Hatch Statement on Intent of President Trump to Nominate Chuck Rettig to Lead the IRS
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), issued the following statement after President Trump announced his intent to nominate Chuck Rettig to serve as IRS Commissioner. “The IRS has been bogged down by scandal and disruption in recent years, losing the trust of […]
Hatch Announces Hearing on HHS Budget Request
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 15, to examine the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 215. The witness at […]
Hatch Touts Finance Committee Wins in Funding Package
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today on the Senate floor urged his colleagues to support the Bipartisan Budget Act. In addition to keeping the government open and providing much-needed resources for the nation’s troops, the package includes numerous longstanding Finance Committee priorities. “This bill is, as the name implies, the result […]
Hatch Healthcare Priorities Included in Funding Package
Since Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) became the top Republican on the committee in 2011, he has championed a number of bipartisan initiatives to streamline and improve America’s healthcare and foster care systems. The government funding package recently introduced in the Senate contains key provisions championed by Hatch. Take a look at some of […]
Hatch Announces Hearings on Treasury, IRS Budget Requests and Tax Reform Implementation
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. to examine the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request for the Treasury Department and to discuss the implementation of the largest tax overhaul in more than three decades. At 2:30 p.m., Hatch will convene […]
GAO Investigation Finds More Than 20,000 Serious Health and Safety Incidents in First-Ever National Assessment of Quality of Care in Assisted Living Facilities
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine); U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Special Committee on Aging, and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) today released a new report completed at their request by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the oversight of and quality of care […]
Hatch, Wyden Seek Feedback to Improve Medicare, Medicaid Responses to Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) this week requested feedback on how to improve Medicare, Medicaid and human services programs responses to the opioid epidemic. “While the impact of the opioid epidemic on [Medicare and Medicaid] presents many challenges, it also provides the Committee the opportunity […]
POTUS: “Our Massive Tax Cuts Provide Tremendous Relief for the Middle Class and Small Business”
During President Trump’s first year in office, he has overseen the biggest tax rewrite in more than 30 years and the effective repeal of the burdensome individual mandate tax—the heart of Obamacare. He highlighted these successes in last night’s State of the Union address: “Our massive tax cuts provide tremendous relief for the middle class […]
What the CHIP Deal Can Teach Us About Bipartisanship
What the CHIP Deal Can Teach Us About Bipartisanship By Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) The Children’s Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP, gives vulnerable children and their families peace of mind that they will have access to quality healthcare coverage. Anchored by a deeply held belief that the health of our […]
Hatch Statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement regarding the policies President Trump discussed in his first State of the Union address: “Tonight, the president reaffirmed his commitment to advancing smart, pro-growth policies that will further lift our great nation and increase opportunities for all Americans. With the largest rewrite […]