Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Chronic Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on chronic care: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased that we are finally holding a health care hearing today. Frankly, I think this committee needs to hold more health care […]
Wyden Statement on Addressing the Challenges of Chronic Illness
Today the Finance Committee focuses its attention on what, in my view, is the biggest challenge ahead for Medicare and the future of America’s health care system: managing chronic illness. To understand why this is a growing issue, take a look at how Medicare has changed over time. When Medicare started, it was mostly […]
Wyden and Carper Call for Long-Term Funding for Transportation
WASHINGTON –Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Environment & Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and member of the Finance Committee, jointly released the following statement after the Finance Committee reported out the Preserving America’s Transit and Highways (PATH) Act. “The Finance Committee took […]
Wyden and Grassley Seek Details on Sovaldi Pricing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today requested detailed pricing information on a costly new Hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug. Wyden and Grassley, who have long championed transparency in health care, have asked Gilead Sciences Inc. for information about Sovaldi, a drug developed to […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Mark Up on Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee mark up on the Highway Trust Fund: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your cooperation on this matter. As I have said many times, I am not a fan of pension smoothing. But […]
Wyden Statement on Bipartisan Deal to Preserve the Highway Trust Fund
With the Highway Trust Fund getting closer to running on fumes, Congress must get beyond the gridlock where each faction says, “It’s my way, or no highway.” Getting beyond this corrosive gridlock is what Senator Hatch and I have sought to do in this mark. I am very grateful to you, Senator Hatch, for your […]
Wyden, Hatch Announce Agreement on Highway Trust Fund Fix
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, today announced an agreement to sustain the Highway Trust Fund while they negotiate a long term plan. “Allowing the Highway Trust Fund to go insolvent next month, clogging the roads Americans use every day and costing us hundreds of thousands […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Confirmation of Darci Vetter
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today welcomed the Senate’s confirmation of Darci Vetter to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. “Darci is the right person at the right time to stand up for American farmers, ranchers and workers in tough trade negotiations underway with Asia […]
Wyden: New Organics Agreement Will Re-Open Korean Market to U.S. Products
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Agriculture signed an agreement with Korea that will allow processed food products certified to U.S. organic standards to be sold in Korea as organic without having to go through a separate certification process. The agreement will restore access for U.S. organic processed food producers […]
Hatch Statement on Appalling HHS IG Findings on Obamacare Subsidies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) entitled “Marketplaces Faced Early Challenges Resolving Inconsistencies With Applicant Data,” which details the Administration’s inability to establish protections […]