Wyden Statement on Trump and Musk’s IRS Layoffs Gutting Tax Enforcement on the Ultra-Wealthy
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Trump and Musk’s reported purge of tax enforcement staff at the IRS: “Donald Trump is a known tax cheat, and he and Elon Musk clearly believe they are above the law, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise […]
Wyden Blasts Republican Tax Agenda as Budget Debate Begins
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here I want to thank my colleagues for their words on the tax debate that’s coming in the days and weeks ahead. I’m very happy to be working with them in this fight. They’ve raised a lot of important issues I also want to address. But I […]
Wyden, Schumer, Finance Cmte Democrats Warn IRS Staffing Cuts Will Cause a Tax Refund Train Wreck, Degrade Taxpayer Service, Undermine Law Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and seven Democratic committee members warned the Trump administration and IRS leadership today that staffing reductions at the IRS resulting from Trump’s hiring freeze and potential layoffs would likely delay tax refunds, harm taxpayer service, and undermine law […]
Wyden, Warren Sound Alarm Over DOGE Access to Legally-Protected Taxpayer Data, Trump Weaponization of IRS Against American Citizens and Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today warned that personnel affiliated with Elon Musk infiltrating IRS systems that contain the private tax records of hundreds of millions of Americans may be in violation of strict taxpayer privacy […]
Ahead of Final Floor Vote, Wyden Opposes the Nomination of RFK Jr. to be HHS Secretary
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here Late into the night, senators spoke on the Senate floor about why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the least qualified nominee to ever be tapped as America’s chief health care officer. On issue after issue, Mr. Kennedy has demonstrated a profound lack of knowledge at best, […]
Wyden Floor Remarks Opposing the Nomination of RFK Jr. to be HHS Secretary
Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here I rise today to oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. There’s been a lot of ink spilled about this nominee over the past several months. Based on what senators have heard in […]
Wyden Statement Opposing Jamieson Greer’s Nomination for U.S. Trade Representative
Since this committee last met to consider this nomination, the Trump trade agenda has continued to be a swampy mess. Trump is incredible at getting headlines about trade, but his administration is weaker than Kansas City’s offensive line in the Super Bowl when it comes to getting something done for Americans. And no one in […]
Democrats Urge Republicans Against Using Medicaid To Bankroll Tax Cuts For The Rich At The Expense Of Working Families, Seniors And Americans With Disabilities
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with other Senate Democrats are warning their GOP colleagues against bankrolling tax cuts for the rich by gutting Medicaid and slashing health care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Nearly 80 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program […]
Wyden Sounds the Alarm on DOGE Accessing Social Security Systems Containing Americans’ Sensitive Personal and Financial Information
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sounded the alarm following reports of DOGE operatives accessing the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) data systems, after taking control of the Department of Treasury’s payment systems. Semafor reported yesterday that DOGE is seeking access, or has even already accessed, SSA’s systems. As the nation’s […]
Democratic Health Leaders Call for Inspector General Investigation into Elon Musk’s Access to Americans’ Sensitive Health Care information
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., expressed alarm over Elon Musk and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” or “DOGE” lackeys’ access to the sensitive health care […]