Wyden Statement on House Republican Reconciliation Blueprint
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the House Republican Study Committee released a blueprint for a new reconciliation bill. “After passing the largest health care cut in American history, Republicans are doubling down on a failed agenda that benefits billionaires and giant corporations while […]
Ahead of Senate Vote to Repeal Trump-Kennedy-Oz Attacks on Health Care, Wyden Urges Support for Lowering Costs and Repealing Red Tape Restrictions
I rise in support of Senator Warner and Senator Ossoff, who are both working tirelessly to lower health care costs for American families. Today, the Senate will vote to repeal a host of harmful policies that Donald Trump, Robert Kennedy and Dr. Oz have unleashed on unsuspecting Americans who are struggling to get by in […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Scheme to Pay Taxpayer-Funded Bribes to Greenland Residents
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a report that the Trump administration is considering wasting billions of taxpayer dollars issuing payments of up to $100,000 to every resident of Greenland to buy their support for Trump’s harebrained scheme to take over the island: “In […]
Wyden and Warren Demand Answers from UnitedHealth Group Following New Reports of Seniors Dying in Nursing Homes After Being Denied Care
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., renewed their investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) business practices at nursing homes that work with the company’s subsidiary, Optum, following new, disturbing reports that these practices may have resulted in the deaths of nursing […]
Trump and Kennedy are Harming Americans with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders
Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a new analysis outlining the harms Donald Trump and Republicans are inflicting on Americans living with mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUDs). The report details how Republicans are dismantling access to lifesaving care as America […]
Wyden Statement on Trump-Kennedy Action to Reduce Access to Vaccines
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced steps to unilaterally change the childhood vaccine schedule. “Robert Kennedy is hellbent on continuing his anti-vaccine crusade, making America sicker and endangering children and other vulnerable people,” Wyden said. “The U.S. is currently experiencing […]
Wyden: USTR Cannot Unilaterally Reverse US Trade Laws and Policy
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a letter today expressing serious concerns to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about his agency’s recent submission to the World Trade Organization, which attempted to reverse decades of American trade policy and undermine bedrock trade principles that are written into U.S. law. Wyden’s […]
Wyden Renews Demand for Trump Administration to Terminate Coercive Policy Targeting Unaccompanied Children
Follow-Up Letter Cites Newly Obtained CBP Document Which Misrepresents Children’s Legal Rights And Pressures Them to Leave U.S. Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a follow-up letter today to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott renewing his demand that CBP end a […]
Wyden Statement on Deputy AG Blanche Saying Trump Administration Will Violate Epstein Transparency Act by Refusing to Release the Complete Epstein Files
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will release only a limited portion of the Epstein files, which would constitute a violation of the Epstein Transparency Act: “It is an insult to the intelligence of the […]
Wyden Requests Information From 7 Shipping Companies to Launch New Inquiry Into Fuel Smuggling By Drug Cartels
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched a new inquiry into fuel smuggling and money laundering reportedly orchestrated by Mexican drug cartels, by requesting information from 7 shipping companies about their operations and safeguards against illegal fuel trafficking. “Drug cartels are reportedly siphoning billions of dollars’ worth of fuel […]