Wyden: ACA Repeal Scheme is a ‘Trojan Horse’ that Threatens Americans’ Health Care
I want to begin my remarks today by taking stock of how the 115th Congress, led by my Republican colleagues, is coming out of the gate. Here’s what’s coming if the budget process that began this week plays out: Thirty million Americans, from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, in danger of being kicked off their […]
Wyden Offers Bill Calling on President-Elect Trump, Future Presidential Nominees to Release Tax Returns
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a bill requiring President-Elect Trump to release his recent tax returns in order to give the public honest insight into the President-Elect’s actions, values and foreign business dealings. “The fact that the president-elect refuses to release his tax returns is a tragic failure […]
Wyden Statement on Announcement of Robert Lighthizer as USTR Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the announcement President-Elect Donald Trump will nominate Robert Lighthizer to serve as U.S. Trade Representative. “It is vital that the United States Trade Representative deliver results for American workers by aggressively enforcing trade rules and knocking down malicious trade barriers […]
Wyden Statement on Continuing Resolution and Tax Extenders
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on his vote against the continuing resolution, which did not address expiring tax provisions on clean energy investment, short-line rail production, college tuition, mortgage debt forgiveness tax relief or private mortgage insurance deductibility: “Republicans packed up and went home without making any […]
Wyden Asks Congress to Pass Historic Bipartisan, Bicameral Child Welfare Reform Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today voted against the 21st Century Cures Act because Republican leaders stripped bipartisan, bicameral child welfare legislation out of the final bill. Wyden then asked for unanimous consent that the Senate pass the Family First Prevention Services Act, which has the support of almost 500 […]
Wyden Asks Congress to Pass Historic Bipartisan, Bicameral Child Welfare Reform Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today voted against the 21st Century Cures Act because Republican leaders stripped bipartisan, bicameral child welfare legislation out of the final bill. Wyden then asked for unanimous consent that the Senate pass the Family First Prevention Services Act, which has the support of almost 500 child welfare […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup of Nominations to be Public Trustees for Medicare and Social Security
Today the Finance Committee is holding a second business meeting to consider the nominations of two individuals to serve as public trustees of Medicare and Social Security, Dr. Charles Blahous and Dr. Robert Reischauer. Both nominees are up for second terms in that role. Because the committee had an opportunity in June to make statements […]
Wyden Statement on Reported Choice of Steven Mnuchin to be Treasury Secretary
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the statement below following reports that President-Elect Trump will nominate Steven Mnuchin to serve as Treasury Secretary: “Given Mr. Mnuchin’s history of profiting off the victims of predatory lending, I look forward to asking him how his Treasury Department would work for Americans who are […]
Wyden Statement on the Nominations of Tom Price to be HHS Secretary and Seema Verma to be CMS Administrator
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement regarding the nominations of U.S. Rep. Tom Price to be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Seema Verma to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): “Given Chairman Price’s past health proposals, I […]
Wyden Calls for Full Enforcement of Trade Laws on New Softwood Lumber Trade Cases
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to new trade cases filed today about unfairly traded imports of softwood lumber from Canada. “Sawmill workers and communities devastated by unfairly traded softwood lumber demand full enforcement of U.S. trade laws and nothing less,” Wyden said. “As negotiations […]