Eight Months, Eight Major Bipartisan Accomplishments
With 37 bipartisan bills advanced, the Finance Committee of the 114th Congress has worked to restore regular order, enhance the committee process and give members on both sides of the aisle more say in the legislative process. The result: The Committee has pushed through more legislation in eight months than any single Congress since 1980. […]
Hatch Appears on Special Report, Says Bipartisan IRS Report Shows Unaccountable, Partisan Agency
Following the release of the Senate Finance Committee’s bipartisan investigative report on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of tax-exempt organizations, Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) detailed the report’s findings on Fox News’ Special Report, saying the agency’s broken management and unaccountability ultimately led to inappropriate targeting of conservatives organizations. Chairman Hatch’s views of the report […]
Hatch: Bipartisan Report Finds Unacceptable Mismanagement at IRS
In a speech on the Senate Floor, Utah Senator Says Committee Report, “…spells out in great detail the organizational and personnel problems that plagued the agency and allowed partisan agendas and political tribalism to influence important decisions.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined how […]
Finance Committee Releases Bipartisan IRS Report
Committee Concludes Two-Year Investigation into the IRS’s Treatment of Tax-Exempt Organizations WASHINGTON – Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the Committee’s bipartisan investigative report detailing their investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) treatment of organizations applying for tax-exempt status after the Committee voted to report out […]
Hatch: We Should Not Delay in Reforming the DI Program
In a speech on the Senate Floor, Utah Senator Says, “We should not delay confronting the obvious need for reform.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined legislation he introduced to reform the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Program and reiterated the immediate need […]
Hatch Announces Additional Bills to Improve Disability Insurance Program
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced another trio of bills designed to improve the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. The bills put beneficiaries first by establishing new methods to prevent fraud, improve accountability, and provide more opportunities to current and future beneficiaries. The trio of bills join other SSDI […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Foster Care Group Homes
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following statement during a committee hearing exploring alternatives to help families and children reduce reliance on foster care group homes: Robert Frost once wrote, “Home is the place, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Unfortunately, for […]
Hatch, Grassley and Barrasso Question CMS on Failed Exchanges
Over a Billion Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on State-Based Exchanges WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking for the agency’s position on the use of taxpayer dollars […]
Hatch Statement on TPP Trade Negotiations
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement after chief trade negotiators concluded talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in Hawaii: “Trade Promotion Authority sets high bars for America’s trade objectives. While our trade negotiators were able to make significant progress this week, it is important that […]
On 50th Anniversary, Hatch Pushes for Action to Preserve Medicare & Medicaid
Utah Senator Says Concrete, Structural Reforms Needed to Guarantee Programs’ Solvency for Future Generations WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid and outlined the need for the Administration to work with Congress to implement concrete, structural reforms to […]