Hatch, Wyden to Hold Finance Hearing on CHRONIC Care Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, May 16, to examine the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 and ways to improve health outcomes for patients living with chronic illnesses. The hearing titled, […]
Hatch Statement on House Passage of Bill to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement after the House passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA): “Obamacare’s burdensome mandates and crushing taxes have locked the American people into a system of higher costs and less choice. Today House Republicans successfully took a major step towards freeing American […]
Hatch Urges Support for Rollback of Harmful Obama Rule
Utah Senator Says, “There is a growing consensus here in Washington and throughout our country that the U.S. economy – our workers, businesses, and job creators – are horribly overregulated.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on his Senate colleagues to support H.J. Res. […]
Hatch, Wyden to Hold Finance Hearing on CHIP
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, May 9, to examine the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The hearing titled, “The Children’s Health Insurance Program: The Path Forward,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of […]
Hatch Highlights ‘Once-in-a Generation’ Opportunity on Tax Reform
Utah Senator Says, “This is the closest we’ve been to success in tax reform in the past three decades.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) discussed President Trump’s tax plan and highlighted a variety of provisions that will help lay the groundwork for a […]
Hatch, McConnell, Ryan, Brady Statement on Administration’s Tax Plan
WASHINGTON – Following today’s tax reform announcement by the Trump Administration, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) issued the following joint statement: “The principles outlined by the Trump Administration today will serve as critical […]
Finance Committee Advances USTR Nominee
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee today unanimously advanced the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to serve as the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Following the vote, Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement: “Congress established the USTR as the primary official responsible for developing and executing U.S. trade policy, and I am pleased the Committee […]
Hatch Statement at Executive Session to Consider USTR Nominee
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a markup to consider the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be the United States Trade Representative (USTR): On today’s agenda are the nomination of Mr. Robert Lighthizer to be the United States Trade Representative and a bill providing an […]
Hatch to Reconvene Executive Session to Consider USTR Nominee
Chairman Adds Additional Item of Business to Agenda WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced he will reconvene the markup of the nomination of Robert Lighthizer to serve as the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in an executive session on Tuesday, April 25, in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building […]
New Report Highlights Issues with Medicaid Integrity
New Data from Non-Partisan Watchdog Shows Need for Updates at the State Level WASHINGTON – New data from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued today illustrates the need for improvements to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) oversight and support of states’ Medicaid program integrity efforts. As part of this oversight effort, CMS […]