Wyden Presses Trump Administration on Secretive Facility Being Prepared for Unaccompanied Children As Part of Broader Effort to End Federal Protection of Immigrant Children
Text of the Letter to Administration for Children and Families / Text of the Letter to Compass Connections Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sought more answers about the Trump administration’s effort to accelerate deportations, specifically about reported plans to set up a former military base in Alexandria, Louisiana […]
Wyden Refers Findings on Leon Black’s Epstein Ties to House Oversight Committee
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today referred key findings from his four-year investigation into Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black’s financial and personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (KY-01) and Ranking Member Robert Garcia (CA-42). Black is scheduled to testify […]
Wyden Slams Trump’s Audit Immunity Deal, Demands Answers from Bessent
It was just a matter of time before the Trump administration set the new high-water mark for public corruption in America, and that moment arrived a little more than two weeks ago with the settlement of Trump’s ridiculous IRS lawsuit. This hearing is the first opportunity for Congress to examine it. Let’s zoom out to […]
Wyden Slams Trump Plan for Medicaid Paperwork Requirements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a statement today after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule that dictates how states must set up new Medicaid paperwork requirements that will result in millions of Americans losing access to health care. “Today’s announcement marks […]
Wyden Statement on International Trade Commission Nominees
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s nomination of Samuel Negatu and Bart Thanhauser to serve on the U.S. International Trade Commission: “I am pleased to see new nominees for the International Trade Commission, including two well-qualified Democrats. Samuel Negatu and Bart Thanhauser […]
Wyden, Finance Committee Democrats Call for Bipartisan Investigation of Trump Slush Fund and Interference with Tax Audits
Washington, D.C. – Led by Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee called on Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today to launch a bipartisan committee investigation into the corrupt settlement of Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his own administration, the creation of a $1.8 slush fund for right-wing violence and subversion, and […]
Wyden-Schumer Bill Would Impose 100 Percent Tax on Trump Insurrection Slush Fund Payments
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today introduced legislation that would impose a 100 percent tax on payments from Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for right-wing political violence and election subversion. Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) first introduced the bill in the House of […]
Wyden-Schumer-Bennet Bill Would Increase Tax on Stock Buybacks for Oil and Gas Companies
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced legislation today to increase the excise tax on stock buybacks of large oil and gas companies from 1 percent to 25 percent. The Taxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls Act comes as oil […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Take Action to Roll Back Trump AI Care Denial Experiment on Seniors
Summary of the Resolution (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led 20 Senate Democrats as they introduced a resolution to invoke the Congressional Review Act and end an experiment launched by the Trump administration […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Unveil Plans to Improve Long-Term Care Amid Republican Attacks
Text of the Letter (PDF) / Text of the Flash Report Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 16 Senate Democrats today announced a new initiative to improve access and affordability for long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families. The letter, sent to Senate colleagues and signed […]