WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement this evening after the President delivered remarks to a Joint Session of Congress:
“The President’s plan is nothing new. It simply doubles down on the same failed policies that he has pursued before. And, I don’t expect they will be any more successful than they were the first time around. I know the President doesn’t relish seeing so many millions of Americans out of work. But I fear what he’s putting forward owes more to political positioning than sound economics and tax policy.
“We need a different approach that puts the American people, not Washington, back in charge. That means pursuing meaningful tax reform, serious deficit reduction, and regulatory roll-back, all of which would have a positive impact on economic growth and job creation. These are the policies that Utahns and Americans deserve.”
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