Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Nomination Hearing of Dr. Mehmet Oz to Lead CMS
Dr. Mehmet Oz is nominated to oversee the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is responsible for the health and well-being of over 160 million Americans. Once again, our dedicated investigators on the Finance Committee have brought the receipts. Dr. Oz is the second Trump nominee to come before the Finance Committee this year […]
Wyden Opposes Faulkender Nomination, Slams Trump Weaponization of IRS
Before we get to the business at hand, I need to address what is happening down the street. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are intent on violating taxpayer privacy laws and weaponizing the IRS against American taxpayers. It’s as simple as that. They’ve now forced out the nonpartisan officials in the only two Senate-confirmed positions […]
Wyden Statement on Massive Deficit Impact of Trump IRS Layoffs
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Yale Budget Lab’s new report showing that the Trump-Musk administration’s rumored IRS layoffs could lead to a 10-year deficit increase of $2.4 trillion and that the wealthy would benefit the most from Trump gutting tax enforcement: “Taking […]
Senate Finance Democrats Demand Hearing to Investigate Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and every Democratic member of the committee urged Chair Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, to immediately convene a hearing to investigate the alarming developments at the Social Security Administration (SSA) in light of Elon Musk’s DOGE demanding full access to Americans’ most sensitive information and planning […]
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 […]