Hatch Statement on Speaker John Boehner
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement today on Speaker John Boehner (R-OH): “Having dedicated nearly a quarter of a century to public service, John has been the epitome of a real leader. A strong and powerful voice for the Republican Party, he has taken on some of the […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Improper Payments
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, October 1, to examine how improper payments, including overpayments and underpayments, plague the federal bureaucracy and divert scarce resources away from their proper use for vital programs. The hearing, titled “Improper Payments: Challenges and Opportunities,” will take place at 10:00 […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, September 29, to examine Puerto Rico’s current economic conditions and long-term fiscal health. The hearing, titled “Financial and Economic Challenges in Puerto Rico,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “The dire […]
Lawmakers Express Concern over U.S.-China Economic Relationship
WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI) sent a letter yesterday to President Obama outlining concerns over the direction of the U.S.-China economic relationship and how China conducts its economic and trade policies. […]
Lawmakers Urge Administration to Address Trade Concerns, Opportunities at U.S.-India Strategic & Commercial Dialogue Meeting
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) sent a letter asking the Obama Administration to use the upcoming U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) to advocate for market-based reforms in India and increased bilateral trade and […]
Hatch, Wyden Announce Markup of Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced the Committee will mark up an original bipartisan bill to curb identity theft and tax refund fraud on Wednesday, September 16, in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m. “Protecting the private information of […]
Hatch, Ryan Question Treasury’s Planned Country-by-Country Reporting Regulations
Lawmakers Push for More Answers on OECD International Tax Project WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) outlined concerns regarding the country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements that are being considered by the Treasury Department and called on Secretary Jack Lew […]
Hatch Statement on CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook
Utah Senator Says, “America’s fiscal path is unsustainable. Our social safety net is coming apart at the seams and unless Congress acts to implement concrete, structural changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, they won’t be there for future generations.” SALT LAKE CITY–Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said today’s Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) […]
Hatch, Wyden Press Service Centers on Reporting Tax Information of Federal Employees
Heightened Concern Emerges For Identity-Theft of Federal Employees WASHINGTON –Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the four federal shared-service centers asking for clarification on reporting practices for federal employees’ wage and tax statements (Form W-2) to the Social Security Administration and state tax […]
Bipartisan IRS Investigative Report: A Look at What They’re Saying
Last week, after a two year investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of tax-exempt organizations, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted to release a report on its findings with 6103 authority – a Finance Committee first. The report, the first bipartisan effort on this issue completed in Congress, found IRS management failed to […]