WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Markey Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding Zeldin Halt Political Witch Hunt Against Money-Saving Clean Energy Investments Administrator Zeldin is manipulating facts as a pretext to terminate a congressionally appropriated and legally obligated program that would lower household energy costs, spu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Wyden Delivers Remarks and Asks Unanimous Consent to Pass the Bipartisan Health Care Act As Prepared for Delivery I come to the Senate floor today to pass a set of critical improvements to America's health care system. This legislation is overwhelmingly bipartisan, fully paid for, and targeted at two objectives every Senator should support: i  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes Faulkender Nomination, Slams Trump Weaponization of IRS As Prepared for Delivery Before we get to the business at hand, I need to address what is happening down the street. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are intent on violating taxpayer privacy laws and weaponizing the IRS against American taxpayers. It's as simple as that. They've  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on March 14, 2025, at a nomination hearing for Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Dr. Mehmet Oz is nominated to oversee the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is responsible for the health and well-being of over 160 million Americans. Once again, our dedicated investigators on the Finance Co  more