Wyden: Trade Enforcers Must Act to Stop China’s Global Steel Glut from Crushing American Workers
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged trade enforcement officials in the United States and around the world to step up efforts against Chinese manipulation of the global steel market. Strong enforcement is the best way to support the U.S. steel industry and tens of thousands of American jobs, Wyden said, […]
Wyden Statement at USTR and Commerce Department Steel Overcapacity Hearing
Thank you for having me here to speak this morning on the enormous challenges facing America’s steel industry. As the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over international trade, it’s a pleasure for me to be here. In my time today, I’d like to zero in on the challenge of […]
Wyden Hails Efforts By Treasury to Combat Tax Evasion and Terrorist Financing
Following Wyden’s Call to End Abuse of Anonymous Shell Companies, Treasury Points to Action and Dependencies Including Beneficial Owner Regulation Disclosures Out of Panama Shine Light on the Need to Stop Tax Evasion in the U.S. and Overseas WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today recognized the U.S. Treasury for their […]
Wyden Responds to New Treasury Guidance on Inversions
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement regarding the Treasury Department’s new guidance on tax inversions: “Tax games continue to plague our economy,” said Wyden. “Treasury’s actions today to address the inversion virus are another step in the right direction, but only Congress can cure the disease. I’m […]
Wyden Welcomes Beth Vrabel as Senior Health Counsel
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced that Dr. Beth Vrabel has joined the Democratic Finance Committee staff, where she will serve as senior health counsel focusing on Medicare issues including Part B. “I’m very pleased to welcome Dr. Beth Vrabel to the Senate Finance Committee’s Democratic staff,” Wyden said. […]
Wyden Applauds Anti-Slave Labor Action Against Soda Ash Imports
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., applauded U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for blocking imports of Chinese soda ash suspected of being made with forced prison labor from entering the United States today. Wyden and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, led the fight to close a related loophole in U.S. law on goods made with […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Review Healthcare.gov
It is old news that the rollout of healthcare.gov three years ago was botched. It is new news that the Inspector General of HHS recently said, quote, “CMS recovered the HealthCare.gov website for high consumer use within 2 months, and adopted more effective organizational practices…” That quote comes from one of two reports looking back […]
Wyden Praises CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: “Today’s announcement from the CDC is an important step as the country tries to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic that is […]
Wyden, Grassley Release Public Comments on Sovaldi Report
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today released comments from the health care and patient community in response to the policy questions raised in their report, “The Price of Sovaldi and Its Impact on the U.S. Health Care System,” released on December 1, 2015. […]
Wyden Calls for EU Help In Fight Against Unfair Chinese Trade
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, today pressed European Union Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom for cooperation on strong enforcement with respect to China and outlined U.S. priorities in negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a trade agreement with the European Union. “Granting China market economy status this […]