Wyden Statement on Path Forward for Clean Energy Tax Incentives and Need to End U.S. reliance on foreign oil and gas
Washington, D.C.—Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the path forward for clean energy tax incentives and need to end the United States’ reliance on foreign oil and gas: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provided a stark reminder of the need to free ourselves from the need for oil […]
Wyden Outlines Finance Committee Next Steps to Hold Russia Accountable for Ukraine Invasion
Washington, D.C.— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on next steps to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine: “The key to holding Vladimir Putin accountable for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is following the money, and rooting out billions in illicit assets stashed around the world by […]
Wyden Statement on the Senate Failing to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act
Washington, D.C— Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the Senate’s failure to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. “By failing to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Senate has decided that the government should come between a woman and her doctor,” said Wyden. “Roe v. Wade was […]
Wyden Statement Following Treasury, IRS Briefing on Tax-Filing Season
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement after a bipartisan briefing on the tax-filing season: “Deputy Secretary Adeyemo, Commissioner Rettig, and other top Treasury and IRS officials today briefed the bipartisan membership of the Finance Committee on tax-filing season and efforts to transition away from ID.me. Officials were […]
Wyden, Brown and Warren Urge Labor Department to Help State Unemployment Insurance Programs Transition Away from Private Facial Recognition Contractors
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with committee members Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today urged the Labor Department to take steps toward ensuring state unemployment insurance programs are able to securely verify their applicants’ identities without relying on private contractors like ID.me that employ facial recognition. […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Protecting Youth Mental Health: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care
During this morning’s hearing on the youth mental health epidemic, the committee has an opportunity to build on last week’s excellent discussion with Surgeon General, Dr. Murthy. Last Tuesday, Dr. Murthy told us that mental health problems often show up first when people are young, but the average delay between the onset of mental health […]
Finance Committee to Convene Hearing on Tax Filing Season, IRS Customer Service Challenges
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday, February 17, will convene a hearing on the tax filing season and IRS challenges to providing customer service. The witnesses at next Thursday’s hearing will be: Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC Jessica Lucas-Judy, Director, Strategic Issues, United States […]
Wyden Announces Support for Robert Califf to Lead FDA
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement of support for Dr. Robert Califf, nominated to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Too many families and taxpayers are paying sky-high prices for drugs that still haven’t been shown to have any clinical benefit, even as companies […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on HHS Nominees
This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss three nominations for important roles in the Biden administration. First up, January Contreras is President Biden’s nominee to serve as Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. This role is all about overseeing programs that deal with caring for some of the most vulnerable […]
Finance Committee to Convene Next Hearing to Discuss Youth Mental Health Care
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, February 15th to continue discussing challenges facing young people and families related to youth mental health care. The hearing, titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health: Part II – Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care,” will be held virtually. Earlier today, the […]