Hatch Statement on Latest Obamacare Delay
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it would, again, delay ObamaCare’s minimum coverage requirements for health plans offered by insurance companies: “Once again, the Obama Administration has shown it will do whatever it takes to hide the true […]
Hatch: President’s FY2015 Budget “Returns to Already-Rejected Ideas”
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate Floor today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, slammed President Obama’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget proposal as another rehash of failed ideas from the Obama Administration that would result in higher taxes, more spending, and more debt. “When you look […]
Wyden Calls for Renewed Focus on Middle Class, Job Growth in Budget
WASHINGTON –At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to examine the administration’s fiscal year 2015 budget, Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said the budget must address the problems facing middle class families and the economy. Senator Wyden pointed to the tax code as a critical tool to help reinvigorate the middle […]
Wyden Statement at the FY2015 Budget Hearing with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew
I’m going to be brief this morning and, of course, state first that it’s a tremendous honor to chair this committee and work with all of you. This committee is the go-to place for tackling America’s big domestic challenges, and Senator Hatch and I intend to preserve the committee history of addressing these vital issues […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following remarks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing examining the President’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: To begin, I’d like to note some problems with the process by which this proposed […]
Wyden Announces Leadership Team
WASHINGTON –Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced his leadership team for the Senate Committee on Finance: Joshua Sheinkman, Staff Director, comes from the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he held the same position. Josh is a longtime Wyden aide who has led the senator’s legislative efforts on a wide range of issues, from overhauling […]
Hatch on President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget that was submitted to Congress: “Today, the President put forward a budget that fails to keep pace with the economic challenges of our time. Rather than create […]
Hatch Calls on Administration to Utilize all Available Tools to Ensure Russia Compiles with International Law
WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), called on Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and U.S. Trade Rep. Michael Froman to fully utilize the tools at its disposal to demonstrate to Russia the importance of complying with its international obligations and offered to work with the Administration to put more […]
Finance Committee Members Express Bipartisan Concerns Over Proposed Medicare Rule
WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, were joined by 18 colleagues in urging Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to reconsider changes proposed for the Medicare Part D prescription-drug program. “The Medicare prescription drug program – strengthened by […]
Hatch Calls on Obama Administration to Protect First Amendment Rights; Reject 501(c)4 Rule
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on the Obama Administration to protect the First Amendment and put an end to the proposed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule designed to suppress the free speech of 501(c)4 groups, or social welfare organizations. The public comment […]