Wyden Applauds Senate Confirmation of Key USTR and HHS Nominees
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today welcomed Senate confirmation of Doug McKalip as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Rebecca Jones Gaston as Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Both nominees […]
Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden Questions Major Automakers About Supply Chain Links to Forced Labor in Xinjiang, China
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today questioned eight major automakers over reports that their supply chains may include materials sourced from the Xinjiang region of China, where forced labor is rampant. Importing goods made with forced labor violates federal trade laws. “Unless due diligence confirms that components are not linked […]
Wyden Statement on Ways & Means Investigation of Presidential Audit Program
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to the Ways & Means Committee investigation of the Presidential Audit Program: “When Donald Trump became the first presidential nominee since Watergate to refuse to release his tax returns, I introduced the Presidential Tax Transparency Act. This legislation […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Legislation to Bolster Retirement Savings, Shut Down Tax Shelters Included in Omnibus
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced the bipartisan Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) 2.0 Act to bolster retirement savings, and Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act to shut down fraudulent tax shelters are included in the omnibus spending package. Importantly, SECURE 2.0 includes Wyden’s reforms to restructure […]
Wyden Cheers Significant Health Care Provisions in End of Year Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after omnibus bill text was released, including a major health care title. “These policies will strengthen the American health care system, particularly for kids and Americans struggling to access mental health care,” Wyden said. “On mental health care, I’m proud that the bill […]
Wyden Statement on European Union Implementing International Tax Reform
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the European Union directive to implement international tax reform: “I’ve long believed that we need to reform our international tax system to reward those that invest in America and its workers, stop companies from shipping jobs and profit overseas, […]
Wyden, Casey Cheer Moves to Crack Down on Deceptive Marketing in Medicare Targeting Seniors
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey, D-Pa., today hailed new consumer protections proposed by the Biden administration that would shield seniors seeking Medicare Advantage plans from deceptive marketing practices that have dramatically increased in recent years. “These proposals are an important step […]
Wyden Makes Final Request to Amgen for Voluntary Compliance in Pharma Tax Investigation
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued his investigation of Big Pharma’s tax practices with a final request to Amgen for voluntary compliance in providing information about efforts to avoid billions in taxes through profit-shifting to subsidiaries in Puerto Rico. Wyden’s letter follows a previous request to Amgen on August […]
Senate Finance and House Oversight Committees Seek Documents from State and Defense Departments On Kushner’s Conflicts of Interest, Improper Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., requested documents from the State and Defense Departments related to former Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner’s role in U.S. foreign policy while his family business sought a bailout from foreign governments seeking to influence the […]
Wyden, Crapo and Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Members Raise Concerns about Process to Approve and Implement Indo-Pacific Trade Pact and Other Trade Agreements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and 19 bipartisan members raised Constitutional concerns about the process to approve and implement the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), as well as the need for the administration to increase consultation and transparency. In a letter to President […]