Wyden Announces Finance Committee Hearing on Reducing the Prevalence of Ghost Networks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 titled “Barriers to Mental Health Care: Improving Provider Directory Accuracy to Reduce the Prevalence of Ghost Networks.” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The […]
Wyden Reintroduces Legislation Requiring Presidents and Presidential Nominees to Publicly Release Tax Returns
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Act, legislation that would require sitting presidents and the presidential nominees of major parties to release their tax returns to the public. The bill would also mandate an annual audit of the sitting president’s tax returns, the […]
Wyden Letter to Harlan Crow Seeks Complete Account of Gifts to Justice Clarence Thomas
Washington, D.C. – Following revelations that Republican billionaire megadonor Harlan Crow has reportedly lavished Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family with highly valuable gifts and travel over decades, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to Crow asking for a complete account of those gifts and evidence that Crow complied with […]
Wyden, Crapo Release Legislative Framework to Address PBMs, Prescription Drug Supply Chain
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today released a bipartisan framework that the committee will use to pursue legislative solutions to modernize and enhance federal prescription drug programs, with the goal of reducing drug costs for patients and taxpayers. “For years, drug pricing middlemen like […]
Wyden Statement on McCarthy Debt Ceiling Proposal
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling proposal: “It’s clear that nothing unites House Republicans more than helping rich people cheat on their taxes. Republican cuts to the IRS made it far too easy for wealthy tax cheats to get […]
Wyden, Neal, Casey, Bonamici Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Seniors’ Protections from Abuse and Neglect
WASHINGTON, DC— Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Co-Chair of the House Elder Justice Caucus Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to protect seniors and people with disabilities from abuse, isolation, and […]
Wyden Hearing Statement on Tax Filing Season and the IRS Budget
This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Commissioner Werfel back to the Senate to discuss the IRS budget and this filing season, which came to a close yesterday. Let me start off by thanking the staff at the IRS for their hard work that made this the smoothest filing season in many years. Democrats made a […]
Wyden, Crapo Applaud Proposed HHS Rule That Reduces Barriers to Kinship Foster Care Placement
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today expressed support for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposed rule that would reduce barriers to kinship foster placement and ease the financial burdens on kin […]
Wyden Slams Reckless McCarthy Debt Ceiling Proposal
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following a speech by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy regarding the House Republican position on the debt ceiling. “Today House Republicans have made their priorities crystal clear: keep Wall Street happy and take away health care and food assistance from […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Hearing on the President’s IRS Budget and the 2023 Tax Filing Season
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 titled “The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 IRS Budget and the IRS’s 2023 Filing Season.” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness at Wednesday’s […]