Senators to White House: Hiring Freeze Damages Trade Enforcement, Costs U.S. Jobs
WASHINGTON – Nine U.S. Senators wrote the White House today, urging the reversal of a damaging freeze on federal hiring, which is hampering U.S. trade enforcement efforts. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Robert Casey, D-Penn., Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Sen., Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., […]
Wyden Statement on Bipartisan Meeting with the President on Trade
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a comment following a meeting with the President and Chairmen Hatch, Brady, and Ranking Member Neal to discuss United States trade policy: “As I’ve said many times, NAFTA falls far short of the type of trade policy that can deliver for today’s more modern […]
Wyden Statement on Finance Committee’s Partisan Action to Push Through Nominees
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Committee Republicans forced through the nominations of Congressman Price and Mr. Mnuchin and also voted to break committee rules to allow them to do so: “It’s deeply troubling to me that Republicans on the Finance Committee chose to break the rules […]
Senate Finance Democrats Once Again Call for Price, Mnuchin to Come Clean on Ethical Ties, Business Practices
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Democrats today sent a letter to Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) insisting that Congressman Price and Mr. Mnuchin submit complete, accurate responses to repeated requests for information that is critical to the Committee’s bipartisan vetting process. Democrats believe the committee should not move forward with either nomination until these questions are […]
Wyden Statement on Markup of Price & Mnuchin Nominations
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement regarding unanswered questions and misleading statements by two nominees, Congressman Tom Price and Mr. Steven Mnuchin, leading to a delay in their scheduled markup: “This morning, the Finance Committee was scheduled to vote on two nominees who have misled the public […]
Wyden Pushes to Block Fast-Track Cuts to Medicare
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a resolution and a bill that would prevent the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) process from moving forward. The resolution comes before the Feb. 1 statutory deadline required to discontinue the process. “Given the Trump administration’s short but disturbing record of irresponsible and […]
Wyden Presses Price on Refugee Resettlement Following Executive Action to Limit Refugees from Entering the United States
Washington, D.C. – Following executive action from the president limiting refugees and immigrants from entering the United States, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Congressman Tom Price, the president’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about his views and experience in helping refugees resettle in the U.S. In a […]
Wyden to Oppose Price and Mnuchin Nominations
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement announcing that he will vote against the confirmation of Tom Price for HHS Secretary and Steven Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary: “While the Trump White House spouts falsehoods, stokes fear and fires off executive orders, two of its top nominees have seriously […]
Wyden Office Statement on Postponement of Finance Committee Markup
WASHINGTON – The office of Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement following the decision to postpone the Finance Committee’s vote on Steve Mnuchin until 10am tomorrow morning: “Democratic Members on the Senate Finance Committee have asked to postpone the markup of Mr. Mnuchin in order to attend the candlelight vigil […]
Wyden Remarks on Price Nomination for HHS Secretary
The American public heard a lot of promises about health care from the new administration. No cuts to Medicare or Medicaid. Nobody hurt by ACA repeal. “Insurance for everybody … much less expensive and much better.” Congressman Price’s own record undercuts those promises, and this morning I’ll get to those issues. But first I’m going […]