Hatch, Wyden Demand Answers on $7.25 Million IRS Contract with Equifax
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today questioned a recent $7.25 million Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contract awarded to Equifax, which is currently under scrutiny for a massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 145 million Americans. The senators, who are actively […]
Hatch, Wyden Applaud Committee Passage of CHIP Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today praised committee advancement of the Keeping Kids’ Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act (S. 1827), which passed by voice vote. The bipartisan legislation extends funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for five years, and over time, transitions CHIP […]
Hatch Opening Statement at KIDS Act Markup
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a markup of S. 1827, the Keep Kids’ Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017. The KIDS Act extends funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for five years and, over time, transitions CHIP to its traditional […]
Hatch, Finance Committee Republicans Urge HHS to Increase Safeguards Against Opioid Fraud
WASHINGTON —Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), joined by 10 committee Republicans, today urged Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Don Wright to increase safeguards against opioid fraud. In a letter, Finance Committee Republicans requested information about actions HHS is taking to prevent opioid abuse among Medicare Part D providers and […]
Hatch, Walden, Brady Statement on Administration’s Decision to Pull Obama Era Medicare Experiment
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) proposal to dramatically change how Medicare pays for […]
Hatch Opening Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on International Tax Reform
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on reforming the international code. The goal of the hearing is to examine how Congress can update the United States’ system of taxing cross-border income to level the playing field for American companies and keep more jobs […]
Hatch and Wyden Announce CHIP Bill Markup
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced they will hold a markup of the Keeping Kids’ Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act (S. 1827) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. The markup will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “This […]
Senate Finance Committee Republicans Talk Tax
Six principals from the Senate, House and administration came together this week to release a unified framework for comprehensive tax reform. Now, the tax-writing committees can shift their focus to crafting legislation with input from their members to create a fairer tax system that will move the U.S. economy forward, helping to produce more jobs […]
Hatch Welcomes Budget Resolution to Advance Tax Reform
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement today regarding the Senate Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution: “With this budget, the Senate has taken a critical first step to advance a tax overhaul to turn our nation’s economic tide. As the resolution moves through the Budget Committee next […]
Hatch Announces Finance Committee Trade Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, to consider nominees to serve as Deputy United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator and United States International Trade Commission Member. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in […]