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July 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Lamar Alexander, and Senator Orrin Hatch - Senate Dems Urge GOP Leaders to Use the Extra Time to Hold Public Hearings So Senators Can Hear Concerns Directly from the Key Stakeholders & Experts, like Medical and Patient Groups, Insurance Companies & More
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 20, 2017
Merkley Tours Urban, Rural Nursing Homes; Hears Fears About GOP's Effort To Gut Medicaid
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 13, 2017
Wyden Announces Steps to Rein in Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 9, 2017
Senator Ron Wyden Delivers Democratic Weekly Address
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 8, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on HHS Budget
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 30, 2017
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Ranking Member Patty Murray - Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 23, 2017
Wyden: Trump's Budget is an Unprecedented Attack on Workers and Their Families
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 23, 2017
Wyden: Administration's Budget Proposal "A Cynical Assault on American Ideas"
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 19, 2017
Senators Wyden and Markey Applaud Inclusion of Innovative Home-based Primary Care Medicare Program in CHRONIC Care Package
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 18, 2017
Hatch, Wyden Applaud Committee Passage of CHRONIC Care Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 18, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Markup on the CHRONIC Care Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 16, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on Examining Bipartisan Medicare Policies that Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 11, 2017
During National Nurses Week, Merkley Stands Up For Nurses With Bipartisan Legislative Package
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, the Hon. Alexander Acosta, and the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Commerce, Respectively - Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Worker and Retiree Pensions
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 3, 2017
Merkley Decries Passage of Resolution Making it Harder for Working People to Save for Retirement
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 27, 2017
Wyden, Brown, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Stop Government from Taking Away Social Security Benefits to Pay Off Student Loans
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - CMS's Sudden Reversal to Fund Florida's LIP Medicaid Program
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 6, 2017
Hatch, Wyden, Isakson, Warner Introduce Bill to Address Chronic Illness
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 23, 2017
Wyden Statement on CBO Score of Revised TrumpCare Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 22, 2017
TrumpCare's Tax Gift to PHARMA Raises Premiums by Billions in Medicare Part B
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 15, 2017
Letter to Jeffery S. Davis, Acting General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services - Ensure Verma Complies with Ethics Agreement
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tom Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - No Authority to Approve Harmful Medicaid Waivers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 13, 2017
Wyden Statement on CBO Score of Trumpcare
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 8, 2017
Republican Repeal Bill Threatens Medicare Solvency to Cut Taxes for Wealthy
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 1, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Markup on Markup on Seema Verma Nomination to Lead CMS
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of Finance Committee - Protect Miners' Healthcare and Benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Merkley, Bonamici Stand Up for Oregon Retirement Savings Plan
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 12, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urging the VA to Comply with 2010 Law that Protects Veterans from Exorbitant ER Bills
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urge VA to Comply with 2010 Law
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 5456
Sen. Ron Wyden
Dec. 7, 2016
Letter to the Honorable President-Elect, Donald Trump - Clarify Whether You Oppose Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 30, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Statement on "Nominations for Public Trustees of Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds"
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 30, 2016
21st Century Cures Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Oct. 18, 2016
Merkley Decries Inadequate Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 21, 2016
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017--Motion to Proceed--
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 8, 2016
Wyden Proposal Would Crack Down On Tax Avoidance In Retirement Plans, Create New Opportunities For Working Americans To Save
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 5, 2016
Washington Post - A Better Way to Help Vulnerable Children and Families
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 15, 2016
Social Security Administration Changes Policy to Better Accommodate Seniors after Merkley's Urging
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 8, 2016
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Call to Accomodate Seniors While Enhancing Cybersecurity
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Urging CMS to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 19, 2016
Would President Trump do it? (Social Security and Medicare)
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 13, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Ensuring Successful Implementation of Physician Payment Reforms
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 12, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance: Examining the Stark Law: Current Issues and Opportunities - Wyden Opening Statement
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 6, 2016
Wyden Disappointed in Multi-Million Dollar Windfall for Drug Makers Instead of Care for Pregnant Women in Opioid Conference Report
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 28, 2016
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Project
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 22, 2016
Wyden Statement on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 15, 2016
Wyden Statement at Brookings Institution on Chronic Care and Updating the Medicare Guarantee
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 8, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Statement on "Nominations for Public Trustees of Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds"
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader - Manchin, Murray and Wyden Call for Action on Miner's Pensions
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 25, 2016
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues In Calling For Action On Miners' Pensions
