Ron Wyden: “Expect an effort to keep the Medicaid cuts hidden behind the curtain, but they're going to come sooner or later.”

This throws doubt upon Treasury’s interpretation of many provisions of the Code, creates a great deal of uncertainty in the administration of our tax laws, and could balloon the deficit.

What I'm committed to doing is getting both of these over the finish line.

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

The Department’s recent decision in August 2026 to quietly strip explicit prohibitions against political interference from its Scientific Integrity Policy is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine scientific facts and…