Republican Cuts Continue to Gut Americans’ Health Care
November Report From Democratic Health Care Leaders Shows Continued Harm to Hospitals, Patients, and Health Care Workers Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released the latest monthly installment of a report detailing […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Call on Pharmaceutical Companies to Disclose How Trump Drug Announcements Will Lower Costs in Medicaid
After Several High-Profile Oval Office Events with Donald Trump, Minimal Details Have Been Revealed About If and How Taxpayers and Families Will See Lower Costs Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led 7 senators in letters to four major pharmaceutical companies requesting details about […]
After Successful Senate Vote, Wyden Urges Republicans to Support Restoring the American People’s Voice on Right to Science-Based Health Care
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As Prepared for Delivery WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., spoke on the Senate floor to restore transparency in public health via a congressional disapproval resolution. Wyden led the effort with Senator Angus King, I-Maine, to reverse the Department of Health and Human Services’ […]
Wyden Statement on Crapo-Cassidy Health Legislation
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Senators Crapo and Cassidy released legislation marketed as an alternative to extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that lower Americans’ health insurance premiums. “This bill leaves middle-class Americans saddled with sky-high premiums, and Big Insurance makes out like […]
Wyden Statement on Bailout For Farmers Crushed by Trump Tariffs
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s proposed $12 billion bailout for farmers who have been crushed by his arbitrary tariffs and trade wars: “Instead of proposing government handouts, Donald Trump should end his destructive tariff spree so American farmers can […]
Wyden Slams RFK Jr.’s Kangaroo Court That Will Endanger Children
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met to decide on the childhood vaccine schedule for American children across the country. The panel has been wholly transformed to match Robert Kennedy’s anti-vaccine ideological agenda after his firing of the […]
Wyden Urges Hospitals to Protect Privacy of LGBTQ+ Patients Amid Trump’s Ideological Crusade Against Transgender Americans
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged hospitals to maintain privacy protections for LGBTQ+ patients and fight back against bad-faith overreach in light of Donald Trump aggressively attacking the transgender community since day one of his second term. From eliminating “gender ideology” materials across government […]
Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho., and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug programs to lower patient costs at the pharmacy counter. “It’s long past time to go […]
Wyden, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Protect Patients, Ensure More Americans Can Afford Health Care
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced the Restoring Patient Protections and Affordability Act to protect health care coverage for millions of Americans and improve the effectiveness of […]
Wyden Statement on Repeal of Nursing Home Staffing Rule
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration formally repealed the nursing home staffing rule finalized by the previous administration. “Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, seniors are going to be less safe in nursing homes,” Wyden said. “Taking nurses out […]