Wyden Statement at Finance Hearing on the Inflation Reduction Act and Lower Health Care Costs
Today, the Finance Committee will look at two health care choices for America. One choice is to sign up for concepts of a health plan prescribed by Donald Trump. Over the weekend JD Vance gave Americans a preview of these concepts. He said that all Americans should not be in the same health insurance “risk […]
Wyden Statement on Trump’s Latest Campaign Proposal on Taxes
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Trump’s latest attempt to appear interested in the needs of working people with a tax proposal on overtime pay: “Donald Trump is losing, and these tax proposals he’s floating out of desperation are as fake as his tan. Trump […]
Wyden Praises Biden-Harris Effort to Stem the Flow of Fentanyl From Overseas
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announcement that it will take action to inspect more low-value packages and support legislation similar to Wyden’s bipartisan FIGHTING for America Act, which would crack down on fentanyl and other illicit […]
Wyden Hearing Statement on Ultra-Wealthy Tax Dodging and the 2025 Tax Debate
In a matter of months, the Congress will begin a tax debate unlike any in recent memory. This will be a make-or-break moment for the federal budget and America’s middle class, and the two sides have very different ideas of how to move forward. Donald Trump is effectively waging class warfare against typical families on […]
Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Short Line and Regional Railroad Tax Credit
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to modernize and expand the tax credit used to maintain short line railroads in Oregon, Idaho, and nationwide. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, cosponsored the legislation. “Short line and regional railroads are an essential part of our […]
Wyden Urges CMS, ACF to Act Now to Protect Kids in Residential Treatment Facilities from Taxpayer-Funded Abuse and Neglect
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to use existing authorities to act now to protect and strengthen behavioral health services for children enrolled in Medicaid and who are in the child welfare system. […]
Wyden Highlights Savings for Seniors Thanks to IRA Price-Gouging Penalties
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today highlighted savings from the price-gouging penalties created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in a new analysis from Finance Committee majority staff. The price gouging penalties, also known as the inflation rebate, went into effect last year for Medicare Part B. Part B pays […]
Wyden Statement on Harris Economic Agenda
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ new economic agenda released today: “Vice President Harris gets it – her economic agenda goes after the expenses that hit American families the hardest: housing, health care, and raising children. “While JD Vance didn’t even bother to […]
Wyden, Grassley Investigate Troubling Hire at United Network for Organ Sharing
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and former Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, co-authors of a bipartisan law to reform the U.S. organ donation system, are raising concerns regarding a potentially unethical hire at the long-troubled United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS, which has exclusively controlled the organ […]
Wyden Cheers Lower Drug Prices for Seniors Through Medicare Negotiation
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today celebrated the announcement by the Biden-Harris administration of lower drug prices for ten of the most expensive prescription drugs in Medicare, which were subject to negotiations between the federal government and the drug companies that manufacture them. “Today, Medicare has used the bargaining power […]