Wyden Hearing Statement on IRS Chief Counsel and Treasury Nominees
This morning’s hearing focuses on two important positions, IRS chief counsel and deputy under secretary at the Treasury Department. I’ll begin with Donald Korb, who is up for the chief counsel job, one of only two Senate-confirmed positions at the IRS. Mr. Korb has fifty years under his belt as a tax attorney. He served […]
Finance Democrats Call on Crapo to Hold Hearing on Personal Data Risk, Customer Service Chaos at Social Security
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led Finance Committee Democrats in calling for an immediate hearing to investigate the customer service issues at Social Security – including exposing millions of Americans’ personal information that could have resulted in the largest data breach in modern history. […]
Wyden Blasts RFK Jr. on Trump Administration’s Scheme to Disappear Vulnerable Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Washington, D.C. – At yesterday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on reports that the Trump administration attempted to defy court orders and disappear 600 kids to Guatemala, as well as an internal memo issued by the Guatemalan government that […]
Wyden Statement on August Jobs Report, Bessent and Lutnick
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the terrible August jobs report: “The job market has flatlined, and it’s clear the Trump economy is a loser for American workers. In addition to Kennedy, Trump ought to fire Bessent and Lutnick too before they drag the […]
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 […]