Memo to Reporters & Editors: Hatch Amendments to Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today filed the following job-creating amendments to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act that is being debated in the Senate: Hatch Amendment #2906, an amendment to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices: This amendment would repeal the roughly $31 billion tax on medical device companies […]
In Speech, Hatch Calls on Senate Democrats to Allow Votes on Job-Creating Amendments
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined his opposition to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act and called on Senate Democrats to allow votes on job-creating amendments offered by Republicans to improve the underlying bill. (Click the image above to watch Hatch’s remarks) “The […]
Wyden, Hatch Announce Markup of Job-Protecting Tax Extenders Package
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, today announced the committee will markup legislation on a set of provisions known as “tax extenders” that have expired or will expire at the end of this year. The markup of the bill, entitled the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency […]
Wyden, Hatch Announce Markup of Job-Protecting Tax Extenders Package
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, today announced the committee will markup legislation on a set of provisions known as “tax extenders” that have expired or will expire at the end of this year. The markup of the bill, entitled the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency […]
Hatch Statement on Chairman Dave Camp’s Retirement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp’s (R-Mich.) announcement that he will not seek reelection: “It’s hard to find someone who works harder and cares more about the issues than Dave Camp. I’ve seen […]
Hatch Calls for Return to Bipartisan, Bicameral Talks to Advance Bill to Permanently Fix Broken SGR Formula
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) urged his colleagues to support legislation (H.R. 4302) to extend the “doc fix” for one year and further called on Congress to return to bipartisan, bicameral negotiations to find a responsible path forward on legislation to permanently repeal […]
Wyden Statement on Short-Term SGR Patch
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the House proposal to “patch” the Medicare physician payment formula for one year. “We have a choice. We can either continue on with the status quo in Medicare by enacting a 17th patch – reinforcing a flawed payment formula that jeopardizes […]
Wyden Praises WTO Ruling on Chinese Rare Earths
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the World Trade Organization ruling on China’s export policies for rare-earth elements. “The World Trade Organization’s decision sends a strong message to China that its mercantilist trade restrictions on rare earth elements have no place in the 21st Century. Today’s ruling is a clear win […]
Hatch Statement in Advance of Four-Year Anniversary of ObamaCare
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today in advance of Sunday’s four-year anniversary of the president’s signature domestic policy achievement, ObamaCare, being signed into law: “Contrary to the wishful thinking of Washington Democrats, the American people can’t be fooled. Four years later and […]
Four Years Later: What American Families & Job Creators Are Saying About Obamacare
“Fear and uncertainty,” “immediate confusion,” “premiums will double,” “re-evaluating jobs,” and “fewer choices” is how American families, job creators, and health care experts are talking about the President’s signature domestic policy, ObamaCare, which was signed into law nearly four years ago on March 23, 2010. Take a look: “The Wake County Public School System is […]