Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the President Trump’s Trade Policy Agenda
Today the Finance Committee will examine the president’s trade agenda. In my view, the trade agenda ought to be focused on creating more high-skill, high-wage middle-class jobs right here in the United States — red, white and blue jobs. That means aggressively going after trade cheats to make sure our U.S. workers are competing on […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on the Consequences of Trumpcare
The American public has spent the last several weeks hearing that the Senate will vote on its new version of Trumpcare by the end of this month. Well, it’s now June 19th, and the public is still in the dark about what’s in the bill. They’re in the dark about how much their costs will […]
Wyden, Cardin Lead Bipartisan Call for Trump Administration to Enforce U.S. Sanctions Against Russian Oil Conglomerate Attempting to Take Control of Citgo
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ben Cardin, D-Md., wrote to Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today to express concerns regarding a transaction involving Russian oil producer Rosneft that could allow it to take control of U.S. oil […]
Wyden Calls for Disclosure of Trump Administration Ethics Waivers
In letters to top administration officials, Wyden voices concern of growing special interest influence Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued letters to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner […]
Senate, House Committee Leaders Seek Answers on Federal Dollars Used to Lobby for Trumpcare
Washington, D.C. – The Ranking Members of four congressional committees today announced a letter requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) look into evidence that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was improperly lobbying Congress to support the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a clear misuse of funds that may violate federal law. The […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Floor on Trumpcare Medicaid Cuts
I have some remarks pertaining to health care that I’ll get to in a moment. But first, I want to briefly address the events of this morning. The shooting that took place in Alexandria today was a despicable, horrifying act of violence. The victims, including Congressman Scalise, two Capitol Police officers and two others are […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Markup of Hargan, Malpass, and McIntosh Nominations
Let me begin, Mr. Chairman, by saying how horrified I was to learn of the shooting in Alexandria this morning. I know I speak for everyone here when I say that Congressman Scalise, the aides and officers injured will be in our thoughts and prayers, and we are extraordinarily thankful for the Capitol police and […]
Wyden Announces Steps to Rein in Prescription Drug Prices
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a bill, the SPIKE Act, to rein in the alarming trend of pharmaceutical companies dramatically increasing the prices of their drugs each year. The bill would require companies to explain the reasons for exorbitant price hikes to the public. Senator Wyden […]
Senator Ron Wyden Delivers Democratic Weekly Address
Washington, D.C. – With President Trump’s administration and the Republicans in the Senate threatening to repeal the Affordable Care Act, writing their bill behind closed doors exclusively by men, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Wyden makes clear that the Republican legislation is fundamentally about giving massive tax […]
Secretary Price Continues to Peddle Falsehoods about Medicaid, Trumpcare, and the President’s Budget
Washington, D.C. – Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price yesterday testified before the Senate Finance Committee to defend the drastic cuts in the President’s Budget and harmful changes in the American Health Care Act, or Trumpcare, repeatedly attempting to mislead members of the committee and at times outright lying about the […]