Hatch: Finance Committee is Back to Work for America
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said 2015 marked a “big year,” with the Committee moving at a “historic pace” and producing significant policy achievements to help the American people under the new Republican management. “Instead of being bogged down with divisive political show-votes, we […]
Slashing Obamacare’s Devastating Taxes
Obamacare’s thoughtless taxes were devised behind closed doors, without regard for their negative consequences, in an effort to cobble together enough money to pay for the President’s health law. From taxing the very industry that produces life-saving medical devices to levying a new tax tacked to health insurance plans, Obamacare’s authors taxed the healthcare system […]
Hatch, Isakson Question CMS’s Income Verification Practices for Obamacare Benefits
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and senior Committee member Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt raising a number of questions about how the agency uses the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) system, a key component in Healthcare.gov’s verification of consumer income […]
Permanent Pro-Growth Tax Relief for American Job Creators
After years of facing uncertainty with their tax bill, the bipartisan PATH Act ends the guessing game for American job creators and provides permanent tax relief aimed to grow our economy here at home. With measures targeted to small business expensing, research and development, and accelerated depreciation, the PATH Act gives job creators large and small the […]
Hatch: PATH Act Provides Critical Tax Relief and Stability for American Families and Job Creators
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, a bipartisan and bicameral bill that provides permanent tax relief for hard-working American families, college students, charities, and small businesses. The PATH Act is coauthored by House Ways and Means […]
The PATH Act – Making a List, Checking it Twice
Last night, Congressional tax leaders introduced the PATH Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that provides permanent tax relief for hard-working American families, college students, charities, small businesses and enterprises on the forefront of innovation. After years of unpredictability, the PATH Act makes historic and permanent changes to the tax code. Here’s a checklist of what […]
Hatch, Brady, Wyden Announce Deal to Provide Responsible Tax Relief for American Families, Job Creators & Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced a bipartisan, bicameral deal on legislation to provide permanent tax relief for hard-working American families, college students, charities, small business and enterprises on the forefront of […]
Hatch, Grassley, Murkowski Introduce Legislation to Address Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
WASHINGTON – As part of their ongoing effort to provide a fiscally responsible solution to the growing financial, debt and economic crises in Puerto Rico, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced S.2381, the Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015. […]
Hatch, Brady, Wyden Announce Deal on Bipartisan Customs Legislation
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced a final agreement has been reached by the Senate and House conference committee on H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The […]
Hatch, Wyden Applaud Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Overhaul Medicare Audit & Appeals Process
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced S. 2368, the Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015, legislation to improve the Medicare audit and appeals process. The bipartisan bill was reported out of the Committee earlier this year by a voice […]