Hatch Statement on WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement Impasse
WASHINGTON – Today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the breakdown of trade facilitation talks in Geneva because of India’s opposition: “I am extremely disappointed that India has failed to live up to the WTO agreements reached in Bali last December. The Trade Facilitation agreement was the first multilateral agreement […]
Hatch, Wyden Introduce Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced the Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736, a bill that provides enhanced protection for taxpayers against fraudulent tax refund claims that are made with the use […]
GOP Oversight Leaders Demand Answers on CMS Contracts for HealthCare.gov
WASHINGTON – Republican oversight leaders today sent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner a letter asking a number of questions regarding the handling of CMS’s HealthCare.gov contracts. The letter comes after the GAO issued a report yesterday detailing CMS’s ineffective oversight in managing HealthCare.gov contracts, resulting in massive and unnecessary cost […]
Hatch on Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted the similarities between the House-passed Highway Bill and the Senate Finance Committee proposal. “As I’ve said a number of times, if you compare the House’s bill with the one reported by the Senate Finance Committee – which, […]
Wyden Urges Support for Ban on Discriminatory Internet Taxes
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., spoke on the Senate floor today to urge support for a short-term extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and to call for a permanent legislative solution to defend the Internet against multiple and discriminatory taxes. The bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA), which Wyden co-wrote in […]
Wyden Floor Statement Urging Support for the Internet Tax Freedom Act
Mr. President, the Internet has been the most significant force driving the growth of our economy over the past 16 years. It is the 21st century’s shipping lane and history’s most powerful communication tool. Part of the reason the Internet has revolutionized American life is that it’s protected from discriminatory taxation, thanks to the Internet […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Carolyn Watts Colvin for Social Security Commissioner
WASHINGTON – Today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Carolyn Watts Colvin for Social Security Commissioner: Thank you Chairman Wyden for holding today’s hearing, and welcome Ms. Colvin. I have enjoyed meeting with you in the past. Today, and […]
Wyden Statement in Support of Carolyn Colvin to be Social Security Commissioner
The Finance Committee is here today to consider the nomination of Carolyn Watts Colvin to fill a role of extraordinary importance to millions of Americans: Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. If confirmed, Ms. Colvin will be managing the nuts and bolts of the Social Security program – no small task, given that more than […]
Hatch, Bennet Introduce Pay-For-Performance Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo), member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced the Pay-For-Performance Act, a bill that aims to achieve better outcomes for beneficiaries and taxpayers alike. The legislation is a companion bill to the Young-Delaney Social Impact Bond […]
Hatch Statement on GAO HealthCare.Gov Contracting Report
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on GAO’s new report on HealthCare.goventitled, Healthcare.gov: Ineffective Planning and Oversight Practices Underscore the Need for Improved Contract Management, which outlines how CMS failed to effectively manage HealthCare.gov contracts: “Today’s GAO report confirms our worst fears […]