Wyden Pushes Tax Fairness in Senate Budget Committee

Senate Committee on Finance · March 25, 2026

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A committee member opened by asking how the committee can bring "fairness" to tax reform debates, contrasting wage-earners who pay FICA with wealthy people who avoid wages and tax withholding. The member said they had introduced a bill called the "billionaire income tax," which "has 23 senators on it," and asked witnesses how to get a sense of fairness for Democrats and Republicans.

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At a Senate Committee on Finance panel, a committee member pressed witnesses on how lawmakers can ensure fairness in tax reform, citing a proposed "billionaire income tax" with 23 senators backing it. Witnesses said their role is to score ideas and provide information; one cited the Greenspan Commission's approach to balancing revenue and cost reductions.

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