Wyden Statement on House Republican IRS Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the House Republican budget proposal for the IRS, which would gut funding for enforcement aimed at wealthy tax cheats and would shut down the new Direct File program set to open up nationwide in 2025: “If not for the […]
Wyden Statement on Tax Court and Treasury Inspector General Nominations
The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss four nominations. James Ives is nominated to serve as inspector general of the Department of the Treasury. And Rose Jenkins, Adam Landy, and Kashi Way are all nominated to serve as judges of the United States Tax Court. I’ll begin with the Treasury I-G. Inspectors General perform […]
Wyden Statement on Resignation of Social Security Inspector General
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Social Security Administration Inspector General Gail Ennis announced her resignation: “Inspector General Ennis’ decision to resign is the correct one,” Wyden said. “Under her leadership, the Inspector General’s office at Social Security has fallen into disarray, plagued by complaints of a hostile work […]
Wyden Statement on Nationwide Expansion of IRS Direct File
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on the IRS’s announcement that its popular, new Direct File program will be open to all 50 states and the District of Columbia starting in 2025: “Direct File expanding nationwide is tremendous news for taxpayers all over the country who […]
Wyden and Sanders Demand Answers from Multiplan on Sky-High Medical Bills
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asked data analytics company MultiPlan to meet with the committees and explain the company’s role in negotiating out-of-network payments on behalf of employer-sponsored health plans, which news reports indicate often results in […]
Wyden Statement on New Technology-Neutral Energy Tax Guidance
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on new guidance from the Treasury Department on technology-neutral energy tax credits he wrote in the Inflation Reduction Act: “After cap and trade failed in 2010, I went back to the drawing board to come up with an approach that […]
Wyden, Bipartisan Finance Members Outline Proposal to Improve Medicare Physician Training to Reduce Workforce Shortages
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today along with seven bipartisan members of the Finance Committee released a policy outline describing improvements to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) program to address physician workforce shortages across the country, primarily related to primary care and psychiatry, and to improve the distribution of […]
Finance, Budget Committees Launch Joint Investigation into Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil
Washington, D.C. – Following reports that former President Donald Trump made quid pro quo propositions to Big Oil executives—promising to roll back climate policies if he were re-elected in exchange for donations to his campaign— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., are demanding answers from nine […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Fentanyl and Combating Addiction through Prevention and Treatment
This morning the Finance Committee gathers to discuss the scourge of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. Fighting fentanyl requires fitting all of the pieces of the puzzle together. Already this year, Congress has acted to disrupt the flow of fentanyl from other countries like China, thanks to the work of Senator Brown. Today, the Committee […]
During Foster Care Awareness Month, Wyden Convenes Hearing on Successes, Roadblocks and New Opportunities to Keep Families Together
Over a decade ago, the Finance Committee decided it was time to do something to improve our nation’s approach to foster care and help families stay together. Back then, it was clear that there were two options: keeping a kid in a home where there were serious problems, or take them away from their family […]