Political Quotes

Ron Wyden: “That means CEOs have spent 20 times more on corporate buybacks than on boosting their employees' compensation.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
That means CEOs have spent 20 times more on corporate buybacks than on boosting their employees' compensation.
Said by
Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden highlights the disparity between corporate buybacks and employee pay increases.

Share

More from Ron Wyden

Oct 10, 2026

Community health workers are the backbone of rural and underserved communities.

wyden.senate.gov
Oct 8, 2026

This is another desperate attempt by a failed president to escape Americans’ revulsion with his failed agenda, amounting to one tank of Trump-inflated gas.

abcnews.com
Oct 2, 2026

Turning the 1040 into an immigration tracker actively sabotages voluntary tax compliance and undermines the IRS’s core tax collection responsibilities.

lujan.senate.gov
Oct 8, 2026

This interpretation is wildly inconsistent with the longstanding treatment of other provisions that use identical or near-identical language.

wyden.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation