Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining HealthCare.gov Enrollment Controls
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a Committee hearing examining problems with HealthCare.gov enrollment controls: Good morning. Today’s hearing will address controls at the HealthCare.gov website. Specifically, the committee will hear from the Director of Audit Services at the Government Accountability Office, […]
Nonpartisan Watchdog Finds HealthCare.gov Approving Subsidies for Fake Applicants
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Rob Portman (R-Ohio), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), and Ways and Means Oversight Chairman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), today released the second set of results from a Government […]
Hatch: Premium Increases Show Health Law Fails to Address Costs
In a Speech on the Senate floor, Utah Senator Says, “While many seem to believe that the Affordable Care Act received a reprieve from the Supreme Court, I think we are actually witnessing the downward spiral of Obamacare.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on HealthCare.gov
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, July 16, to examine the health law’s website. The hearing, titled “Reviewing HealthCare.gov Controls,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “Failures of the federal exchange have been well documented, and policy […]
Hatch on Nomination of Andy Slavitt to Head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement after President Obama nominated Andy Slavitt to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “As the nation’s largest insurer, CMS holds the key to the types of services and quality of care provided to some of our […]
Hatch, Ryan and Johnson Call on Disability Community to Provide Ideas to Help Strengthen Social Security’s Disability Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today called on the disability community and other interested stakeholders to bring ideas to the table on how best to address the impending depletion of reserves in the Social […]
Hatch, Wyden Welcome Reports from Bipartisan Tax Working Groups
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) welcomed reports from the Committee’s five bipartisan tax working groups. The reports, focusing on the areas of: 1)Individual Income Tax; 2) Business Income Tax; 3) Savings & Investment; 4) International Tax; and 5) Community Development & Infrastructure, offer policy options and […]
Finance Committee Bipartisan Tax Working Group Reports
Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden are pleased to receive the reports from the Finance Committee’s five tax reform working groups. These documents provide the Committee with materials to consider as it works towards reforming our nation’s tax system. While each report is a bipartisan product of each group’s Co-Chairs, unless otherwise stated, the materials […]
Hatch Says TPA Back on the Books Marks “Pivotal Moment” for Nation
Utah Senator Says, “While this new law represents a true reflection of bipartisan work and is a major win for the American people and our nation as a whole, our work has just begun. As the United States continues to negotiate major trade agreements with Asia and Europe, Congress must carefully monitor these talks to […]
Hatch Statement on King v. Burwell Supreme Court Ruling
Utah Senator Determined to Change Course for Patients as Consequences of Obamacare Continue WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on King v. Burwell: “Today’s ruling failed to hold the Obama Administration responsible for its reckless execution of its own poorly-crafted law. The plain […]