Wyden, Sanders Demand Answers from Trump Administration Over Mass Layoffs that Threaten the Wellbeing of Children and Families
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today demanded answers from the Trump administration over its mass layoffs at the Administration for Children & Families (ACF). ACF provides critical services and support to low and middle-income children and […]
Wyden, Cortez Masto Call for Criminal Investigation into Evidence of Fraud by Promoters Affiliated with IRS Nominee Billy Long
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., called today for a criminal investigation of promoters involved in a tax evasion scheme selling investors fraudulent “tribal tax credits,” including firms that had close financial ties with former Congressman Billy Long, the Trump nominee for IRS Commissioner. […]
Wyden Statement on Social Security Using Death Master List to Revoke Social Security Numbers
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after news reports indicate the Trump Administration is planning to use Social Security to “terminate the financial lives” of certain populations, including American citizens. “Donald Trump is intent on weaponizing Social Security against American citizens and those he has […]
Wyden, Whitehouse Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers on DOGE’s Access to the Sensitive National Child Support Database
The Federal Parent Locator Service Holds Identifying Information of All Working Americans, Whether or Not They Pay Child Support Career HHS employees were silenced, ignored, and even potentially purged for refusing to cooperate with DOGE’s illegal request and potential invasion of privacy for tens of millions of Americans Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking […]
Wyden, Paul, Schumer, Kaine, Shaheen, Welch and Warren Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Global Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced legislation today that would repeal Donald Trump’s global tariffs, along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Under Senate rules, the measure will […]
Wyden Blasts Trump Tariff Chaos and Billionaire Handouts in Hearing on Trade and Tax Nominees
Joining the Finance Committee this morning are William Kimmitt, the nominee for Commerce under secretary for international trade, and Kenneth Kies, the nominee for assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy. They’ll make up Donald Trump’s hand-picked team to run key portions of the most self-destructive, incompetent, anti-worker economic agenda in modern American history. Trump is […]
In Open Letter to the American Public, Senate Democrats Warn Against Republican Cuts to Health Care to Pay for Tax Handouts for Billionaires
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Democrats sent an open letter to the American public today, warning families across the nation about Republicans’ efforts in Congress to pass legislation that would deliver a tax handout that disproportionately benefits millionaires and billionaires while taking away health insurance and health care benefits from millions […]
Wyden, Cortez Masto, Warren, Padilla Seek Watchdog Investigation of Potential Trump Admin. Violations of Taxpayer Privacy Laws
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and additional Democratic Senators today wrote to the acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration seeking an investigation into several reports that the Trump administration is potentially violating strict taxpayer […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Tariff Announcement
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today slammed Donald Trump for prolonging the chaos and pain he is inflicting on families and small businesses with his senseless global tariffs. Trump announced a 90-day delay of some of the tariffs in a Truth Social post, but confirmed a 10 percent tariff […]
Wyden, Paul, Schumer and Kaine Release Bipartisan Resolution to Repeal Global Tariffs and Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released a resolution today that would repeal Donald Trump’s global tariffs, along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. The resolution will formally be […]