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 […]
Wyden Blasts Trump’s Latest Giveaway to Wealthy Tax Dodgers
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the news that the Trump administration will reopen a tax loophole that allows profitable businesses to dodge billions in taxes through complex “basis shifting” transactions that have no economic substance or value: “This is a ridiculous loophole that […]
Wyden: Trump Is Illegally Weaponizing the Tax Code And Every American Is At Risk
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Donald Trump’s reported order to revoke Harvard’s nonprofit status based on the content of its courses. “If Trump gets away with weaponizing the tax system to target a political enemy, every American is at risk. The First Amendment and federal tax law […]
Wyden Blasts Trump Killing Free Direct Tax Filing Service
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Donald Trump’s Treasury Department for reportedly bowing to lobbyists and killing the Direct File tax service, which allowed taxpayers in 25 states to file their taxes with the IRS for free, without using a third-party tax preparation service. “No one should have to […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Executive Order
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration issued an executive order related to prescription drug pricing. “Just like his first term, Trump is all bark and no bite when it comes to lowering the cost of prescription drugs,” Wyden said. “This executive […]