Wyden Statement on House Passage of The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today on the House’s passage of The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act: “Most prognosticators would have told you as recently as a month ago that this bill was destined to die in negotiations or collect dust on a […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider Pending Treasury, SSA Nominations
The Finance Committee meets this morning to consider four nominations–a nominee for Treasury Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs and three nominees to be members of the Social Security Advisory Board. First, Corey Tellez is nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, who coordinates the Treasury Department’s communications with the Congress. This is a critically […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup on IRS, HHS Nominations
The committee meets this morning to vote on two important nominations it approved last year. First is the nomination of Marjorie Rollinson to be Chief Counsel at the IRS. The Chief Counsel’s office is responsible for ensuring the agency is implementing tax law by the books. I’m pleased that the President has sent the Finance […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Executive Session to Favorably Report IRS, HHS Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene an executive session on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, to consider favorably reporting the nominations of Marjorie A. Rollinson and Rebecca Lee Haffajee. The executive session will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Both nominations were approved […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Hearing To Consider Pending Treasury, SSA Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, to consider pending nominations. The hearing will take place at 10:15 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The nominees at Wednesday’s hearing will be: – Corey Anne Tellez, of Illinois, to […]
Wyden, Crapo Release Plan to Prevent and Mitigate Generic Drug Shortages
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced their commitment to working on bipartisan health care legislation to prevent and mitigate shortages of critical generic drugs used by patients and providers in the United States. In a white paper released today, Wyden and Crapo outline […]
Wyden Questions Medicare Marketers’ Business Tactics
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued the committee’s inquiry into marketing practices for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans from five third-party marketing organizations that participate in the MA enrollment period. “Seniors are being bombarded by well-intentioned brokers and bad actors who use various ploys to sell Medicare plans such as […]
Wyden Slams Backroom Scheme to Cut Social Security, Medicare as Bill Clears House Committee
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the House Budget Committee passed H.R. 5779, the Fiscal Commission Act, which would create a process to fast track major fiscal policy changes, including cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. “Republicans in Congress know their plans to gut Americans’ […]
Wyden, Smith Announce Agreement on Tax Framework to Help Families and Main Street Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) announced a commonsense, bipartisan, bicameral tax framework that promotes the financial security of working families, boosts growth and American competitiveness, and strengthens communities and Main Street businesses. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said: […]
Wyden Statement on Nominee for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to the announcement the White House intends to nominate Nelson Cunningham for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative: “At a time when our country is beset with trade challenges from China and other competitors for jobs and influence in the […]