Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Multiemployer Pension Plans
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing examining the multiemployer pension plan system and its effect on unions, employers, workers, retirees and taxpayers: I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing to examine the multiemployer pension plan system. As I said […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Trade Agreement Implementation
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, March 3, to examine implementation of existing free trade agreements with The United States’ trade agreement partners. The hearing, titled “Free Trade Agreement Implementation; Lessons from the Past,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen […]
With President’s Signature, Customs Legislation Becomes Law
Bipartisan Bill Caps Ambitious Finance Committee Trade Agenda After years in the making, legislation is now in place to modernize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and provide job creators and manufactures with effective tools to meet the needs of the 21stcentury economy. In fact, The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, H.R. 644, implements the largest […]
Nonpartisan Watchdog Finds Gross Negligence at CMS and Lax Oversight of Obamacare’s Eligibility Controls
With Billions of Dollars at Stake, Enrollment Rife with Inconsistencies – Poor Oversight Opened the Door for Fraudsters, Prisoners, and Illegal Immigrants to Enroll WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senator Rob Portman […]
Hatch Offers Keynote Address at Bloomberg BNA Tax Policy Event
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) delivered the keynote address at the annual Bloomberg BNA tax policy event, The Politics of Tax: Making Sense of Uncertainty Tax Outlook 2016. Remarks, as prepared for delivery: We are here today to talk about tax reform, and, with that particular topic, […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Multiemployer Pension Plans
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, March 1, to examine the multiemployer pension plan system and its effect on unions, employers, workers, retirees and taxpayers. The hearing, titled “The Multiemployer Pension Plan System: Recent Reforms and Current Challenges,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room […]
Hatch to Deliver Keynote Address at Bloomberg BNA Tax Policy Event
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at the annual Bloomberg BNA tax policy event, The Politics of Tax: Making Sense of Uncertainty Tax Outlook 2016. The speech will take place at 10:00 a.m. at Bloomberg Government. Who: Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) […]
Internal Watchdog Confirms Administration’s “Missteps” Led to Botched HealthCare.gov Rollout
Hundreds of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Flawed Website WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today highlighted a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) which detailed a case study into the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) management of the rollout […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining the Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing examining the opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on Medicare and the child welfare system: Today, we are here to discuss the very important issue of opioid abuse. Opioids are a powerful class of drugs prescribed […]
Feds Fall Short in Care, Tracking of unaccompanied Children
WASHINGTON – Senators Orrin Hatch, Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the steps the Department of Health and Human Services can take to monitor unaccompanied minors in the United States who illegally crossed the southern border. The report showed that the Obama administration isn’t adequately monitoring the grantees […]