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 […]
Wyden Leads Democratic Colleagues in Introducing Billionaires Income Tax
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led colleagues in introducing the Billionaires Income Tax Act, legislation to ensure billionaires start paying their fair share in taxes. Wyden is joined by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Bob Casey, D-Pa., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, […]
Wyden, Blumenauer Introduce Legislation to Support U.S. Kombucha Industry
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, today reintroduced legislation to put a stop to unfair and outdated federal alcohol taxes on kombucha companies in Oregon and across the country. “Kombucha is not the same as beer or […]
32 Bipartisan Senators Call on White House to Reverse Course on Digital Trade and Stand Up to China, Support American Workers and Human Rights
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today called on President Biden to reaffirm America’s global economic leadership, by reversing a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to abandon long-held positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that allow the free flow of information across borders, […]
Wyden Urges Congress to Act on Affordable Child Care for All
Watch a video of Wyden’s Senate Floor remarks here As Prepared for Delivery I rise today to highlight a critical issue that is top of mind for working families in Oregon and everywhere – the lack of quality, affordable child care in America. I hold open-to-all town halls in every county of my state each […]
Bipartisan Senate Finance and Foreign Relations Committee Members Call for Swift Passage of Taiwan Double-Tax Relief Legislation Released By House Ways And Means Committee
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Ranking Member James Risch, R-Idaho, today endorsed a package of legislation to provide double-tax relief between the United States and Taiwan. The legislation released by the House Ways and […]