Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Statement at Hearing on Treasury Nomination
March 19, 2025
March 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement, from a March 6, 2025, confirmation hearing for Michael Falkender to be the deputy secretary of the Treasury:
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This is no typical nomination hearing for the Finance Committee. It is our understanding that Mr. Faulkender has been at the Treasury Department since day one of this Trump term, essentially performing the deputy secretary role . . .
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This is no typical nomination hearing for the Finance Committee. It is our understanding that Mr. Faulkender has been at the Treasury Department since day one of this Trump term, essentially performing the deputy secretary role . . .