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 […]
Wyden Statement on Uganda Anti-LGBTQI+ Law
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on President Biden to revoke key trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from Uganda in response to an extreme new law that would punish LGBTQI+ individuals with jail or even the death penalty: “The United States must not extend trade benefits to […]
Wyden Statement on House Republican International Tax Bill
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the House Republican international tax bill: “In 2017 Republicans passed a tax law that created new incentives to ship jobs and park profits overseas, and they have resisted every effort to ensure that multinational corporations pay a fair share. It’s now abundantly clear […]
Wyden Offers Support for Biden Stance on Work Reporting Requirements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing support for his position to reject any proposals that take away health care coverage from Americans or increase poverty. “I am deeply disturbed by the House Republicans’ push to threaten Medicaid health coverage for over 20 […]
Wyden Requests Information on How Medicare Will Administer Coverage for New Alzheimer’s Medications
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Biden Administration for information about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) plans to help Americans access new Alzheimer’s medications that are coming to market. “I write today to ask CMS to provide prompt, clear, and publicly available information about how Medicare […]
Wyden, Beyer Call on DOJ to Crack Down on Swiss Banks Enabling Tax Evasion, Prosecute Bankers Involved
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.-08), former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to crack down on Swiss banks enabling ongoing tax evasion by U.S. citizens and hold accountable individual bankers involved in these criminal schemes. The joint letter to Attorney General […]