Hatch Announces Health and Human Services Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, March 20, to consider the nominations of John Bartrum to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services and Lynn Johnson to be an Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services. The hearing will take […]
Finance Committee Members Celebrate Home Visiting Program Reauthorization with Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner and Hatch discuss this importance of MIECHV on Tuesday, March 13. WASHINGTON – Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and committee members welcomed actress Jennifer Garner to celebrate the recent reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), which was included in the government […]
Hatch, Brown Announce Organizing Meeting Of Joint Select Committee On Pensions
WASHINGTON – Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions Plans, today announced the first meeting of the full committee next Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 10 a.m. During the organizational meeting, members will adopt committee rules and make opening statements. Wednesday’s […]
Hatch Statement on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports: “Simply put: This is a tax hike on American manufacturers, workers and consumers. Slapping aluminum and steel imports with tariffs of this magnitude is misguided. It undermines the benefits […]
Hatch, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Retirement Savings
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced S. 2526, the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 (RESA). The bill aims to increase voluntary retirement savings and includes a provision to establish more flexible multiple employer plans. “This legislation creates workable, voluntary solutions to help […]
Hatch: Help, Don’t Hurt American Manufacturers & Consumers
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today sent the following letter to President Trump regarding potential action on steel and aluminum imports: Dear Mr. President, I am writing to express my very deep concerns about the administration’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The tariffs, if implemented, would not be paid […]
Hatch Praises New, Patient-Centered CMS Initiatives
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today praised Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma’s announcement that a new initiative – MyHealthEData – will put patients at the center of our nation’s healthcare system. Verma also announced the launch of Medicare’s Blue Button 2.0 and CMS’ intention to overhaul […]
Hatch Opening Statement at Finance Hearing on Protecting E-commerce Consumers from Counterfeits
WASHINGTON – Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) delivered the following opening statement at a Finance Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting E-commerce Consumers from Counterfeits.” I’d like to welcome everyone here today. During this hearing, we will discuss counterfeiting in e-commerce and what steps we can take to protect consumers. Before we get to that though, […]
Tax Reform Gets Rave Reviews: What They’re Saying
Speaking at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event earlier this week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) pointed out that Americans are increasingly voicing support for the recent tax overhaul – and even critics of the new law are changing their tune as its benefits become more evident. “[N]ow that people like Erin Parker, […]
Business is Booming, Companies are Hiring, Incomes are Rising
Business is booming. Companies are hiring. Americans’ incomes are rising. These goals were exactly what Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) hoped to achieve when crafting a tax bill that provides tax relief to American workers, overhauls the business side of the tax code, shifts to a competitive territorial tax system, and provides tax relief […]