Wyden, Ross, Castor and Colleagues Propose Criminal Penalties to Fight Fraud, Stop Rogue Insurance Brokers
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Representatives Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Kathy Castor, D-Fl., along with nine senators, today introduced legislation to create criminal penalties for health insurance brokers that violate the law by changing Americans’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans without their knowledge or consent. “The best way […]
Wyden Releases New Information on Financing of Jeffrey Epstein’s operations by Billionaire Leon Black, Seeks Documents from Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. – Continuing his investigation of billionaire financier Leon Black’s extensive and unexplained financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice, Treasury and FBI referring information obtained through his investigation and requesting documents that would shed light on the financing […]
Wyden, Schumer, Murray, Senate Democrats Warn Trump and Musk’s Scheme to Fire Social Security Staff Will Disrupt Benefits for Americans
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., led Senate Democrats in a letter warning that Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s scheme to purge the Social Security workforce will threaten the ability of millions of Americans to get […]
Wyden and King Demand Answers on Trump Firing of Medicare and Medicaid Workers
Mass Layoffs at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Which Administers Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program Will Have a Negative Impact on Americans’ Health Care, Senators Say DOGE Effort to Recklessly Dismantle Federal Agencies Will Compound Threats to Americans’ Health Care Posed by Republican Plans to […]
Wyden Slams Trump-Musk Economic Chaos, Opposes Faulkender Nomination
This is no typical nomination hearing for the Finance Committee. It is our understanding that Mr. Faulkender has been at the Treasury Department since day one of this Trump term, essentially performing the deputy secretary role in an unofficial capacity. He’s in the building. Together with Secretary Bessent, he’s got his hands on the economic […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Pullback of Medicaid Flexibility
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded guidance about how states can apply for additional federal funding to help address social needs like transportation and food security that have a serious impact on Americans’ health. “This action […]
Wyden Condemns Trump DOJ for Abandoning Case Protecting Emergency Abortion Care at Hospitals
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today condemned Donald Trump’s Department of Justice for dropping a case brought by the Biden administration that challenged Idaho’s extreme abortion ban, which denies women their federal right to emergency treatment, including emergency abortion care, under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). […]
Wyden Blasts Trump Tariffs, Urges Bipartisan Support of Bill to Protect Consumers from Trade War
Watch the video of Wyden’s remarks on the Senate floor here I rise to support my colleague Senator Shaheen’s request for unanimous consent to pass the “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act.” This is a straightforward bill. All it does is clarify that the President’s emergency powers can’t be used to put […]
Wyden Statement on Senseless Trump Tariffs on Products from Canada, Mexico and China
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Trump unilaterally imposed massive tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China. These tariffs could cost average families up to $2,000 a year in higher prices: “Donald Trump is waging economic terrorism against American families. Trump promised to lower prices. Instead, […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Administration Ending Enforcement of Key Anti-Money Laundering Law
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement that it will not enforce a key law designed to crack down on money laundering: “The takeaway here is that Trump is a rich financial criminal, and he’s running his administration for the benefit […]