Hatch Statement on Appalling HHS IG Findings on Obamacare Subsidies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) entitled “Marketplaces Faced Early Challenges Resolving Inconsistencies With Applicant Data,” which details the Administration’s inability to establish protections […]
Wyden Statement on Underfunded Multiemployer Pension Plans
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s FY2013 Projections Report, which highlighted risks to underfunded multiemployer pension plans: “I’m very concerned by the findings in the Projections Report issued today by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The report confirms what we already know – […]
Wyden Statement on Hobby Lobby Decision
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.: “Today’s Supreme Court decision flies in the face of the ongoing effort to eliminate gender discrimination in the workplace. This is alarming news for women and working families in Oregon and […]
Wyden Applauds Senate Confirmation of Karen Dynan to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Karen Dynan to be assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department by a voice vote. “I’m pleased the Senate has acted so decisively to confirm Dr. Dynan for this important position. Her wealth of knowledge and experience on vital […]
Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Strengthens Medicare’s Post-Acute Care
Washington, D.C. – Leaders from the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee today introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve post-acute care for Medicare beneficiaries. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Ranking Member Sandy Levin, […]
Hatch Statement on Funding Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the recess of the Senate Finance Committee subject to the call of the chair in order to work with House leaders on creating a bipartisan bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund: “We have to […]
Hatch, Finance Republicans Demand Communications from IRS Employees
WASHINGTON – Today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) penned three letters signed by all Senate Finance Committee Republicans to the Administration demanding that all messages and communications be produced from IRS employees that have been said to suffer computer malfunctions. The letters were sent to Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, […]
Hatch, Finance Republicans Call for IRS Hearing
WASHINGTON – Today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) penned a letter signed by all Senate Finance Committee Republicans to Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) calling for a hearing into the alleged loss of emails and other electronic information by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “The thoroughness of the Committee’s bipartisan investigation into the allegations […]
Wyden Applauds Passage of Workforce Investment Reauthorization
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden issued the following statement on Senate passage of the legislation reauthorizing the federal workforce investments: “Today’s 95-3 vote on passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) shows that Congress can work together in a bipartisan way to get big ticket items done. Federal workforce investments […]
Wyden Calls for Strong Trade Enforcement to Help American Business Compete
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., at a hearing today called for new enforcement tools in order to help U.S. businesses compete in the global economy and create good-paying American jobs. “Without strong enforcement, no trade deal – old or new – is able to live up to its potential for jobs and […]