Senate Finance Committee

Treasury Department Refuses to Release $1.5 Billion in Epstein Financial Records

| Importance: 9/10

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to release Epstein-related banking records covering at least $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions between 2003 and 2019. The Treasury files include suspicious activity reports detailing over 4,700 wire …

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Senate Investigation Reveals Epstein's Billion-Dollar Russian Bank Transfers Linked to Trafficking

| Importance: 10/10

A comprehensive Senate Finance Committee investigation led by Senator Ron Wyden uncovered massive financial evidence demonstrating Jeffrey Epstein’s complex international money laundering and trafficking operations. The Treasury Department’s analysis revealed over 4,725 wire transfers …

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Senate Finance Committee Report Reveals NRA Misled Public About Russia Connections and 2015 Moscow Trip

| Importance: 8/10

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden released findings on September 27, 2019 from an 18-month investigation into the National Rifle Association’s relationship with Russia and potential violations of U.S. tax and sanctions laws. The report revealed new evidence that the 2015 NRA …

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Max Baucus Confirmed as Ambassador After Healthcare Industry Staffers Become Lobbyists

| Importance: 8/10

The Senate confirmed former Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) as U.S. Ambassador to China by a vote of 96-0, ending his 36-year congressional career. Baucus had served as chairman and ranking member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, where he was the chief architect of the …

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ACA Architect Liz Fowler Leaves White House for Johnson & Johnson After Industry-Friendly Healthcare Legislation

| Importance: 9/10

On December 5, 2012, Elizabeth “Liz” Fowler announced her departure from the White House to join Johnson & Johnson as head of global health policy, completing her third spin through the healthcare industry revolving door. Fowler had served as the chief architect of the Affordable …

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Reagan Signs TEFRA Reversing Much of ERTA - Largest Peacetime Tax Increase Raises $100 Billion After Revenue Collapse

| Importance: 7/10

On September 3, 1982, President Ronald Reagan signed the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) into law, reversing substantial portions of the Economic Recovery Tax Act he had signed just 13 months earlier. TEFRA raised nearly $100 billion in federal revenues through closure of tax …

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King-Anderson Medicare Bill Defeated in Committee After Intense Corporate Lobbying

| Importance: 7/10

The King-Anderson bill, President Kennedy’s Medicare proposal introduced by Representative Cecil King and Senator Clinton Anderson, is defeated in committee despite strong public support after intense lobbying by the American Medical Association, corporate healthcare interests, and …

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