Wyden and Pallone Statement on Optional Hold Harmless of Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements
Announcement from Trump-Vance Administration Comes After Top Health Care Democrats Call for Delay of Unworkable and Harmful Medicaid Cuts Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., today issued the following statement after the Trump-Vance administration announced a six month […]
Wyden, Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Oz Actions to Dismantle Medicaid Fraud Prevention
Senators Seek Information About CMS Compliance with Federal Fraud Prevention Laws Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and five Senate Democrats today launched an inquiry into the Trump administration’s politically motivated campaign against state Medicaid programs, after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
Wyden and Neal Begin to Investigate Administration Scheme to Take Cut of Nvidia AI Chip Sales to Chinese Companies; Trump and Commerce Department Reportedly Ignored Warnings About Former CEO’s Relationship with Alleged Chinese Spy
Top Democrats on House and Senate Trade Committees Request Commerce Department Retain All Relevant Records Regarding Nvidia Chip Sale Decisions Read the full letter here Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., today demanded the Trump Administration retain all […]
Wyden and Pallone Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Delay Implementation of Medicaid Paperwork Requirements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz asking the Trump Administration to immediately delay implementation of the Medicaid paperwork reporting requirements set to go into effect on […]
Wyden and Alsobrooks Seek Evidence of RFK Jr. Lies from Children’s Health Defense
Senators Request Documents From Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Advocacy Organization Regarding His Travel to Samoa Prior to the Deaths of Dozens of Children from Measles Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., opened an investigation into evidence that Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
Wyden and Alsobrooks Probe Gifts to RFK Jr. From Top Donor
Health Secretary Received $250,000 in Luxury Travel and Lodging Text of the Letter to RFK Jr. (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks launched an inquiry into lavish gifts given to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by a top donor and […]
Wyden Statement on Finance Committee Democratic Majority Agenda
Americans Reject High Prices and Corrupt Deals; Affordability and Accountability Will Drive Democratic Agenda Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the committee’s agenda in the next Congress: “For the last two years Republicans have used the Finance Committee to execute and defend the most craven […]
Wyden, Warren Press Treasury and IRS on Rushed Transition to ID.me for Savings Bond Investors
Senators Demand Answers on Privacy Concerns and Request Delay for New Facial Recognition Login Requirement Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today demanded the Department of the Treasury halt a rushed transition to […]
Wyden Urges Trump Administration to Crack Down on Major Investment Tax Loophole Used by the Ultra-Wealthy
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to crack down on a tax avoidance scheme known as tax-aware long-short investing which is growing in popularity and shielding billions in wealth from federal taxes. “I am alarmed by […]
Amid AI Boom, Wyden Unveils Proposals to Ensure Wage Security, Fair Contributions from Data Centers
New Draft Legislation from Finance Ranking Member, Leader Schumer, Senators Bennet and Warren, Improves and Expands Unemployment Insurance and Provides Additional Wage Security for Workers Displaced by AI Disruption. Wyden Also Touts Bill to Eliminate Unnecessary Federal Tax Breaks for Data Center Construction, Establish Excise Tax for Data Centers to Fund Worker Assistance. Washington, D.C. […]