Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup on Senate Republican Tax Plan
What started out as a promise of a significant middle class tax cut has become a multi-trillion dollar bait and switch, a massive handout to multinational corporations and a bonanza for tax cheats and powerful political donors. For millions in the middle class, this will not be a tax cut at all – it will […]
Wyden Statement on Alex Azar Nomination to Lead HHS
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the announcement of Alex Azar’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “The Trump administration’s track record on health care to date is objectively abysmal,” Wyden said. “At every turn, the president has broken his […]
Wyden Statement on New Asia-Pacific Trade Announcement
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to the announcement of an agreement in principle for a new Asia-Pacific trade agreement today: “This Administration has spent nearly a year dithering and still lacks any serious strategy for the engagement with Asia in order to open […]
Wyden Remarks at Tax Policy Center on House Republican Tax Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today addressed the House Republican tax bill and prospects for tax reform as part of the Urban Institute-Tax Policy Center’s Distinguished Speaker series: “The centerpiece of the Republican tax bill is big corporate tax cut. And it’s not temporary, like the family tax cuts are. […]
Wyden Slams Trump Administration Action to Weaken Medicaid
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following statements made by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma regarding Medicaid waivers that would allow states to restrict access to the program contrary to congressional intent. “Instead of helping vulnerable Americans get health care, […]
Wyden Remarks on House Tax Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today delivered the following remarks at a news conference, after Republicans in the House of Representatives released their reconciliation tax bill. Full remarks as prepared for delivery below: Right at the outset, let’s be clear on one issue. The sponsors of this bill are working […]
Wyden Applauds Tariffs on Subsidized Canadian Softwood Lumber
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised new tariffs against subsidized Canadian softwood lumber announced today by the Department Commerce. “With today’s action by the Commerce Department, American lumber mills and millworkers are one step closer to getting hard-won relief against subsidized and dumped Canadian softwood lumber,” Wyden said. “This administration […]
Wyden Statement on Health Care Open Enrollment Period
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the first day of open enrollment for Americans purchasing health insurance on the individual health care market, which runs from November 1st to December 15th for states using healthcare.gov, including Oregon. “Starting today, Americans across the country […]
Wyden Statement on Opioid Public Health Emergency Declaration
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration declared the opioid crisis, which resulted in 33,000 deaths in 2015 alone, a public health emergency: “Now that the Trump administration has finally declared the opioid epidemic the public health emergency that it is, it is critical that […]
Wyden: “Republican Tax Plan is a Feast for Ultra-Wealthy and Middle Class is on the Menu”
Washington, D.C. – Following House passage of the fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., warned the middle-class that their bottom lines would take a hit as Republicans look to fast-track a tax bill that gives windfalls to the one percent. In a speech on the Senate floor […]