Wyden: IRS Budget Cuts Will Damage Efforts to Crack Down on Hamas Funding via Fake Charities, Cryptocurrency and other Schemes
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked the Internal Revenue Service to detail how proposed budget cuts would hamper efforts to crack down on funding for Hamas via fake charities, cryptocurrency and other schemes. “The horrific terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, which left more than 1,400 innocent Israelis […]
Republican Plan to Gut IRS Enforcement In Israel Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today blasted the reported Republican plan to gut IRS enforcement funding as a condition of providing aid to Israel and Ukraine: “If Republicans had an ounce of shame they wouldn’t condition support for Israel and Ukraine on giveaways to wealthy tax cheats. Making aid to […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Hearing to Consider Social Security Commissioner Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Thursday, November 2, 2023 to consider the Social Security Commissioner nomination. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following nominee is scheduled to testify: The Honorable Martin O’Malley, […]
Wyden, Finance Democrats Urge Further Action from CMS to Protect Seniors from Deceptive Marketing Scams in Medicare Advantage
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led Senate Finance Committee Democrats this week in sending a letter pressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take additional steps to protect seniors from deceptive practices used by marketing middlemen in Medicare Advantage. “The marketing onslaught can create confusion among beneficiaries […]
Wyden, Bennet, Beyer Introduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and U.S. Representative Don Beyer, D-Va., today introduced legislation to update and expand unemployment insurance so that the program better meets the needs of the modern workforce and is ready to respond should America face a future recession. “The past […]
Justice Thomas Did Not Repay Substantial Portion of $267,230 Loan, Finance Committee Investigation Reveals; Failed to Report Forgiven Debt on Ethics Filings, Raising Questions About Tax Compliance
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today made public new information raising questions about whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas properly reported up to $267,230 in loan forgiveness on his tax filings. According to information committee staff obtained through documents provided by Anthony Welters, who loaned Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas […]
Wyden Statement on Ambassador Tai’s Decision to Abandon Digital Trade Leadership to China at WTO
Washington, D.C.— Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden blasted the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision today to abandon support for key digital trade principles, principles that allow the free flow of information across borders, protect against the forced transfer of American technology and promote open markets for digital goods exported by businesses large […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Need for Guaranteed Paid Leave to Better Support American Workers and Families
The Finance Committee meets this morning to talk about a pressing issue – paid leave. Why are we holding this hearing? Because low- and middle- income workers are falling through the cracks – people like construction workers, nurses, or cashiers who are trying to juggle work obligations with families who need them. The American people […]
Wyden, Brown, Casey Press SSA to Restore SSI Benefits to Beneficiaries Kicked Off Because of Stimulus Checks
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bob Casey, D-Pa., urged the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide additional information on the scope and magnitude of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries who had their benefits suspended and were assessed an overpayment due to receiving Economic Impact Payments (EIPs). “We are […]
Wyden Statement on IRS Investments in Customer Service, Enforcement Against Wealthy Tax Cheats
Washington, D.C.— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the Internal Revenue Service update on its use of Inflation Reduction Act funds to go after wealthy tax cheats and improve customer service for regular tax filers: “Investing in the IRS is already paying off with better customer […]