Wyden, Jayapal and Jacobs Inquiry Finds Pharmacies Fail to Protect the Privacy of Americans’ Medical Records; HHS Must Update Health Privacy Rules
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., revealed that major pharmacy chains fail to protect the privacy of their customers, in the results of a new inquiry released today. The members called on the Department of Health and Human Services to improve […]
Wyden Floor Statement on Solving the National Housing Crisis
Watch a video of Wyden’s Senate Floor remarks here As Prepared for Delivery I come to the floor today to talk about something I’ve heard raised in nearly every single one of the 1,065 open-to-all town halls I’ve held in every county across Oregon: our nation’s housing crisis. Oregonians from Brookings to Baker City and […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup of the Nomination of Martin O’Malley to be Social Security Commissioner
Today, the Finance Committee will consider the nomination of Martin O’Malley to be Commissioner of Social Security. When I first met the nominee in my office, I said to him that this position–above all else–is about service, not politics. He agreed. My first question to him at his hearing was whether he agreed that this […]
Wyden Leads Colleagues in Urging HHS to Finalize and Swiftly Implement Rule to Better Support and Protect LGBTQIA+ Foster Children and Youth
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led Democratic colleagues in expressing support for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule that would help ensure LGBTQIA+ children and youth in foster care feel safe and valued and receive appropriate services without discrimination or prejudice. “As members of […]
Wyden Statement on Biden Announcement to Make Prescription Drugs Cheaper and More Widely Available When Funded by Taxpayer Research
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the Biden Administration announced it was pursuing steps to allow the federal government to license the patent of a prescription drug to another manufacturer if that product was created through taxpayer-funded research and is not reasonably available on the market: “Taxpayer-funded research has […]
Wyden and Crapo Report Legislative Text from Finance Committee Health Care Markup
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced that the Committee has reported legislation that was marked up in the committee in November. The “Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act” addresses a number of important health care priorities in the committee’s jurisdiction. “This […]
Wyden, Sullivan, Panetta, Carey Introduce Legislation to Improve Housing Affordability for Middle-Income Families
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would establish a Workforce Housing Tax Credit to increase the supply of housing for middle-income Americans The Workforce Housing Tax Credit is designed to best meet the housing needs of individual communities by allowing housing finance agencies to use the credit to support both low-income and middle-income families Washington, D.C. – […]
Wyden, Crapo, LaHood, Davis Call on HHS to Guarantee Timely and Transparent Approval for Evidence-Based Services that Help Prevent Foster Care Placements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support Chairman Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Ranking Member Danny Davis, D-Ill., today called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the Title IV-E Prevent Services […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Prescription Drug Shortages
This morning the Finance Committee gathers to discuss the drug shortages that are harming Americans in communities around the country. In America today, if you receive a cancer diagnosis, chances are scientists and doctors have developed effective treatments to fight or beat this awful disease. While most of the spotlight tends to fall on new, […]
Wyden Floor Statement on Billionaires Income Tax and Restoring Fairness to the Tax Code
Watch a video of Wyden’s Senate Floor remarks here As Prepared for Delivery I come to the floor today to discuss three words: “buy, borrow, die.” Three little words that allow billionaires across America to legally get away with paying little or nothing in taxes for years on end. Here’s how it works: A billionaire […]