Hatch Urges Administration to Work with Congress on Child Support Enforcement
In speech on Senate Floor, Utah senator says, “Last year, after the mid-term elections, the Obama Administration – quietly and without much fan-fare – proposed a massive, far-reaching rule that would overturn a number of bedrock principles of child support enforcement and welfare reform. Chief among them being the principle that parents should be financially […]
Hatch: Trade Enhances America’s Security at Home and Influence Abroad
In speech on Senate Floor, Utah senator says, “Trade is an effective exercise of America’s economic power and influence. Trade is how you spread capitalism and encourage other countries to open their economies. Trade is how you export American values in the developing world. And, most importantly, trade is how you counter the growing influence […]
Hatch, Ryan Demand Complete Documents from Treasury on Efforts to Change Rules for Tax-Exempt Groups
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) pressed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to provide their Committees with complete and un-redacted documentations regarding the administration’s efforts to change decade-old rules governing 501c(4) tax-exempt organizations. Earlier this year, the Chairmen separately requested “all documents […]
Hatch, Ryan Call on Treasury to Engage Congress on OECD International Tax Project
WASHINGTON – In advance of the 2015 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conference on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) taking place this week in the nation’s capital, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called on Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to work […]
By the Numbers: A Closer Look at Healthcare Spending in America
Despite repeated claims that the president’s signature domestic policy, Obamacare, has helped to reduce health spending in the nation, the data tells a different story. In fact, just this month millions of consumers across the country learned they’ll be squeezed by Obamacare’s sticker shock in 2016. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Senate, House Lawmakers Announce Bill to Reaffirm Congress’ Role in Welfare Policy
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) along with Finance Committee member Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Ways & Means Committee member Charles Boustany (R-La.) introduced legislation to prevent the Obama Administration from bypassing the Congress on welfare reform policy. Late last year, the […]
It’s About Jobs
Today, a majority of Americans support new trade agreements. According to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, “56 percent of Americans support new trade deals to promote the sale of U.S. goods overseas, with just 13 percent opposed.” And, a survey by the Pew Research Center said that 58 percent of Americans believe “trade agreements with other […]
Hatch, Wyden Outline Work to Prevent Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen outlining the Committee’s work on stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) and asked for the agency to further coordinate with the Committee on finding solutions to prevent this type […]
Time to Act on Trade
Returns “U.S. negotiators to the bargaining table,” secures high-standard trade agreements that“would benefit Americans” and promotes “good-paying, high-quality American jobs” is how thought leaders and lawmakers in Washington are describing the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA 2015), bipartisan legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Last month, the Senate passed the […]
Hatch, Wyden Praise Committee Passage of the Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today applauded committee passage of the Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015, an original bill to improve the Medicare audit and appeals process. The legislation was reported out of the Committee by a […]