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July 11, 2023
Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Big Corporate Investors that Buy Up Local Homes, Drive Up Housing Prices
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 11, 2023
Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Big Corporate Investors that Buy Up Local Homes, Drive Up Housing Prices
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 15, 2023
Sen. Menendez, Rep. Velázquez Introduce Bicameral Bill to Stop Predatory Small Business Financing
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 5, 2023
Wyden Statement on IRS Chief Counsel Nominee
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 2, 2023
Wyden Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 9, 2023
Wyden Statement on Harlan Crow Stonewalling Committee Inquiry
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 6, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Warren, Lawmakers Urge Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptominers Disclose Emissions and Energy Use
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Erica Williams, Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - Warren, Wyden to Accounting Regulator PCAOB: You Must Act to Address Concerns Raised by Crypto Firms' Sham Audits
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on Republican Leadership Blocking SAFE Banking Action this Congress
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 16, 2022
Merkley, Bonamici, Jayapal Team Up to Introduce Legislation to Protect Consumers From Predatory Payday Lending Practices
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Oct. 3, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 5, 2022
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of Currency, Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Applaud CRA Proposed Rule, Push for More Support for Underserved Communities
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 18, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 22, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup to Consider Retirement Legislation
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 17, 2022
Wyden Releases Outline of Bill to Bolster Retirement Savings
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 12, 2022
Letter to Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services - Grassley, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Call to Fully Fund FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Operations
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 8, 2022
Whitehouse, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Shield Americans From Sky-high Credit Card Rates
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 30, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Senators Urge Administration to Require Investment Advisers to Proactively Combat Money Laundering and Support Sanctions Compliance
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 30, 2022
Senators Merkley, Hassan, and Chair Delauro Introduce Legislation to Secure Affordable Student Loans for Every Borrower
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 28, 2022
Letters to Blockchain Company CEOs - Wyden Continues Opportunity Zone Oversight, Probes Possible Cryptocurrency Industry Exploitation of Program
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 17, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Examining Charitable Giving Trends in the Nonprofit Sector
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 16, 2022
Letter to Charles Scharf, President & CEO of Wells Fargo - Wyden, Warren Demand Answers About Wells Fargo's Discriminatory Mortgage-Refinancing Practices Against Black Homeowners
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 16, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Prescription Drug Price Inflation: An Urgent Need to Lower Drug Prices
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 28, 2022
Letter to Noel Quinn, Group Chief Executive HSBC - Rubio, CECC Commissioners Question Whether HSBC is Undermining Democratic Freedoms in Hong Kong
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 9, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Sen. Cramer, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge SEC to Prioritize Cybersecurity Disclosure at Public Companies
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 27, 2022
Letter to Jason Les, CEO Riot Blockchain; Fred Thiel, CEO Marathon Digital Holdings; Gregory Beard, Co-Chairman and CEO Stronghold Digital Mining - HUFFMAN, WARREN, COLLEAGUES PRESS SIX CRYPTOMINING COMPANIES ON EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH ENERGY USE AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 20, 2022
Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Meng Calls on Head of IRS to Reduce Large Backlog of Tax Returns
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 13, 2022
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Urge CFPB to Improve Lending for Women-Owned, Minority-Owned, and Small Businesses
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez, Booker Call on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 6, 2021
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Interest Waiver Extension
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Fix Broken Credit Reporting System
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Sept. 22, 2021
Bonamici, Porter Introduce Bill to Protect Students, Young Consumers from Financial Abuse
Rep. Cliff Bentz
Aug. 5, 2021
Wyden Bill Ensures Wealthy Investors Pay Fair Share in Taxes
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 4, 2021
Wyden, Lummis, Toomey Amendment Would Clarify Digital Asset Reporting Requirements
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Questioning the Department of Labor on Sustainable Investing Plans
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 28, 2021
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Retirement Legislation
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 28, 2021
Wyden, Neal Release New Data Showing Explosion in Use Of Mega-IRA Accounts by Wealthy
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 22, 2021
Wyden, Democrats Introduce Bill To Help Working Families Save For Retirement
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 16, 2021
Whitehouse, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Predatory, High Cost Lending
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 29, 2021
Wyden Introduces Children's Savings Accounts to Invest in Economic Future of Nation's Children
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 24, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 23, 2021
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Warren, Schumer, Courtney Lead Call Urging Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and Hon. Pat Toomey, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Merkley, Daines Urge Colleagues to Build Pathway Forward for Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure that Legal Cannabis Businesses Can Access Crucial Financial Services
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Reps. Sean Casten and Mike Levin Lead Letter Urging SEC to Require Public Corporations to Disclose Climate Change Risks
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Sarbanes, Kaine, Gillibrand Lead Bicameral Push to Fix PSLF Program and Provide America's Public Servants with Urgently Needed Student Loan Relief
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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July 11, 2023
Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Big Corporate Investors that Buy Up Local Homes, Drive Up Housing Prices
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 11, 2023
Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Big Corporate Investors that Buy Up Local Homes, Drive Up Housing Prices
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 15, 2023
Sen. Menendez, Rep. Velázquez Introduce Bicameral Bill to Stop Predatory Small Business Financing
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 5, 2023
Wyden Statement on IRS Chief Counsel Nominee
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 2, 2023
Wyden Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 9, 2023
Wyden Statement on Harlan Crow Stonewalling Committee Inquiry
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 6, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Warren, Lawmakers Urge Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptominers Disclose Emissions and Energy Use
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Erica Williams, Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - Warren, Wyden to Accounting Regulator PCAOB: You Must Act to Address Concerns Raised by Crypto Firms' Sham Audits
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 20, 2022
Wyden Statement on Republican Leadership Blocking SAFE Banking Action this Congress
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 16, 2022
Merkley, Bonamici, Jayapal Team Up to Introduce Legislation to Protect Consumers From Predatory Payday Lending Practices
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Oct. 3, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 5, 2022
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of Currency, Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Applaud CRA Proposed Rule, Push for More Support for Underserved Communities
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 18, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 22, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup to Consider Retirement Legislation
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 17, 2022
Wyden Releases Outline of Bill to Bolster Retirement Savings
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 12, 2022
Letter to Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services - Grassley, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Call to Fully Fund FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Operations
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 8, 2022
Whitehouse, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Shield Americans From Sky-high Credit Card Rates
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 30, 2022
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Senators Urge Administration to Require Investment Advisers to Proactively Combat Money Laundering and Support Sanctions Compliance
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 30, 2022
Senators Merkley, Hassan, and Chair Delauro Introduce Legislation to Secure Affordable Student Loans for Every Borrower
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 28, 2022
Letters to Blockchain Company CEOs - Wyden Continues Opportunity Zone Oversight, Probes Possible Cryptocurrency Industry Exploitation of Program
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 17, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Examining Charitable Giving Trends in the Nonprofit Sector
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 16, 2022
Letter to Charles Scharf, President & CEO of Wells Fargo - Wyden, Warren Demand Answers About Wells Fargo's Discriminatory Mortgage-Refinancing Practices Against Black Homeowners
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 16, 2022
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Prescription Drug Price Inflation: An Urgent Need to Lower Drug Prices
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 28, 2022
Letter to Noel Quinn, Group Chief Executive HSBC - Rubio, CECC Commissioners Question Whether HSBC is Undermining Democratic Freedoms in Hong Kong
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 9, 2022
Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Sen. Cramer, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge SEC to Prioritize Cybersecurity Disclosure at Public Companies
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 27, 2022
Letter to Jason Les, CEO Riot Blockchain; Fred Thiel, CEO Marathon Digital Holdings; Gregory Beard, Co-Chairman and CEO Stronghold Digital Mining - HUFFMAN, WARREN, COLLEAGUES PRESS SIX CRYPTOMINING COMPANIES ON EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH ENERGY USE AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 20, 2022
Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Meng Calls on Head of IRS to Reduce Large Backlog of Tax Returns
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 13, 2022
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Urge CFPB to Improve Lending for Women-Owned, Minority-Owned, and Small Businesses
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez, Booker Call on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 6, 2021
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Interest Waiver Extension
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Fix Broken Credit Reporting System
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Sept. 22, 2021
Bonamici, Porter Introduce Bill to Protect Students, Young Consumers from Financial Abuse
Rep.Cliff Bentz
Aug. 5, 2021
Wyden Bill Ensures Wealthy Investors Pay Fair Share in Taxes
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 4, 2021
Wyden, Lummis, Toomey Amendment Would Clarify Digital Asset Reporting Requirements
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Questioning the Department of Labor on Sustainable Investing Plans
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 28, 2021
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Retirement Legislation
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 28, 2021
Wyden, Neal Release New Data Showing Explosion in Use Of Mega-IRA Accounts by Wealthy
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 22, 2021
Wyden, Democrats Introduce Bill To Help Working Families Save For Retirement
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 16, 2021
Whitehouse, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Predatory, High Cost Lending
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 29, 2021
Wyden Introduces Children's Savings Accounts to Invest in Economic Future of Nation's Children
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 24, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 23, 2021
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Warren, Schumer, Courtney Lead Call Urging Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and Hon. Pat Toomey, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Merkley, Daines Urge Colleagues to Build Pathway Forward for Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure that Legal Cannabis Businesses Can Access Crucial Financial Services
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Reps. Sean Casten and Mike Levin Lead Letter Urging SEC to Require Public Corporations to Disclose Climate Change Risks
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Sarbanes, Kaine, Gillibrand Lead Bicameral Push to Fix PSLF Program and Provide America's Public Servants with Urgently Needed Student Loan Relief
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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