Hatch Backs Bill to Fully Repeal Death Tax
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined a bipartisan group of members of Congress in backing legislation to fully repeal the “death tax.” Hatch, a longtime backer of full repeal of this tax on estates, says it is an unfair tax on farmers, ranchers and small […]
Senate Finance, Ways and Means Leaders Call For Stakeholder Input on Post-Acute Care
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Senate Finance Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) joined together today to call for ideas on how to improve care for Medicare patients. In a letter to key stakeholders, the Chairmen and […]
GAO Confirms ObamaCare Implementation Behind Schedule Facing Challenges
WASHINGTON – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released two new reports today confirming the Obama Administration is ill-equipped for the implementation of the federally facilitated health insurance and the Small Business Health Option Program (SHOP) exchanges created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The reports state the programs’ implementation delays and missed […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Ways to Improve Transparency & Lower Healthcare Costs in America
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 ways to improve transparency and lower healthcare costs in America: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing this morning. To be honest, I’m not sure where to begin. As […]
Hatch Statement on the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced the United States and European Union (EU) will formally launch negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement: “With the American people still reeling from the recent recession, a strong and aggressive trade agenda […]
Baucus, Hatch Fight for U.S. Businesses, Workers Against India’s Unfair Trade Practices
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) joined together today to call on India to end unfair trade practices that are harmful to U.S. businesses and jobs and urged Secretary of State John Kerry to push Indian leaders on the issue during meetings in India on June […]
Hatch, Rubio Unveil Amendments to Further Strengthen Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced four common-sense amendments to the immigration reform bill (S.744) to further strengthen the legislation. The Hatch-Rubio amendments will ensure that those newly legalized immigrants pay their back taxes, that federal welfare requirements are fully complied with, that there is a five-year waiting […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Ways to Prevent Sex Trafficking & Exploitation of Children & Youth in America
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining effective ways to identify, prevent, and intervene in cases involving sex trafficking and the exploitation of children and youth in America: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing […]
Hatch Statement at Senate Finance Committee Confirmation Hearing Considering Michael Froman for U.S. Trade Representative
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement during a Senate Finance Committee hearing considering the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as U.S. Trade Representative: I look forward to hearing Mr. Froman’s testimony and finding out more about his qualifications for this very […]
Hatch Demands Answers on Growing Cost of Health Law’s Premium Subsidies
WASHINGTON – In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) demanded concrete answers on the growing price tag of health care premium subsidies. Over the past three fiscal years, the President’s budget has shown, without explanation, a 107 percent […]