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 […]
Responding to Evidence of a Treasury Cover-Up, Wyden Demands Bessent Come Clean on Musk Infiltration of Treasury Payment Systems
Washington, D.C. – Continuing his investigation of Elon Musk’s infiltration of the Treasury Department’s highly-sensitive payment systems, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today renewed his demand for clarity on all DOGE-affiliated personnel working at Treasury, who has had access to the payment systems, what changes have been made, and what vetting are […]
Wyden Statement on Senate Republican Budget Resolution
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee released a draft budget resolution with reconciliation instructions: “The way this is written means only one thing: Republicans have their knives out for Americans’ health care,” Wyden said. “It’s been clear from the start that congressional […]
Wyden Opening Statement on Nomination of Jamieson Greer for US Trade Representative
Donald Trump has spent the past year lying nonstop about trade policy. He shouted that tariffs were something other countries pay, when the truth is that tariffs are a tax on American families. That’s why I’ve been so committed to fighting Trump’s across-the-board tariffs. America had its first taste of Trump’s rancid trade policy this […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Vote on RFK Jr.’s Nomination to be HHS Secretary
This morning the Finance Committee will vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as our nation’s chief health care officer. Before we get to Mr. Kennedy and why I believe he’s unfit to serve as HHS Secretary, I’d like to say this: the last several days we’ve witnessed an authoritarian takeover of our […]
Wyden: Trump Tariffs Will Make Everything More Expensive, Solve Zero Problems and Harm American Farmers and Small Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., warned that blanket, arbitrary 25 percent tariffs announced by the White House today on products from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on products from China would immediately hammer working Americans with higher prices, while accomplishing little. “Slapping huge tariffs on gas, groceries, […]
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today following a report that personnel affiliated with Elon Musk have sought access to a highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system. That system, which is maintained by non-political staff, disperses trillions of dollars each year, such as […]
Wyden Slams RFK Jr.’s Failure to Answer Basic Questions on Vaccines
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returned written answers to questions to committee members following his nomination hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The statement comes as the Trump administration has begun to systemically disable federal […]