Wyden Blasts Trump Budget as Blueprint to Hurt Working Families
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s budget blueprint: “This budget is Donald Trump’s latest blueprint to rip away the services that millions of Americans rely on, leaving families less safe and less healthy. The only winners here will be corporations wanting to […]
Wyden Opposes Bisignano Nomination to Lead Social Security Ahead of Floor Vote
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here I ask unanimous consent that the Milande Watson of my team be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. I rise to urge my colleagues to reject Frank Bisignano’s nomination to be the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The first 100 days of […]
Wyden Reiterates Opposition to Customs Nominee Following New Report On Death of Migrant in CBP Custody
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today renewed his opposition to Rodney Scott to serve as commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), following a new decision by an independent tribunal finding that the agency violated the human rights of a migrant who died after being beaten in CBP custody. […]
Wyden, Markey, King Introduce Resolution to Demand Public Input on Radical Upheaval at Federal Health Agencies
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Senator Angus King, I-Maine, along with 16 senators, today introduced a resolution that calls on the Trump administration to reverse course on a decision to stop seeking public input on many major changes to programs and policies overseen […]
Wyden: Republicans Vote for Trump’s Tariffs and Higher Prices, Instead of Supporting American Jobs and Families
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., excoriated the 49 Republican senators who today voted to keep in place Donald Trump’s astronomical tariffs on goods from nearly every country on earth. Wyden’s bipartisan bill with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jeanne Shaheen, […]
Wyden Urges Congress to Reassert Trade Authority Amid Trump’s Global Tariffs Crashing the Economy
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As is becoming routine under this president, Americans were greeted with grim economic news this morning. After three years of strong growth and rising jobs numbers, the U.S. economy actually shrank in the first three months of 2025. The trade deficit hit a record $162 billion. […]
Wyden Opposes Nomination of Scott as CBP Commissioner at Finance Committee Hearing
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is like the point guard for everything the U.S. government does at our borders. They’re responsible for more than 60,000 employees, who carry out the screening and processing of millions of packages going in and out of our country every day, and for millions of people who […]
Wyden, Colleagues, Slam Trump Administration’s Plan to Dismantle Federal Agency that Helps Seniors Live Independently, Stay in their Homes as they Age
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Bernard Sanders, D-Vt., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., today led a group of 22 senators in slamming Trump administration’s decision to dismantle a critical federal agency that helps seniors and people with disabilities live independently and fully participate in their communities. The federal agency, the […]
Wyden Opposes Tax and Trade Nominees, Blasts Trump’s Disastrous Economic Agenda
This morning the Committee will vote on the nominations of William Kimmitt to serve as the Commerce under secretary for international trade, and Kenneth Kies to serve as assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy. Should they be confirmed, they will play key roles in Donald Trump’s plans to implement the most destructive and damaging economic […]
Wyden Demands Details of Rodney Scott’s Involvement In Alleged Cover-up and Obstruction of Investigations into Death of CBP Detainee
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sought detailed records related to Rodney Scott’s involvement in the alleged obstruction of investigations into the death of a detainee in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. Scott is nominated to serve as CBP commissioner. His nomination will come before the Finance Committee […]