Governors Express Support for Extending CHIP
Washington, D.C. – In formal responses to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, governors from 39 states expressed support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and urged Congress to extend funding for the program, noting the role the program plays in providing affordable and comprehensive coverage to children. […]
Amid Democratic Dysfunction, Hatch Supports One-Year Extenders Deal
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) criticized the Obama Administration’s actions in derailing negotiations for a tax extenders package and pledged, absent a broader agreement, his support for a one-year deal. “Once again, the President and his allies here in the Senate missed a […]
Hatch, Grassley Press Social Security Administration, Justice Department on Benefits for Suspected Nazis
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Orrin Hatch are seeking details from the Social Security Administration and the Justice Department on Social Security benefits given to suspected ex-Nazis. It’s unclear why the federal government allowed millions of dollars to flow to these individuals, including those who have left the country. Record-keeping discrepancies have exacerbated […]
Hatch Statement on IRS’s Decision to Reinstate Bonuses
WASHINGTON – Today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) decision to reinstate performance awards. IRS employees were notified of the decision today in an email from Commissioner John Koskinen. “This Thanksgiving, Americans are grateful for many things, but the IRS is not one […]
Finance Committee IRS Investigation Update
Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released an update on their bipartisan investigation into inappropriate treatment by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of organizations applying for tax-exempt status. The Senators have learned that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has been able to recover some forensic […]
Wyden, Hatch Say New GAO Report Demonstrates Need to Improve Trade Enforcement at the Border
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, today issued the following statement regarding a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found certain procedures used by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to admit goods and products into the U.S to be […]
Wyden, Hatch Say New GAO Report Demonstrates Need to Improve Trade Enforcement at the Border
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, today issued the following statement regarding a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found certain procedures used by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to admit goods and products into the U.S to be […]
Hatch Calls Out Administration’s Numbers Game on ObamaCare Enrollment
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed that marketplace enrollment totals provided to Congress were 400,000 less than previously provided: “Since the Obama Administration first announced they reached their enrollment goal last spring, the […]
Wyden Applauds Senate Confirmation of Finance Committee Nominees
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Tamara Ashford, Paige Marvel and Cary Pugh to be judges on the U.S. Tax Court, and Ramin Toloui to be deputy under secretary for international finance at the Treasury Department. All nominees passed by voice vote. “These nominees will make excellent […]
Wyden Calls for Action to Address “Mega IRAs”
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following the release of a GAO report on IRAs with very large account balances, also known as “mega IRAs.” GAO found that for tax year 2011, roughly 600,000 taxpayers had IRA accounts worth more than $1 million – and about 9,000 taxpayers had […]