New Report Highlights Need for Improved Medicaid Oversight
New Non-Partisan Watchdog Report Finds that Data Limitations Continue to Handicap Oversight Efforts WASHINGTON, DC – A recent report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to rely on inaccurate, incomplete, and untimely Medicaid data. Released yesterday, the report outlines how such issues limit the […]
Hatch, Wyden Announce Finance Subcommittee Assignments for 115th Congress
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced assignments for the panel’s six subcommittees for the 115th Congress after committee members approved the subcommittees and rules in an executive session. The six subcommittees are Health Care; International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness; Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure; […]
Hatch: GOP United in Repealing and Replacing Obamacare
Utah Senator Says, “A full repeal and a responsible transition coupled with a sizable down payment on replacement followed by a committed effort to implement additional replacement policies in the coming months provides the best path forward…” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined his […]
Hatch Statement on Obamacare Enrollment Numbers
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement after new Obamacare enrollment numbers were released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “Not only have today’s numbers failed to keep pace with last year’s, they also fail to account for those individuals who will actually follow through […]
Senate Leaders Applaud Action by White House to Stop Big Government ‘Fiduciary Rule’
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), along with U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today praised action by President Donald Trump to preserve access to retirement planning for middle-income American families by halting the implementation of the Obama administration’s complex and burdensome “fiduciary rule.” In an […]
Republicans Committed to Repealing & Replacing Obamacare: A Look at What They’re Saying
As Republicans continue to work towards righting the many wrongs of Obamacare, one thing remains clear: Republicans are committed to repealing and replacing the law. Republicans continue to work to produce a bill that will repeal the law and include as many replace policies as possible given the constraints of the reconciliation process. At the […]
Hatch Statement on White House Trade Meeting
WASHINGTON – Following a meeting today at the White House with President Trump and the leaders of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees regarding the Trump Administration’s interest in modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico and advancing a strong bilateral trade agenda on behalf of the […]
Finance Committee Advances Treasury, HHS Secretary Nominees
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nominations of Steven Mnuchin to serve as U.S. Treasury Secretary and U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) to serve as Department of Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) under suspension of the Committee rules. Following the vote, Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement: “We need […]
Hatch Statement at Executive Session to Consider Treasury, HHS Nominations
Committee Suspends Quorum Requirements Under Unanimous Consent WASHINGTON – Following Senate Finance Committee Democrats’ unprecedented move to boycott two cabinet level committee confirmation votes, the Committee today passed a unanimous consent (UC) motion to suspend a rule regarding quorum requirements for nomination votes in an executive session to consider Steven Mnuchin to serve as U.S. Treasury […]
Hatch Unveils Finance Committee Agenda for 115th Congress
In a Speech at U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Utah Senator Says, “We are facing some serious difficulties as a nation, including lackluster economic growth, a crippling national debt, national security challenges, and many others. I’m not under any illusions that these problems can be solved overnight. I certainly don’t believe they can all be fixed […]