Senate Republicans Press Administration on Impact of Latest Effort to Limit Health Savings Accounts
WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Senate Republicans, led by Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), called on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt to provide information on policies to require standardized cost-sharing options for health plans on the federal exchanges. Under the new “standard option,” healthcare plans […]
Obamacare and a Tepid Economy: Hitting Hard at Home
Middle Class Families Feeling the Squeeze under Obama’s Failed Policies Six years ago American families were promised quality and more affordable healthcare under President Obama’s new health law. But today, the broken promises of Obamacare have not only resulted in higher taxes, but also rising premiums that show no sign of stopping. That, coupled with […]
Hatch Charts Path Forward for Consideration of Trustee Nominations
Utah Senator Says, “Despite some insinuations to the contrary, my plan all along has been to hold votes in the Finance Committee on the President’s nominees for the public trustee positions as soon as possible. I look forward to filing the existing vacancies.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senate Finance Committee […]
Hatch Calls on Colleagues to Support Resolution of Disapproval for New Fiduciary Rule
Utah Senator Says, “The rule would unnecessarily impose a new set of regulations on a greatly expanded number of people.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) noted the unnecessary burden the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule places on Americans trying to prepare for their […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Corporate Integration
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to explore how corporate integration could make the tax code neutral in regards to financing with debt or with equity: Welcome, everyone, to this morning’s hearing, which is our second hearing on the topic of corporate tax […]
Hatch, Wyden, Portman, Schumer Continue Push for Fairness in EU State Aid Investigations
Bipartisan Concern Over Targeting of American Firms Remains WASHINGTON – As part of their ongoing effort to ensure fairness for American firms in the European Union (EU) state aid investigations, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Committee members Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today called on Treasury […]
ICYMI: Hatch Signs Bill to Boost American Manufacturers
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) yesterday joined Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) in signing H.R. 4923, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, a bipartisan bill support American manufacturers. Specifically, the bill advances a process for American businesses and manufacturers to […]
Hatch Statement on TPP Economic Impact Report
Utah Senator Says, “The details of this report must be studied closely so that we have a clear understanding of what TPP will mean for the American economy. Of course, full and faithful implementation of the agreement by our trading partners is necessary for the benefits of TPP to be realized and for the agreement […]
“’We Don’t Take Obamacare’”
From Manhattan to Mississippi, Americans Struggle to Find Care Under Obamacare Under Obamacare, Americans were promised they could choose from a variety of insurance plans that would provide quality, affordable healthcare at a lower price. Instead, six years later, patients are confused and frustrated as they struggle to find the insurance coverage they were promised. Across the U.S., patients are finding it harder than ever to find doctors that will provide […]
Hatch: Serious Solutions Needed to Curb the Cost of Healthcare
Utah Senator Says, “Obamacare is not working and can’t work the way it was designed.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said the rising cost of healthcare under the President’s health law is putting a financial squeeze on middle-class families and called on Congress to work […]