Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the President’s Trade Policy Agenda and FY 2018 Budget Request
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine the administration’s approach to trade policy and its fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget request: Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing, during which we will discuss our nation’s trade policy agenda […]
Obamacare Collapse Continues
As Republicans continue to work to right the many wrongs of Obamacare, one thing remains clear: The status quo is unacceptable. Skyrocketing premiums and collapsing coverage have forced many American families and small businesses to pay more for their health care while being offered less coverage. Unfortunately, the outlook for this disastrous law keeps looking […]
Hatch Calls for Feedback on Tax Reform
WASHINGTON – As Congress and the administration continue to work to overhaul the nation’s broken tax code, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today called on tax stakeholders to provide ideas, proposals, and feedback on how to improve the American tax system. “After years of committee hearings, public statements, working groups, and conceptual […]
Obamacare’s Failures: By the Numbers
The status quo of the American healthcare system is anything but encouraging. High costs and collapsing coverage serve as reminders of an unaffordable and unworkable law that is failing before our eyes. Almost daily, another report, study or headline emerges pointing to one undeniable fact: Obamacare is failing, the status quo is unacceptable, […]
Hatch Announces Hearing on the President’s Trade Policy Agenda and FY 2018 Budget Request
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, to examine the administration’s approach to trade policy and its fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget request. The hearing, titled “The President’s Trade Policy Agenda and Fiscal Year 2018 Budget,” will take place at 10 a.m. in Room […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Executive Session to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominees
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a markup of nominations for the Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Before we begin, I want to take a moment to acknowledge today’s most unfortunate events. At […]
Hatch Announces Executive Session to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominees
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced the committee will mark up nominations for the Department of Treasury and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in an executive session on Wednesday, June 14, in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m. The committee will consider […]
Committed to Pro-Growth Tax Reform
More than 70,000 pages in length, the current tax code is a labyrinth of red tape that stifles growth, prevents job creation, and makes it harder for middle-class American families to make ends meet. Congress and the administration have been working together to examine effective ways to revamp the tax code and create a system […]
Eissenstat Appointed to NEC, Hatch Announces New Chief International Trade Counsel
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued a statement regarding the appointment of Everett Eissenstat, the Senate Finance Committee’s Chief International Trade Counsel, to serve as Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council (NEC). Since 2011, Eissenstat has served as the […]
Obamacare Taxes Trampling the American People
Higher costs and fewer choices have plagued many Americans struggling under a law that has proven to be unaffordable and unworkable. At the heart of this misguided law are burdensome taxes and cumbersome mandates, making it all but impossible for small businesses and middle-class families to find affordable coverage under Obamacare. In fact, taxes under Obamacare have […]