Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Foster Care Group Homes
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement during a committee hearing examining how Congress can best address the challenges facing foster children in group homes: As my colleagues know, last year, Congress passed and the President signed important legislation that improved the adoption incentives program, updated child […]
Hatch Calls on Senate to Pass Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority that Gives Congress and the American People a Voice on Trade
In speech on Senate Floor, Utah Republican says, “The TPA bill we’re debating now contains the clearest articulation of Congressional trade priorities in our nation’s history, including nearly 150 ambitious, high-standard negotiating objectives, most of them designed to break down barriers that American exporters face in the 21st century economy.” WASHINGTON – In a […]
Hatch Pledges to Continue Work on Highways as House Moves Forward with Two Month Extension
Chairman Calls for Reasonable Spending Reductions to Pay for Highways on Senate Floor WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) endorsed a proposal from the House to extend authorization of the Highway Trust Fund for two months and called on his Democratic colleagues to consider […]
TPA Advances Trade Interests of American Small Businesses
Trade Promotion Authority Sets High Objectives to Assist Main Street Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. According to the International Trade Administration (ITA), 98 percent of all American goods exports are from small to medium-sized businesses. That’s why Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) 2015 has an entire section devoted to ensuring the […]
Trade Promotion Authority Continues to Garner Wide Support
Trade Tool Needed to Bring Home High-Standard Trade Agreements Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is an essential trade tool needed to bring home high-standard trade agreements. TPA expired in 2007, leaving America at a disadvantage when negotiating trade agreements with other countries. No potential trade partner will give our negotiators their best offer unless they […]
Expanded Trade: A Boon for American Agriculture
Farmers, Ranchers Across the Country Tout the Benefits of Trade Time and again history has shown strong trade agreements that open foreign markets to American agricultural products have benefited the industry and the American economy as a whole. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, exports of U.S. farm and food products to countries where […]
Hatch: Open Debate on Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority
In Speech, Utah Senator says, “This debate will determine whether we want to grow our economy and create high-paying jobs for American workers or yield to the demands of ideologues and special interests. And, it will determine whether we, as a nation, want to take the lead in setting the rules for the world marketplace […]
Hatch Welcomes Senate Action on Bipartisan Trade Bills
In Speech Utah Senator Outlines Support for Trade Preferences & Customs Legislation WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) welcomed floor action on Finance Committee-passed trade legislation – the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, also known as the preferences bill, and the Trade Facilitation and […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Chronic Care
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining how Congress can address the challenges Medicare patients with chronic conditions face: Today’s hearing signals the Finance Committee’s first step in a bipartisan process that will continue over the next six months. Ranking Member […]
Nonpartisan Government Watchdog Calls for More Transparency and Accountability in Medicaid Demonstration Program Funding
GAO: “The bases for HHS’s decisions involving tens of billions of Medicaid dollars are not transparent to Congress, states, or the public.” WASHINGTON – A report released today from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office raises concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability in the administration’s spending on Medicaid demonstration programs. House Energy and […]