Hatch Opening Statement at Treasury Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today offered the following opening statement at a Treasury nominations hearing: Today we will consider the nominations of Justin Muzinich, to be deputy secretary of the Treasury and Michael Desmond, to be chief counsel for the IRS and an assistant general counsel in the Department of […]
Hatch: Treasury Policy Change Will Protect Taxpayers
Hatch discusses Treasury policy change to protect taxpayers and save resources, on Senate floor. WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today took to the Senate floor to praise the Treasury Department’s decision to no longer require many tax-exempt groups to disclose the names and addresses of taxpayers who made substantial donations. “The […]
Hatch Announces Treasury Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, July 26, to consider the nominations of Justin Muzinich, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Michael Desmond, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury. The hearing […]
Finance Committee Advances IRS Commissioner Nomination
WASHINGTON – The nomination of Charles Rettig to be the new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner today advanced out of the Senate Finance Committee by a vote of 14-13. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement: “For the IRS to implement the biggest tax overhaul in a generation, it is essential […]
Hatch, Wyden Introduce IRS Administration Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the Taxpayer First Act (S. 3246), bipartisan legislation to reform certain administrative practices at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The legislation, based on two 114th Congress bills (S. 3156 and S. 3157) that passed the Finance Committee unanimously […]
Hatch Opening Statement at Markup of IRS Commissioner Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a markup of the nomination of Charles Rettig to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): I’d like to welcome everyone here to today’s executive session. Today, the committee will consider the nomination of Mr. Charles Rettig to […]
Hatch to POTUS: Time to Stop Using Tariffs and Start Negotiating
Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) emphasizes the economic harm tariffs create during a Senate floor speech on Tuesday. WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today urged the administration to rethink its global trade strategy during a speech on the Senate floor, emphasizing that it could undermine the success of tax reform. […]
Hatch Announces Markup of IRS Commissioner Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced that the committee will convene a markup on the nomination of Charles Rettig to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The markup will occur on Thursday, July 19 at 10 a.m. in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The committee will markup the […]
Hatch Statement on Additional $200 Billion in Tariffs Under Section 301
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released the following statement regarding the administration’s announcement that additional tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese products will be imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: “Although I have supported the administration’s targeted efforts to combat China’s technology transfer regime, tonight’s announcement […]
Victories Abound for Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee has been busy, very busy, throughout the 115th Congress. With a new Republican administration, the committee under the leadership of Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), spearheaded the biggest tax overhaul in more than 30 years, chipped away at Obamacare, secured bipartisan health care accomplishments, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down […]