Wyden Statement at Hearing on Trump Treasury Nominees
The Finance Committee returns this morning to consider a slew of unqualified Trump nominees. All four of today’s nominees have been chosen to serve at the Treasury Department. The epicenter of Donald Trump’s corruption and self dealing for the last year and a half, with Scott Bessent at the helm. First up is S.P. Kothari […]
Wyden and Cassidy Lead Introduction of Legislation To Secure Social Security Benefits and Promote Work
Text of the One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Bill Cassidy, R-La., today introduced legislation to allow Americans with disabilities to work without fear of losing out on higher Social Security benefits. “Choosing to work is a fulfilling way for any person to build community, support […]
Wyden, Neal Oppose Giving Trump New, Unilateral Tariff Power in Sanctioning Russia Act
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal, D-Mass., announced their opposition to granting Donald Trump massive new tariff authority as part of the Sanctioning Russia Act, in a joint statement today. “There is no question that the U.S. government must take […]
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Kennedy, Oz on Newly Formed Healthcare Advisory Committee
Letter to HHS and CMS Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee and a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, demanded answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers […]
Wyden Statement at Executive Session on ITC Nominees
It is virtually unheard of for me to support Donald Trump’s nominees. However, in this case, I intend to support a slate of nominees from both parties to do the hard work of the International Trade Commission. That means enforcing trade laws and standing up for American manufacturers and farmers. I am particularly glad to […]
Wyden Accuses RFK Jr. of Unlawful Interference in Congressional Elections
Letter to the Office of Special Counsel (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today filed a Hatch Act complaint accusing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of unlawful political interference in congressional elections, after recordings emerged revealing conversations to convince third-party candidates to […]
Wyden Statement on Federal Ruling on Trump Audit Immunity Deal
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after a federal judge barred Trump from using his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and subsequent settlement to claim extraordinary amnesty from investigations into the tax returns of himself, his family and their associated businesses. “Today’s decision rightly […]
Wyden Urges USTR to End Attempt to Revive Trump’s Price-Hiking Global Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to abandon his efforts to reconstruct Trump’s price-hiking global tariffs on 60 of the United States’ top trading partners, in a letter sent today. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is hearing testimony this week on […]
Republicans’ Disastrous Health Care Agenda Leaves Millions of Americans Without Coverage
Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest report monitoring the devastating impact of Donald Trump and Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill, which has forced millions of Americans to face skyrocketing health […]
Blunt Rochester, Wyden, Schumer Lead Legislation To Cap Medicare Costs for Seniors
Fact Sheet for the Bill (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., today introduced the Medicare Cost Cap Act, which will create a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) beneficiaries. Currently, […]