Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Foster Care Group Homes
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) delivered the following statement at a hearing to discuss how to safely reduce reliance on foster care group homes: Thank you Chairman Hatch. You have been a real leader on this topic, and I’m grateful for that. As the title of this hearing suggests, foster […]
Hatch, Ryan, Wyden Statement on Commitment to Quickly Move Enforcement Legislation
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement today describing an agreement to deliver a trade enforcement bill through Congress and to the president: “Expanding trade creates the opportunity to create new, higher-paying […]
Wyden Statement on Short-Term Extension of Transportation Funding
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today offered a statement following the introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives to extend funding for highway and transit programs for 2 months: “It’s time we take the necessary steps to pursue a bipartisan path forward on a long term funding solution. Smart […]
Hatch and Wyden Signal Chronic Care as Key Finance Committee Priority
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced a plan for the committee to address Medicare spending on treating multiple chronic illnesses, which accounts for the vast majority of the program’s expenditures. “Chronically ill patients account for a large percentage of Medicare spending, and if left unresolved, […]
Wyden Touts Progressive, Modern Approach to Trade that Throws Out NAFTA Playbook
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor today, saying the legislation pending before the Senate represents a new approach to trade: Today begins the process of closing the history books on the NAFTA era in trade. The Senate is sending a powerful, bipartisan message […]
Wyden Floor Statement on the Importance of Trade Preference Programs
I urge my colleagues to take the first step to throwing away the NAFTA playbook on trade. This overall package is going to usher in a new, modern American trade policy, starting with tough, robust, effective trade enforcement, which I addressed here on the floor a short while ago. It’s also past time to upgrade […]
Wyden Emphasizes Enforcement of Trade Laws as Key to “Trade Done Right”
Today the Senate is kicking off the trade debate with a clear statement that the NAFTA playbook is gone. This is a new day in trade policy, and that starts with the recognition that vigorous enforcement must be at the forefront of America’s trade policy in 2015 and beyond. You can pack trade agreements chock […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Chronic Care
I would first like to thank Chairman Hatch for his leadership on this critical issue. Ten months ago, the Finance Committee came together to discuss one of the premier challenges of our time – addressing the chronic illnesses that dominate America’s flagship health program, Medicare. Chronic illnesses – heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, among others, […]
Wyden Floor Statement on the Importance of Trade Enforcement
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor, after striking a deal to ensure important trade enforcement legislation would receive a vote before moving forward on other trade legislation: I want to thank the Senate Majority Leader for working with us in a constructive fashion […]
Bicameral Democratic Committee Leaders Call for Constructive Dialogue on Medicaid
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-Texas) today sent a letter to the commissioners of the Medicaid and CHIP […]