Wyden Hearing Statement on Tax Provisions for Supporting Children and Families
The Finance Committee meets this morning to talk about tax policy tools for helping children and families climb the economic ladder. There are a lot of policy issues involved here, but in my view, it all comes down to one basic question. Congress has a proven strategy for lifting millions of American children out of […]
Wyden, Crapo, Smith and Neal Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Approve First Taiwan Trade Initiative Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., and Ranking Member Richard Neal, D-Mass., today announced legislation to approve the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade and set robust transparency and consultation requirements […]
Wyden Statement on House Republican Tax Package
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on the new tax package released by Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee: “As I’ve told Republicans repeatedly, Democrats are on board with fixing business tax incentives like R&D expensing as long as Congress also passes support for the most […]
Wyden and Pallone urge CMS to Protect Health Care Coverage During Medicaid Redetermination Process
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today raising concerns regarding the actions of certain Republican-led states to improperly take […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Corporatization and Consolidation in Health Care
The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss corporatization and consolidation in the health care system and the effect that has on what American families pay and how they get their health care. When I hold town halls back home, the two challenges I hear about most often when it comes to health care are […]
Wyden Announces Hearing on Tax Provisions for Supporting Children and Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 titled “Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code.” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses at Wednesday’s hearing will be: Amy […]
Wyden Statement on Continued Stonewalling by Harlan Crow on Clarence Thomas Gifts
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to a new letter from an attorney representing billionaire Republican activist Harlan Crow: “It comes as little surprise that Mr. Crow is doubling down on bogus legal theories as he continues to stonewall basic questions about his gifts to Clarence Thomas […]
Wyden Statement on IRS Chief Counsel Nominee
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on Marjorie Rollinson’s nomination as IRS Chief Counsel: “I’m pleased the president has put forward a nominee for IRS chief counsel. This is a challenging job leading the legal team at an agency faced with a lot of demands and a lot […]
Wyden Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today on the Fiscal Responsibility Act: “I supported this bill because nothing is more important than protecting Social Security, Medicare, and the health of our economy from Republican threats to default. “Republicans manufactured this hostage-taking crisis from the beginning, but the president negotiated […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Hearing on Consolidation and Corporate Ownership in Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Thursday, June 8, 2023 titled “Consolidation and Corporate Ownership in Health Care: Trends and Impacts on Access, Quality, and Costs.” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses […]