Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining America’s Child Welfare System
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 the progress made and challenges remaining to improve the American child welfare system: I want to welcome our very distinguished panel. Thank you for agreeing to be here today. Mr. […]
In Speech, Hatch Outlines Concerns with Online Sales Tax Bill, Calls for Return to Regular Order
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, outlined several concerns regarding S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) and said the legislation should move through regular order to allow the committee process to resolve a number of technical problems with […]
Hatch Statement on Senate Proceeding to Online Sales Tax Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today as the Senate considers a motion to proceed to S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation that would allow states to collect online sales taxes: “Despite the good intentions of those backing this bill, it just […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 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) 2014 with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Last week, the President released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014. […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Ways to Address Tax Fraud Identity Theft
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 effective solutions to address tax fraud and identity theft in the nation: Each year, the Finance Committee holds a hearing around the end of the tax filing season. In the past, […]
Hatch Statement on TPP Negotiations with Japan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement after the Administration expressed their support for Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations: “This is an important and welcome development. American goods and products have faced market access barriers to Japan for decades. Japan’s entry […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 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) 2014 with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Thank you, Chairman Baucus, for holding today’s hearing, and thank you Secretary Lew for joining […]
Hatch on President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget that was released two months late a “disappointment” that includes almost a trillion dollars in new spending, $1.1 trillion in new tax and revenue increases, and raises the nation’s near $17 trillion […]
Hatch Statement at Senate Finance Committee Confirmation Hearing Considering Marilyn Tavenner for CMS Administrator
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 considering the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): I want to thank Chairman Baucus for convening this hearing to […]
Hatch Welcomes CMS Decision to Preserve a Strong Medicare Advantage Program
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today welcomed the decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to roll back steep proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. “Today, CMS rightly acted to reverse course and implement a responsible rate that will […]