Hatch Says TIGTA Report on EITC Improper Payments Doesn’t Bode Well for ObamaCare Subsidies
SALT LAKE CITY – After the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report today saying the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has “made no significant improvement” in reducing improper Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, called on the IRS to take […]
Hatch: Healthcare.gov’s Glitches are a $400 Million Mistake
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement after the President delivered remarks regarding the technical challenges that have plagued healthcare.gov: “The launch of the ObamaCare exchanges has been nothing short of a disaster that’s rightly earned the derision of comedians and […]
Hatch Statement on Supporting Bipartisan Plan to Reopen the Government, Prevent Default
WASHINGTON – – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement announcing his support for compromise legislation to reopen the government and prevent a default: “This bill isn’t perfect, but it is a path forward to reopen the government and prevent an economy-shaking default. When Republicans […]
Hatch Opposes $1.1 Trillion Debt Limit Hike
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after voting against legislation put forward by Senate Democrats to raise the nation’s debt limit by $1.1 trillion without any accompanying budget reforms or savings: “No one wants the nation to default on its debt. I […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the Debt Limit
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the nation’s debt limit with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for holding today’s hearing on the debt limit. I also want to welcome Secretary Lew […]
Hatch Tells Treasury Secretary Lew to Stop Creating “Needless Panic” Over Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called on Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to stop acting irresponsibly and creating “needless panic” with financial institutions and the American people over raising the debt ceiling and called on the Obama Administration to start working with Congress to resolve this […]
Hatch on Launch of ObamaCare Exchanges: Too Many Unanswered Questions, Too Many Unresolved Problems
WASHINGTON – As the health care “exchanges” launch today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, used the fictional “Julia,” created by President Obama, to highlight the problems that average Americans will face signing up for ObamaCare. “[T]he reality of Julia’s experience on the health insurance exchanges doesn’t really […]
ObamaCare: Are They Really Ready?
“I’m really confused,” “I’m just really frustrated,” “We could crash and burn,” and “We’ve been a little overwhelmed,” is how Americans, health care professionals and job creators have been talking about ObamaCare’s health insurance exchanges – the online marketplace where the uninsured are mandated to shop for health care coverage. With the launch of the […]
The Life of Julia Under ObamaCare: Will She Pay More, Will Her Personal Information Be Secure, Will She Have Access To Quality Health Care?
Today, the ObamaCare exchanges – where Americans have to go to sign up for Washington-mandated insurance – go live. With delays for large businesses, delays for small businesses, delays for some of the state exchanges themselves, the question is what happens to the average American trying to sign up? Last year, President Obama rolled […]
Hatch Slams ObamaCare; Supports Efforts to Defund President’s Health Law
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) railed against the shortcomings of ObamaCare and said the House-passed bill to fund the government through December 15 and defund the President’s signature domestic legislation was a strong first step towards getting rid of the misguided law. “This […]