“I am keenly interested in exploring opportunities to work together to solve this serious issue,” Wyden wrote.
Armel Leslie, a spokesman for Paulson & Co., had no immediate comment on Wyden’s letter.
Bloomberg estimates Paulson’s net worth at $13 billion. He opened his money management firm in 1994, and gained attention in 2007 after a wager against the collapsing U.S. subprime mortgage market generated billions of dollars in profits.