Wyden Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Speech
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union speech: “The president is absolutely right that the tax system in America is deeply unfair. There’s one set of rules that applies to people like nurses and firefighters who work for a living, and […]
Wyden Requests Drug Pricing Law Implementation Information
Important Provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act Have Gone Into Effect, Notably the Penalty for Drug Companies that Increase Prices Faster Than Inflation Finance Chairman Asks CMS for Details on When and How the Medicare Part B and Part D Inflation Rebates Will Be Implemented Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., […]
Wyden Statement on Chevron’s $75 Billion Stock Buyback
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on Chevron’s $75 billion stock buyback: “There were a lot of people who had to cut back on things like food, medicine, and travel with family when oil companies jacked up prices at the pump while pulling in record profits. It’s […]
Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Leaders Call for Full Enforcement of USMCA to Ensure Americans Benefit from Trade Deal
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, called for the administration to continue to press for strong enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to ensure American trading partners live up to their obligations, in a letter today to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Wyden and […]
Wyden Statement on the Debt Limit
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on the debt limit: “Right now the U.S. has the strongest major economy in the world, the lowest unemployment in generations and steadily declining inflation. As of today, Republicans are holding all of that for ransom. “Republicans are threatening to tank […]
Wyden Statement on Debt Limit and Republicans Threatening Social Security and Medicare
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the debt limit and Republicans threatening Social Security and Medicare: “It is important to be crystal clear about what Republicans are after with their threats regarding the debt limit, which the US will hit next week. Once again Republicans […]
Wyden Hails Roadmap for Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today hailed an announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining the timeline and mechanisms for Medicare drug price negotiation policies as it goes into effect this year: “Today’s announcement is a critical step towards unshackling Medicare and delivering on the promise […]
Wyden Statement on House Republican Tax Cheating Bill
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the House Republican bill rescinding the IRS funding Democrats passed in the Inflation Reduction Act to crack down on tax cheating by the wealthy and corporations: “Now that the speakership is settled, the House is proving that there’s nothing more unifying to Republicans […]
Wyden Statement on CBO Score of House Republican Bill Rescinding IRA Funding
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the newly released CBO score of the House Republican bill rescinding funding Democrats passed in the Inflation Reduction Act to crack down on tax cheating by the wealthy and corporations. CBO found the House Republican bill would add more than $114 billion to […]
Wyden Statement on Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance in Omnibus
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in reaction to the 1-year extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance, which provides training, employment assistance, and income support for workers who have lost jobs because of trade, as part of the omnibus funding bill passed by Congress today: “You can’t build […]