Wyden, Brown, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Stop the Government From Taking Away Social Security Benefits to Pay Off Student Loans
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee, along with five Senate Democrats, today introduced a bill to protect Americans who receive Social Security from having their benefits taken away to pay outstanding federal debts, such […]
Wyden Praises USTR Enforcement on China
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for a new trade enforcement action against China, which has used tax policies to discriminate against American aircraft. More information about the action is available here. “As Congress works to rewrite the playbook on trade enforcement, I am […]
Wyden Statement at Customs Conference Committee
Six months ago the Senate and House came together on a bipartisan basis and said the NAFTA era in trade was over. The United States, from that point forward, was going to follow a new playbook on trade. That’s exactly what this conference report is all about. With this legislation, Congress has an opportunity to […]
Wyden Statement on Tax Extenders
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement: “There is a growing appetite to find a substantial and balanced deal. Congress has an opportunity here to provide greater economic certainty for working families, college students, charities, small business and enterprises on the forefront of innovation.”
Wyden Applauds Passage of Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. applauds today’s passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015. The legislation will now go to the President’s desk for signature. “This bill provides long-term certainty for addressing our country’s infrastructure needs and ends the pattern of ineffective short term patches,” said Wyden. […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Passage of Partisan, Harmful Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following Senate passage of a reconciliation bill that would repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act: “The only good news about this flawed reconciliation bill is that it’s about to meet the President’s veto pen,” Wyden said. “The campaign against women’s health and the […]
Wyden Blasts Latest Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood
At the heart of the reconciliation proposal before the Senate is yet another partisan attempt to undermine women’s health by denying funding to Planned Parenthood. My view is to take away health care choices from women that have nothing to do with abortion, particular after the attack in Colorado last week. In my view, to […]
Wyden Blasts Partisan Reconciliation Bill in Floor Speech
It is reassuring news that the reconciliation bill coming before the Senate is guaranteed to get the veto stamp on the President’s desk. That’s because it undermines women’s health, it would mean millions more Americans without insurance, and it threatens to send premiums shooting upward. With my time today, I want to address a few […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing On OECD BEPS
Today’s Finance Committee hearing on international tax comes just two weeks after the headlines announced yet another tax inversion. This time it’s Pfizer merging with Allergan and moving its headquarters overseas in pursuit of a lower tax bill. Pfizer’s move is further proof of what everybody in this room knows to be true — our […]
Wyden Press Conference Remarks on Investigation into Gilead’s Pricing of Hepatitis Drug Sovaldi
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., delivered the following remarks at a press conference with Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, a senior member of the committee, following the release of their bipartisan investigation into the pricing of Gilead Sciences blockbuster Hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi. Video of the press conference can be found […]