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 […]
Wyden Statement on Announcement of new Tariffs on American Allies
WASHINGTON—Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement it will levy new tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union: “The U.S. does need to take tough, immediate action to fight back against China’s predatory policies, and bring back American steel […]
Wyden Statement on Commerce Department Announcement of Investigation of Auto Imports
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today questioned the Commerce Department’s announcement it would investigate whether imported automobiles threaten national security. “The Administration has yet to explain how this latest action fits into a coherent strategy to increase American auto jobs and wages for American workers, or whether it is just designed to […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Rural Health Care
Every year I hold open-to-all town hall meetings in every rural Oregon county, and I meet with a lot of leaders from the rural health care community. There are a few potential health care calamities that have them afraid for what’s coming down the pike. First, people in rural communities feel like there’s a wrecking […]
Wyden Statement on CBO Report that Trump-GOP Health Care Sabotage is Driving Rise in Premiums
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following the release of a new report issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirming that Trump-GOP sabotage of the health insurance market is driving the skyrocketing cost of health care premiums for American families: “The numbers on junk insurance […]
Wyden Introduces Bill to Provide Fairness for All Sound Recordings Including Introduction to the Public Domain
Washington, D.C. —Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the ACCESS to Recordings Act, to create uniform federal copyright rules for sound recordings published before 1972, and create equal treatment between older and newer works. Wyden’s the Accessibility for Curators, Creators, Educators, Scholars, and Society (ACCESS) to Recordings Act would extend federal copyright protections, including limitations and […]
Wyden Proposes New Policy to Bring More Americans into the Workforce, Reduce Barriers to Employment
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released draft legislation to boost job prospects for the long-term unemployed and other Americans struggling to make ends meet. This proposed policy, called the ELEVATE Act, works to close the workforce gap that is preventing many Americans from getting a job. It provides […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Highlight ‘Big Oil Billions’ from Trump’s Tax Scam While Gas Prices Skyrocket for Middle-Class Families
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Finance Committee Members Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., today released a Senate Finance Committee report outlining the massive tax breaks Big Oil continues to rake in due to Trump’s tax law. According […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Administration Announcements on Trade with China
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following news reports that the Trump Administration will not implement proposed tariffs on Chinese products, in exchange for unspecified action by China. “After all the tough-guy rhetoric, the administration is simply getting rolled on trade with China. Last year this Administration thought it […]
Wyden Statement on News Trump Administration Will Restrict Women’s Reproductive Rights
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following news reports that the Trump Administration would issue a rule to limit access to essential health care services by cutting funding to critical health care providers like Planned Parenthood and restricting the kinds of information providers can give to patients about their […]