Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Hold Hearing with IRS Commissioner Rettig
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Thursday, April 7, 2022, on the IRS, President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget, and the 2022 filing season. The hearing will take place at 10:15 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness at Thursday’s hearing […]
Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on the President’s Health and Human Services Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, on the President’s fiscal year 2023 Department of Health and Human Services budget. 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 […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Requesting Political Favors from Putin
Washington, D.C.— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden today released the following statement on Donald Trump requesting political favors from Vladimir Putin and Senate Republicans resurrecting their innuendo-filled investigation to benefit Donald Trump. “As Vladimir Putin wages an unprovoked war in Europe, Donald Trump has again explicitly requested Putin’s help winning the next election. Trump […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining the President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda
The biggest trade and economic security stories in the world today are Russia and China. Their governments are united in putting up barriers to American products and American values. Since Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and our allies have hit Russia, Putin and his circle of oligarchs with the most powerful […]
Wyden Delivers Floor Remarks on the Nomination of January Contreras to Serve as HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
Mr. President, the Senate will soon vote on an important nomination to the Department of Health and Human Services. January Contreras is President Biden’s choice to serve as Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. When she’s confirmed and sworn in, Ms. Contreras will oversee programs that are all about caring for some of the most […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Barriers to Mental Health Care
The Finance Committee meets for our third hearing on mental health care this year, and we’ll begin with mental health parity. For 13 years, the parity law has required equal treatment by insurance companies of mental health care and physical health care. That law was the result of the efforts of the late Senators Wellstone […]
Finance Committee Releases Bipartisan Report on Mental Health Care in America
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a report documenting the array of shortfalls that currently exist in the mental health care system that prevent American families from accessing the care they need. The report was jointly authored by majority and minority staff on the committee. “This report marks the […]
Wyden Continues Opportunity Zone Oversight, Probes Possible Cryptocurrency Industry Exploitation of Program
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued his oversight of the Opportunity Zone program and whether it has achieved Republicans’ stated goals of encouraging investment and creating jobs in low-income communities. Wyden is pressing cryptocurrency companies—Argo Blockchain and Redivider Blockchain—as well as Mr. Blake Christian, a Certified Public Accountant involved […]
Wyden Statement on Biden Billionaire Minimum Income Tax
Washington, D.C.— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on President Biden’s Billionaire Minimum Income Tax. “President Biden has put forward a solid proposal that would ensure billionaires pay taxes every year, just like my Billionaires Income Tax. There’s no way to fix our broken tax code without getting at […]
Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on the President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Thursday, March 31, on the President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness at Thursday’s hearing will be: The Honorable Katherine C. Tai, United States Trade […]