Ron Wyden

That's a sharp contrast to the Republican approach to the Federal budget since the beginning of this year, which amounts to demanding secret negotiations on unspecified cuts to Federal programs while holding hostage the full faith and…

If Congress fails to act on this front, patients--and especially seniors--will inevitably suffer.

I strongly support efforts to extend this exemption period from 9 years to 13, ensuring parity between small molecules and biologics.

As long as I'm chairman of the Finance Committee, I will fight any effort to engage in intergenerational warfare.

When it comes to health care, that means protecting Medicare for the next generation by asking the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes; strengthening Medicare's negotiating power for the cost of prescription drugs; and investing in…

For the average Ohio senior, it is probably about $500 they get to keep in their pocket; $500 just like that.

MedPAC estimates it cost us over $20 billion--$20 billion--in 2023 alone.

Some Medicare Advantage plans misrepresent how sick their patients are to CMS, in order to take more money from taxpayers.

I just want a package so we can land this program in Rhode Island that I have been working on, I think, now for 8 years.

I hope, colleagues, every member can come next Thursday.

There is no reason why a drug that we know costs no more than about $10 to manufacture should be costing seniors $100, $200.

We certainly are not going to go backwards; at least certainly the majority in the United States Senate is not going to go backwards.

I am a very strong supporter of accelerated approval for these very exciting new drugs for Alzheimer's.

Americans deserve better and more affordable access to prescription drugs, and we can find bipartisan results-oriented solutions to advance that goal.

If Republicans go after Medicaid the way they did in 2017 by cutting Federal support to State Medicaid programs... that guaranteed backstop of nursing home care for seniors is ripped away.

The President's budget comes down to a simple proposition: helping working families and the middle class get ahead and reducing the Federal deficit are not mutually exclusive.

I cannot imagine doing that or privatizing the systems, turning them over to Wall Street or private insurance companies.

Nobody wants America to return to that time.

The President's budget has several bold proposals to build on the Inflation Reduction Act that will hold big pharma accountable for years of high prices.

I have serious concerns with the focus on partisan policies that risk harming health-care access and affordability for both current and future patients.

We pointed to the risk of higher launch prices and distorted pricing practices based on projections validated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

As long as I am chair of this committee, I will fight any effort to engage in intergenerational warfare.

I see Senator Cornyn here. We worked really hard together on the Safer Communities Act, and really have the most, the strongest investment in mental health and addiction services literally in 50 years.

I am glad to see the President agrees that we need to put an end to two tax codes.

President Biden is absolutely right when he says that the tax system in America is deeply unfair.