yanked Medicare closer to insolvency. Between reviving junk insurance plans, […]
Wyden Vows to Block Treasury Department Nominees Until the Administration Provides Financial Documents Related to Russia
WASHINGTON—Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today responded to Donald Trump’s false charge this weekend that Democrats were obstructing Assistant Treasury Secretary nominee Isabel Patelunas without cause. In fact, Sen. Wyden is holding the nomination to compel the release of financial documents relating to Russia, which the administration refuses to […]