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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July 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Lamar Alexander, and Senator Orrin Hatch - Senate Dems Urge GOP Leaders to Use the Extra Time to Hold Public Hearings So Senators Can Hear Concerns Directly from the Key Stakeholders & Experts, like Medical and Patient Groups, Insurance Companies & More
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 20, 2017
Merkley Tours Urban, Rural Nursing Homes; Hears Fears About GOP's Effort To Gut Medicaid
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 13, 2017
Wyden Announces Steps to Rein in Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 9, 2017
Senator Ron Wyden Delivers Democratic Weekly Address
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 8, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on HHS Budget
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 30, 2017
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Ranking Member Patty Murray - Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 23, 2017
Wyden: Trump's Budget is an Unprecedented Attack on Workers and Their Families
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 23, 2017
Wyden: Administration's Budget Proposal "A Cynical Assault on American Ideas"
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 19, 2017
Senators Wyden and Markey Applaud Inclusion of Innovative Home-based Primary Care Medicare Program in CHRONIC Care Package
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 18, 2017
Hatch, Wyden Applaud Committee Passage of CHRONIC Care Act
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 18, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Markup on the CHRONIC Care Act
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 16, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on Examining Bipartisan Medicare Policies that Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 11, 2017
During National Nurses Week, Merkley Stands Up For Nurses With Bipartisan Legislative Package
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, the Hon. Alexander Acosta, and the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Commerce, Respectively - Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Worker and Retiree Pensions
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 3, 2017
Merkley Decries Passage of Resolution Making it Harder for Working People to Save for Retirement
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 27, 2017
Wyden, Brown, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Stop Government from Taking Away Social Security Benefits to Pay Off Student Loans
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - CMS's Sudden Reversal to Fund Florida's LIP Medicaid Program
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 6, 2017
Hatch, Wyden, Isakson, Warner Introduce Bill to Address Chronic Illness
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 23, 2017
Wyden Statement on CBO Score of Revised TrumpCare Bill
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 22, 2017
TrumpCare's Tax Gift to PHARMA Raises Premiums by Billions in Medicare Part B
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 15, 2017
Letter to Jeffery S. Davis, Acting General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services - Ensure Verma Complies with Ethics Agreement
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tom Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - No Authority to Approve Harmful Medicaid Waivers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 13, 2017
Wyden Statement on CBO Score of Trumpcare
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 8, 2017
Republican Repeal Bill Threatens Medicare Solvency to Cut Taxes for Wealthy
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 1, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Markup on Markup on Seema Verma Nomination to Lead CMS
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of Finance Committee - Protect Miners' Healthcare and Benefits
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Merkley, Bonamici Stand Up for Oregon Retirement Savings Plan
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 12, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urging the VA to Comply with 2010 Law that Protects Veterans from Exorbitant ER Bills
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urge VA to Comply with 2010 Law
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 5456
Sen.Ron Wyden
Dec. 7, 2016
Letter to the Honorable President-Elect, Donald Trump - Clarify Whether You Oppose Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 30, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Statement on "Nominations for Public Trustees of Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds"
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 30, 2016
21st Century Cures Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Oct. 18, 2016
Merkley Decries Inadequate Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 21, 2016
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017--Motion to Proceed--
Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 8, 2016
Wyden Proposal Would Crack Down On Tax Avoidance In Retirement Plans, Create New Opportunities For Working Americans To Save
Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 5, 2016
Washington Post - A Better Way to Help Vulnerable Children and Families
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 15, 2016
Social Security Administration Changes Policy to Better Accommodate Seniors after Merkley's Urging
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 8, 2016
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Call to Accomodate Seniors While Enhancing Cybersecurity
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Urging CMS to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 19, 2016
Would President Trump do it? (Social Security and Medicare)
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 13, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Ensuring Successful Implementation of Physician Payment Reforms
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 12, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance: Examining the Stark Law: Current Issues and Opportunities - Wyden Opening Statement
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 6, 2016
Wyden Disappointed in Multi-Million Dollar Windfall for Drug Makers Instead of Care for Pregnant Women in Opioid Conference Report
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 28, 2016
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Project
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 22, 2016
Wyden Statement on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 15, 2016
Wyden Statement at Brookings Institution on Chronic Care and Updating the Medicare Guarantee
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 8, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Statement on "Nominations for Public Trustees of Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds"
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader - Manchin, Murray and Wyden Call for Action on Miner's Pensions
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 25, 2016
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues In Calling For Action On Miners' Pensions
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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