Wyden Statement on Nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at USTR

Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the nomination of Doug McKalip to serve as chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the United States Trade Representative: “It’s vitally important for Ambassador Tai to have a full team that can ensure USA-grown wheat, berries, meat and other […]

Wyden Statement on GAO Reports on Unemployment Insurance

Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to a series of Government Accountability Office reports on the state of unemployment insurance: “While expanded jobless benefits saved millions of families from financial ruin during the pandemic, the GAO’s reports make clear the unemployment system is broken—both […]

Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Yellen for a hearing on the budget. This is an important opportunity to discuss big economic challenges, so that’s where I’ll begin.  I’m coming off a string of town hall meetings across my home state of Oregon, and everywhere I went, the number one topic of discussion […]

Wyden Statement on Suspension of Solar Trade Investigation

Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement, in response to the White House announcement that it would freeze new tariffs on foreign solar panels, even if the panels violated trade rules. The move means there will be no tariffs for two years under an ongoing Commerce Department […]

Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Hold Budget Hearing with Secretary Yellen

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness at Tuesday’s hearing will be: […]

Wyden, Crapo, Cardin, Thune Release Telehealth Policies for Mental Health Care Initiative

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today released a discussion draft for telehealth policies as a part of the committee’s ongoing work to improve mental health care across the nation, which has included a public call for […]

Wyden Presses Trump Accounting Firm on Trump Taxes

Washington, D.C. – In response to the declaration by Mazars, former President Donald Trump’s longtime accounting firm, that a decade worth of financial statements should no longer be considered reliable, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., continued his oversight of former President Trump’s financial conflicts of interest, and compliance with tax laws. It is […]