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 […]
Wyden, Finance Democrats Press RFK Jr. to Reject Big Pharma Pause on Medicare Negotiation
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and all 12 Democratic members of the committee today sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressing him to answer nearly a dozen questions regarding his views on Medicare drug price negotiation and confirm he will not pause negotiations, as CEOs representing the […]
Wyden Statement on Confirmation Hearing of HHS Secretary Nominee RFK Jr.
The question before the Finance Committee this morning is whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be trusted with the health and well-being of the American people. Committee staff have examined thousands of pages of statements, books, and podcast transcripts in a review of his record. The receipts show that Mr. Kennedy has embraced conspiracy theories, […]
Wyden Statement Opposing Bessent Confirmation
The Senate will vote shortly on the nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary. I urge my colleagues to oppose his confirmation. A few reasons why. First off the list, nearly a million dollars in unpaid Medicare taxes. For the vast majority of Americans, paying Medicare taxes is automatic. They come straight out of every […]