Hatch, Wyden Push For Improvements to the Tariff Exclusion Process
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are seeking improvements from U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to make fairer and more timely the process that U.S. businesses must go through to request exclusions from Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum. In the letter, Hatch […]
Hatch Statement on Texas v. United States
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued a statement about a Texas judge’s ruling that that Obamacare is unconstitutional: “This is an interesting case and we’re going to have to see how it ultimately plays out. The individual mandate forced Americans to buy health insurance they did not want or could not […]
Finance Committee Clears Tax Court Nominee
WASHINGTON – The nomination of Courtney Dunbar Jones to be a Judge on the U.S. Tax Court today unanimously advanced out of the Finance Committee. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement: “I am pleased that the Finance Committee was able to quickly act on this nomination. Ms. Jones is a […]
Hatch Praised by Colleagues at Final Finance Committee Hearing
Ranking Member Wyden Presents Chairman Hatch With an Honorary Gavel in Recognition of the Chairman’s Leadership WASHINGTON – Members of the Senate Finance Committee recognized Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) at his last hearing leading the committee yesterday. Senators on both sides of the aisle highlighted his successes and strong character as a leader and […]
Hatch Condemns Senate Action Threatening Taxpayer Privacy
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today condemned Senate action challenging an IRS policy change that no longer requires many tax-exempt groups to file forms with the IRS disclosing the names and addresses of taxpayers who made substantial contributions. “I am disappointed in my colleagues’ efforts to invalidate a common-sense reform to […]
Hatch Announces Tax Court Judge Nomination Markup
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced that the committee will convene a markup on the nomination of Courtney Dunbar Jones to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court. The markup will occur on Thursday, Dec. 13 during a scheduled vote at 1:45 p.m. off the floor of the Senate […]
Hatch Opening Statement at Tax Court Nomination Hearing
Watch Chairman Hatch’s Opening Statement Here WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to consider the nomination of Courtney Dunbar Jones to be a judge on the United States Tax Court. This was Chairman Hatch’s final hearing leading the Finance Committee. Hatch has […]
Hatch Recognized for Leadership in Passage of Bipartisan CHRONIC Care Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today was recognized for his leadership in creating and shepherding the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act into law at the Bipartisan Policy Committee (BPC) event “Bipartisan Leadership in Health Care: Chronic Care Implementation”. BPC President, Jason Grumet, presented Chairman […]
Hatch, Wyden to Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan CHRONIC Care Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), will attend an event on Thursday, Dec. 6, to celebrate congressional passage of the CHRONIC Care Act and to discuss how to continue improving Medicare for seniors with complex chronic illnesses. The event, “Bipartisan Leadership in Health Care: Chronic Care […]
Hatch Statement on USMCA Signing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued a statement following the Trump administration’s announcement that the United States, Canada and Mexico have signed the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement: “Preserving regional trade with two of our most important trading partners is something I have always staunchly supported. Today’s signing marks an important step in modernizing […]