Across the Country, Health Insurance Premiums Set to Spike Thanks to Trumpcare
Washington, D.C. – Health insurance premiums in states across the country are set to spike next year largely thanks to the Republican budget bill, which cuts health care spending by the largest amount in American history. The disruption caused by this bill, including Republicans’ refusal to end middle-class premium tax credits for health care, means […]
Wyden Statement on HHS and Treasury Department Nominees at Finance Committee Hearing
Joining the Finance Committee this morning are Alex Adams, nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the Administration for Children and Families also known as ACF, and Jonathan McKernan nominated to serve as Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department. The Administration for Children and Families is responsible for the well-being […]
Ahead of committee vote, Wyden opposes Treasury and USTR nominees
Before we begin I’d like to say a few words about the nominees that will be voted on later today. I’ll start with Brian Morrissey, who is nominated to serve as the Treasury Department’s top lawyer. He’s a qualified nominee with experience inside the federal government and the private sector. But Mr. Morrissey’s credentials really […]
Bipartisan Delegation Urges De-Escalation of US-Canada Trade Conflict In Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Carney
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Democrat Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., urged a resolution of trade conflicts between the United States and Canada in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney today. “Four Bipartisan Senators sent the message that we […]
Wyden, Warner Sound the Alarm on Hospital Cybersecurity Risks Following Republican Medicaid Cuts
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., called for the Trump administration to share its plan to prevent cyberattacks on rural hospitals following the largest health care cuts in American history in the Republican budget bill. “Trumpcare will harm the cybersecurity resiliency of rural and small […]
Wyden Statement on RFK Jr.’s Devastating Blow to New Cures
“This nonpartisan data confirms our worst fears: Trump and Robert Kennedy’s crusade against science is going to leave the country sicker and poorer,” Wyden said. “When Democrats work to lower drug prices for Americans, Republicans cry bloody murder about the impact on innovation if one or two fewer breakthrough drugs will be developed over the […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Action to Throw Kids and Their Families Off Medicaid and CHIP
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will not allow states in the future to let children keep their health coverage without unnecessary red tape. Beginning in 2024, all states must provide 12 months of […]
As Trump Downplays Epstein, Wyden Unveils Details of Treasury’s Undisclosed Epstein File
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As Prepared for Delivery Donald Trump says a lot of outlandish stuff. I don’t think he’s said anything more outrageous or stunning than what he said yesterday — declaring the interest in the Jeffrey Epstein matter a “hoax” and a “scam.” The figure at the center […]
Wyden, Bennet, Beyer Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and U.S. Representative Don Beyer, D-Va., today reintroduced legislation to update and expand unemployment insurance so the program better meets the needs of the modern workforce and is ready to respond should the economy go into a recession in […]
Wyden, Baldwin, Warren Tell Social Security: Stop Lying to Stroke Trump’s Ego
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today led 9 Senate Democrats demanding that the Social Security Administration (SSA) stop peddling lies about the Republican reconciliation bill using the agency’s email platform, which reaches tens of millions of Americans. The Republican […]