Wyden Statement on Path Forward on Clean Energy
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the path forward on clean energy: “Conversations on clean energy must continue to preserve our options to move forward. Nearly all of the clean energy credits have already expired, and it will be difficult to extend them at the end of […]
Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing Tax Incentives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, to examine the role of tax incentives in affordable housing. 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: Andrea Bell, […]
Wyden Statement on Tax Policy Center Analysis on Plan to Extend Medicare Solvency
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to a new Tax Policy Center analysis on who will pay to extend Medicare solvency: “An important new analysis from the Tax Policy Center confirms that households making at least $1 million per year will contribute 85 percent of the […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominations
The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss two key nominations for important roles dealing with economic and health policy. First up, Dr. Rebecca Haffajee is nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services. This job is right at the center of the department’s […]
Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to consider two nominations. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witnesses at Tuesday’s hearing will be: Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an […]
U.S. ITC Finds American Media Companies Lose Billions Due to Chinese Government Censorship
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today welcomed the International Trade Commission’s second report on the impacts of censorship by China and other foreign governments as a non-tariff barrier to trade. The report found that U.S. companies were often forced to censor political dissidents, LGBTQ content and religious content or risk […]
Wyden Releases Interim Report in Big Pharma Tax Investigation
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released an interim report in his investigation into Big Pharma’s tax practices. Wyden’s report shows how loopholes in the tax code have allowed AbbVie, a large multinational corporation headquartered in the United States, to further abuse tax havens and avoid paying U.S. taxes on […]
Wyden Statement on McConnell Threats to Tank China Competition Bill
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Keith Chu, Office of Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Date: July 1, 2022 Re: Wyden Statement on McConnell Threats to Tank China Competition Bill _____________________________________________________________________________________ Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s […]
Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in West Virginia v. EPA
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA: “The Supreme Court’s effort to protect polluters that spew poison into our air and water continues apace. The Republicans on the Supreme Court are not going to allow any meaningful administration efforts […]
Wyden Statement on the Senate Passage of Bipartisan Gun Reform
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by the U.S. Senate: “For too long, Oregonians and families across the country have been forced to live in constant fear of gun violence terrorizing their communities. There is still much […]