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Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration formally repealed the nursing home staffing rule finalized by the previous administration.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 […]
Epstein Survivors Announce Support for Wyden Bill That Would Force Treasury to Turn Over Epstein Bank Records
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced that a group of Epstein survivors have endorsed his Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act, which would compel Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to turn over Epstein-related records held by the Treasury Department to Senate investigators. These records, which detail Epstein’s financial network and […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Announcement of Medicare-Negotiated Drug Prices
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced the next round of Medicare-negotiated prices on 15 of the most expensive prescription drugs in Medicare. “Democrats took on Big Pharma by giving Medicare the power to negotiate on behalf of the tens of […]
The Republican Health Care Agenda Hurts Children
New Finance Committee Analysis Shows Historic Cuts To Health Care, Food Assistance, Education, And Child Welfare Programs Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a new analysis outlining the extensive harm the Trump administration and congressional Republicans are inflicting on millions of children nationwide. […]
Wyden Questions DHS Misuse of Customs Summons Authority to Chill First Amendment Protected Speech Online
DHS Used Customs Investigations Authority to Demand Social Media Account Information Totally Unrelated to Enforcing Trade Laws Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop using a trade enforcement law to demand social media account information in […]
Wyden Outlines Priorities for New Child Welfare Lead to Protect Vulnerable Children
“Inaction risks allowing ongoing harm to children, undermining child safety, and further hollowing out child welfare programs for political gain.” Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., provided a list of policy and oversight priorities for the newly appointed lead of America’s child welfare agency to […]
Wyden, Warner Call on Trump to Help Seniors When Insurance Companies Drop Doctors from Their Plans
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., today called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage with more information when a significant number of doctors or hospitals no longer accept their insurance […]
Continuing Epstein Investigation, Wyden Releases New Analysis Detailing How Top JPMorgan Chase Executives Enabled Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Operation
Washington, D.C. – Continuing his “follow the money” investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a detailed analysis today of the ways in which JPMorgan Chase protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking operation through an egregious series of compliance failures spanning nearly two decades. The […]
Wyden Report Shows How GOP Health Tax Scheme Funnels Money to Big Banks and Insurance Companies While Sticking Families with High Costs
New Brief From Committee Minority Staff Reveals UnitedHealth Group Subsidiary As Largest Operator of Health Savings Accounts in the Nation Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts Are Not a Replacement for Health Insurance and Will Leave Americans Unable to Afford Their Health Care Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, […]