Wyden Statement on Republican Efforts to Include Marketplace Fairness Act in Spending Bill
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to Republican efforts to include the Marketplace Fairness Act in Congress’ upcoming spending bill: “I’m extremely concerned to hear Congressional Republicans are plotting to sneak a massive internet tax increase into a completely unrelated federal spending bill,” Wyden said. “Apparently […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Combating Counterfeit Goods
This morning, the Finance Committee meets to discuss the challenge of protecting consumers from counterfeit goods. And, I am glad that we are having this discussion, which is overdue in my book. In addition, I hope that this Committee will soon hold hearings on the administration’s many trade activities — including the steel and aluminum […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Announcement of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after President Trump announced plans to levy tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. “The American steel industry has been under pressure for decades from unfairly traded products from China and elsewhere, as well as global overcapacity. I am pleased that the President […]
Wyden, Murray Demand Answers from Aetna Over Denied Health Claims
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., sought answers from health insurance company Aetna following reports that one of its medical directors never looked at patients’ records when deciding whether to approve or deny coverage of patients’ […]
Wyden and Neal Statement on Nomination of Amy Karpel to Serve on International Trade Commission
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., issued the following statement on President Trump’s transmission to the Senate of his nomination of Amy Karpel to serve on the International Trade Commission. “Amy Karpel has spent nearly two decades fighting […]
Wyden Statement on Republican Tax Law, Record-Breaking Corporate Stock Buybacks
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., delivered remarks on the Senate floor following a report that corporate stock buybacks have reached $200 billion since the passage of Republicans’ tax law. “Just a few hours ago, corporations crossed the $200 billion mark in stock buybacks this year. Stock buybacks are windfalls that […]
Wyden Statement on Release of Commerce Steel and Aluminum Reports
WASHINGTON—Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised the release of Commerce Department investigation reports on steel and aluminum imports, after he personally asked the president to make those reports public earlier this week. “I am pleased the administration finally listened and released its reports as I asked, so Americans can see what’s on the table and weigh […]
Wyden Statement on Proposed “Short-Term” Junk Insurance Rule
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Trump administration’s proposed rule expanding the availability of junk, “short-term” insurance plans: “This proposed rule is all about promoting junk health insurance, and people who get conned into buying it are going to find they’re on their own when they […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on HHS FY 2019 Budget
It’s budget season in Washington, which means the Trump agenda of health care discrimination is back. This morning I’ll run through the plan example by example. Let’s start off with discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions. People who have pre-existing conditions count on having a robust private insurance market with strong consumer protections. What the […]
Wyden, Murray, Senate Democrats Call on Trump Administration to End Unlawful Attacks on Women’s Health Care
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Patty Murray, D-Wash., along with 37 Senate Democrats, today urged the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to rollback protections that prevent states from excluding qualified women’s health care providers from […]