Democrats Will Try to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts, Stop Tariffs, Oregon US Sen. Ron Wyden Says
Wyden says Democrats will move to reverse Medicaid work rules and restore Affordable Care Act tax credits while proposing a billionaire tax to fund subsidies.
- Incoming Senate Finance Committee chair Sen. Ron Wyden said Monday that Democrats will prioritize reversing Medicaid work requirements and extending Affordable Care Act subsidies upon taking office in January.
- Republicans passed strict Medicaid work requirements in 2025 set to take effect January 1, impacting around 560,000 adults in Oregon, which Wyden intends to lift immediately to restore coverage.
- Targeting taxpayers with over $1 billion in assets, Wyden will reintroduce his Billionaires Income Tax and also plans to investigate banks linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Seeking to overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs, particularly against Canada, Wyden hopes to build a bipartisan coalition capable of overriding a presidential veto, calling the current measures "vehicles for crookery."
- While Democrats secured a 54-seat majority in the Senate last week, a rule requiring at least 60 votes to advance legislation may hinder Wyden's ambitious healthcare and trade agenda.
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Incoming chair of US Senate panel will seek healthcare overhaul, but unclear on details
WASHINGTON — Oregon Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden plans to press for “the boldest” healthcare bill possible after he takes over as Finance Committee chairman next year, but he didn’t commit to Medicare for All, a longstanding policy goal for progressives, during a briefing Monday. Wyden told reporters in the Capitol that while he supports […]
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