Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Obamacare CO-OPs
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing examining the management failures of Obamacare’s Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs) and its impact on consumers, patients and taxpayers: I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing on financial and oversight controls for health care […]
Hatch, Wyden Press IRS on Record Keeping Practices
Tax Agency Erased Hard Drive Despite Litigation Hold WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (R-Ore.) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Commissioner (IRS) John Koskinen asking for answers regarding the agency’s recordkeeping practices after it was revealed the agency erased a former employee’s hard drive and destroyed […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Expanding Retirement Savings Plans in the Workplace
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, January 28, to examine ways to empower job creators to offer and increase access to savings plans for their employees. The hearing, titled “Helping Americans Prepare for Retirement: Increasing Access, Participation and Coverage in Retirement Savings Plans,” will take place […]
Finance Committee Members Push for Fairness in EU State Aid Investigations
In Letter to Treasury Secretary, Senators Warn of Potential Adverse Impact on American Firms WASHINGTON – In a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew today, 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.) warned the European Union’s (EU) state aid investigations […]
New Year, Same Broken Law
Obamacare’s Sluggish Start to 2016 When President Obama kicked off the new year by vetoing Republican legislation to repeal the most consequential provisions of his misguided health law, he made clear he has no intention of freeing American patients and taxpayers from its shackling ramifications. The President may choose to willfully ignore the numerous negative […]
Chairman Hatch Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Utah Senator Says, “Tonight, the President regrettably reverted back to a partisan tone, refusing to acknowledge the failures of his health law and instead advocating for more misguided policies that will only grow the government, not the economy.” WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement regarding the economic policies […]
Hatch Applauds House Action on Bill to Repeal Obamacare
Utah Senator Says, “Congress let the will of the American people be heard and sent an Obamacare repeal bill to the President’s desk. Higher premiums, higher taxes, less opportunity and diminished access to care is not what this administration promised and is exactly why Americans continue to oppose this law.” SALT LAKE CITY –Senate Finance […]
Hatch Hails Senate Action on Bill to Provide Permanent Tax Relief
WASHINGTON – Following today’s Senate action on bipartisan legislation to provide permanent and responsible tax relief for hard-working American families and job-creators, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement: “By passing this important tax package that provides permanent relief for American families and job creators, we cap a year of historic policy […]
The PATH to Comprehensive Tax Reform and Obamacare Repeal
The PATH Act presents Congress a historic, bipartisan opportunity to implement permanent and responsible tax relief for American families, workers and job creators. Specifically, The PATH Act cuts taxes for American families, provides business incentives to invest in job creation, and suspends one of Obamacare’s most egregious taxes. In doing so, The PATH act makes […]
Hatch, Wyden, Isakson, Warner Release Chronic Care Options Paper
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Mark Warner, D-Va., co-chairs of the Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group, today released an options paper outlining policies being considered as a part of the committee’s effort to improve how Medicare treats beneficiaries with multiple, […]