Wyden, Shaheen Unveils Report on Millions of Americans Losing Coverage and Skyrocketing Costs if Republicans End Premium Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and his colleagues in publishing a report they commissioned detailing the disastrous impacts of Republican cuts to health care, including allowing the cost of health care coverage to skyrocket and become more unaffordable for millions of working Americans […]
Wyden Opposes HHS and USTR Nominees
I’d just like to say a few words before the Finance Committee votes on three more nominees later today. I’m going to start off with Michael Stuart, who is nominated to be General Counsel of HHS. The health department’s top lawyer is responsible for calling balls and strikes and making sure the department follows […]
Wyden Hearing Statement on Robert Kennedy Creating a Health Care Calamity
As the Committee gathers today, the United States is in the midst of a health care calamity. The largest cuts to health care in the history of the nation are approaching like an avalanche. Last week, most of the senior leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were fired or resigned after refusing […]
Finance Committee Democrats Demand Robert Kennedy’s Resignation
Washington, D.C. – Members of the Senate Finance Committee called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his position as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, as he continues to push his dangerous anti-health and science agenda, lie to Congress, and push disinformation on American families. “Robert Kennedy […]
Wyden and Alsobrooks Detail Higher Costs, Chaos and Corruption Under RFK Jr.
Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., today revealed the constant stream of chaos and harm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has brought upon the country since he was sworn in as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health […]
As Bessent Withholds Epstein Files, Wyden Expands Investigation and Demands Financial Records
Washington, D.C. – Expanding his three-year investigation into the financing of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday renewing his demand for the department to produce its extensive Epstein files to the Finance Committee. He also named several dozen individuals and entities […]
Wyden Applauds Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down Most Trump Tariffs
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement applauding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed a lower court ruling that Donald Trump’s so-called emergency tariffs are illegal: “Federal Courts have repeatedly done what Republican senators won’t do – say […]
Wyden Slams Trump Administration on Greenlighting Plans to Deport Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Held in Government Custody
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed the Trump administration after receiving disturbing reports from whistleblowers that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has finalized plans to deport nearly 700 Guatemalan children in government custody, who are awaiting reunification with family members or placement with sponsors. These plans from the […]
Wyden and Warren Press UnitedHealth for Answers on Abusive Tactics to Recoup Loans to Doctors After Mass Cyberattack
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pressed UnitedHealth Group (United) on using abusive tactics to force doctors to quickly repay all loans after last year’s cyberattack destabilized the U.S. health care system. United’s financial service arm […]
Ahead of RFK Jr. Appearance Before Finance Committee, Wyden Demands End to Secrecy and Stonewalling at HHS
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fulfill his promise of radical transparency and provide information requested by members of the Finance Committee that have been met with silence or inadequate responses. Wyden highlights […]