Americans Agree: Expanded Trade Helps Boost Economic Opportunity Here at Home
With top trade officials meeting in Hawaii this week to continue negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement – one of the most ambitious trade negotiations in the United States’ history – more Americans are recognizing the benefits of expanded trade. According to a new Gallup poll, the majority of Americans view trade as […]
Hatch and Ryan Demand IRS Turn Over White House Emails
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen demanding that the agency turn over all communications between the IRS and the Executive Office of the President (EOP) from January 1, 2010, to present. […]
Patient CARE Act – A Look at What They’re Saying
The Patient CARE Act is a bicameral legislative blueprint that repeals and replaces Obamacare with common-sense, patient-focused reforms that reduce health care costs and increase access to affordable, high-quality care. In contrast with Obamacare and its government-centered mandates and regulations, this proposal empowers the American people to make the best health care choices for themselves […]
Analysis Shows Patient CARE Act Better for Patients and Taxpayers Than Obamacare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the release of the independent Center for Health and Economy analysis of the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act. The Center for Health and […]
Hatch, Alexander, and Barrasso: We have a plan for fixing health care
By Sens. Orrin Hatch, Lamar Alexander, and John Barrasso Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about whether the Obama administration used the IRS to deliver health insurance subsidies to Americans in violation of the law. Millions of Americans may lose these subsidies if the court finds that the administration acted illegally. If that […]
Hatch Presses CMS on Opt-Out for Insurers on Federal Exchanges
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) penned a letter pressing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for information on an opt-out provision crafted to guarantee insurance companies on the federal exchange the right to end their contracts if federal subsidies such as the Advanced Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) are terminated. […]
Hatch and Grassley: Administration’s Guidance on Cadillac Tax Caves to Unions
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew questioning the Administration’s recent guidance on Obamacare’s “Cadillac plan tax”. The tax is a 40 percent non-deductible excise tax placed on certain health care plans under the President’s health care […]
Senate and House Health Leaders Release Draft Bill to Extend Funding for Children’s Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), and full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released a discussion draft of legislation to extend the critically important State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Extending the program has been a priority for the congressional […]
Senate and House Leaders Urge President Obama to Keep The Promise to Seniors and Reverse Course on Harmful Medicare Advantage Cuts
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate and House Republican leaders today sent a letter to President Obama regarding the administration’s proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage program. The administration has repeatedly threatened the popular Medicare Advantage program, leading to higher costs and fewer choices for seniors. The president’s health care law raids more than $700 billion from […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Tax Reform, Growth and Efficiency
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on tax reform, growth and efficiency: The committee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to today’s hearing to discuss tax reform, growth, and efficiency. I also want to thank our witnesses […]