Wyden Statement on Deputy USTR, Treasury Counsel, PBGC Nominations
The Committee meets this morning to discuss three important nominations. General Counsel of the Treasury, the head of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation — a little-known agency that’s a financial backstop for millions of American retirees — and deputy U.S. trade representative. I’m going to start off with the nominee to be Treasury’s top lawyer. […]
51,000 Americans Will Die Every Year as a Direct Result of Republican Health Plan: New Analysis
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement today after a new analysis estimates that more than 51,000 people will die per year as a direct result of the Republican reconciliation bill, and their refusal to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. “Despite some of the callous sarcasm […]
Wyden Opposes Billy Long IRS Nomination in Committee Vote
Over the last several years, I have heard every member of this committee, Democrat and Republican, talk about the importance of independence and neutrality at the IRS. If you genuinely believe in those priorities, you cannot vote for Billy Long’s nomination for IRS commissioner. Here’s what we know about former Congressman Long. He wasn’t on […]
Wyden Praises Trade Court Decision Striking Down Trump’s Illegal Global Tariffs
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the U.S. Court of International Trade for striking down Donald Trump’s global tariffs, which amounted to massive new taxes on virtually all imported products and threatened even higher tax increases on imported goods in coming months: “I argued from the start that […]
Wyden Statement on House Passage of Reconciliation Legislation
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed reconciliation legislation: “House Republicans have launched a full-scale assault on Americans’ health and safety in the most rushed and reckless manner imaginable. In order to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and […]
Wyden Warns Republicans that Overruling Parliamentarian to Nix California Clean Air Waiver Will Backfire
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today warned Republicans against overruling the Senate Parliamentarian and abusing the Congressional Review Act to meddle with California’s clean air policies. Wyden said the Republican plan would backfire if they follow through: “Republicans should think twice before moving ahead with this unprecedented overreach. If […]
Wyden Statement on IRS Nominee Billy Long’s Involvement in Tax Scams
It’s clear that Donald Trump sees the IRS as a tool he can use to help himself, help his friends, and hurt his enemies. To run the IRS he’s chosen Billy Long, one of his earliest supporters in Congress. At this morning’s hearing I expect the committee will hear a load of sweet-sounding promises about […]
Wyden Opposes HHS Nominees O’Neill and Andres to be Deputy Secretary and Congressional Liaison
Let’s start with the elephant in the room: Trump’s so-called ‘big, beautiful bill.’ This week, Republicans in the House unveiled the largest proposed cut to Medicaid in history. The bill takes a wrecking ball to Medicaid, making it harder to get health care and loading down the program with red tape requirements. This approach is […]
Wyden Blasts Trump’s Tariff War Threatening Global Supply Chains at Finance Committee Hearing
The Committee is back again to assess Donald Trump’s trade policy, and let’s say it’s not exactly a command performance. Our country is stuck in an endless cycle that Trump has no idea how to escape. He makes big threats, imposes massive tariffs, then, after there’s enough outcry from American farmers, investors and families, he […]
Wyden, Cortez Masto Demand Answers From Promoters who paid IRS Nominee Billy Long to Sell Investors Fraudulent “Tribal Tax Credits”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., today demanded answers from the promoters of a fraudulent “tribal tax credit,” after the senators obtained a recording of an investor call showing the “tribal tax credits” scam may be far larger than previously known. Billy Long, Trump’s nominee to lead […]