Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Proposed Medicare Part B Demo
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed drug rule for Medicare Part B: I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing that will allow the committee to examine the Obama Administration’s proposed […]
GAO Report Analyzes IRS’ Response to Tax Refund Scheme Responsible for More Than $3 Billion in Fraudulent Returns
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today announced the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report they requested evaluating the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) efforts to combat identity theft refund fraud. Identity theft […]
Hatch Statement on Medicare and Social Security Trustees’ Reports
Utah Senator Says, “Today’s reports are a stark reminder about the significant financial challenges facing our entitlement programs and demonstrate how little has changed to improve and reform Medicare and Social Security’s retirement program under the Obama Administration.” WASHINGTON – Today, after the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees’ annual reports were released, Senate Finance […]
Hatch Calls Out Senate Democrats’ “Manufactured Controversy” on Obama Trustee Nominee
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) took to the Senate floor to detail dangerous accusations made by Senate Democrats regarding one of President Obama’s nominees to the Social Security and Medicare boards of trustees, saying that the allegations are fundamentally false and pointing out that Democrats are stalling one of their […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Proposed Medicare Part B Demo
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, June 28, to examine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed drug rule for Medicare Part B. The hearing, titled “Examining the Proposed Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “Since it was first announced, members on […]
Finance Senators Introduce Family First Prevention Services Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today introduced the Family First Prevention Services Act, S. 3065, a bill to combat the opioid addiction crisis, keep more children safely in their homes and reduce overreliance on group foster care […]
Hatch Statement Finance Committee Hearing on Counterfeit Goods & Opportunities for Small Business Exporters in the Digital Age
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine trade opportunities and challenges for American businesses in the digital age: Welcome everyone to this afternoon’s hearing, which we’ve titled: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Business in the Digital Age. Over the […]
ICYMI: The showdown Democrats don’t need to have
Washington Post: The showdown Democrats don’t need to have By Editorial board June 14, 2016 In 1983, President Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill (D-Mass.) agreed on a reform package for Social Security. Partisanship is so toxic that it’s hard to imagine today’s leaders agreeing on any issue, let alone reforming entitlements. […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Energy Tax Policy
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine energy tax provisions: I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing on energy tax policy. This isn’t the first hearing we’ve had on these issues during my time on the […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Counterfeit Goods & Opportunities for Small Business Exporters in the Digital Age
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Wednesday, June 15, to examine opportunities and challenges for American businesses in the digital age. The hearing, titled “Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Business in the Digital Age,” will take place at 2:00 p.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate […]