Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Medicare Audit and Appeals
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on Medicare audit and appeals: Our hearing today will consider audit and appeals issues in Medicare. As some of you may recall, in July 2013, the Finance Committee held a hearing focused on audits of […]
Hatch, Bennet Introduce Social Impact Partnership Act
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo), member of the Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced the Social Impact Partnership Act, S.1089, legislation that aims to achieve better outcomes in social and public health programs for both beneficiaries and taxpayers. The Social Impact Partnership Act directs resources to states […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Considering Treasury and Health & Human Services Nominations
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following remarks during a Senate Finance Committee considering nominations for the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services: Today the Finance Committee is considering three nominations for posts at the Treasury Department and the Department of Health […]
Finance Committee Advances 21st Century Trade Bill
This week, the Senate Finance Committee approved the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to help unlock 21st century opportunities for American exports. Importantly, this legislation recognizes economic changes spurred by new technologies and innovation. It sets the stage for America to secure stronger, modernized trade […]
TPA Drives High-Quality Trade Agreements, Not Immigration Law
FACT: Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) has nothing to do with U.S. immigration law and everything to do with equipping Congress to lead on trade: TPA is a trade tool that will establish strict congressional objectives to help America successfully secure strong international trade agreements, period. In fact, TPA strengthens congressional oversight of the Executive Branch’s […]
Hatch Praises Finance Committee Action on TPA, Other Trade Bills
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) tonight praised Committee action on a series of trade bills, including S.995, bipartisan legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and issued the following statement: “Tonight’s Committee action marks a pivotal moment for international trade policy and reflects years of true bipartisan work. By acting to […]
A Trade Bill to Help Curb Currency Manipulation
With a robust trade agenda about to move through Congress, the issue of currency manipulation and its adverse impact on American job creators and workers has emerged as an issue. Members, thought leaders, and experts across the political spectrum agree that mercantilist trade practices, like currency manipulation, deserve serious attention and must be addressed in […]
Hatch Says TPA Strengthens Congressional Role in Trade Agreements
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined how Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) empowers Congress to lead on trade agreements by establishing strict negotiations objectives that any administration must meet in a trade agreement, requiring Congressional consultation, and ensuring Congress has the final say on any […]
TPA – A Look at What Top Editorial Boards Across America are Saying
Today the Senate Finance Committee will take up the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), bicameral legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to help bring home high standard international trade agreements that will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators. Editorial boards across the country […]
Conservative Support for TPA Builds
Today, the Senate Finance Committee will consider the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), bicameral legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a tool that gives Congress the power to lay out objectives that any Administration – Republican or Democrat – must meet in trade agreements. By requiring that the House […]