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Senate, House Lawmakers Announce Bill to Repeal Job-Killing Employer Mandate

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced the American Job Protection Act, legislation to repeal the job-killing employer mandate that was included in the President’s $2.6 trillion health law, which requires businesses of 50 employees or […]

Hatch: Congress Must Stop Obama Administration From Undermining Welfare Work Requirements

WASHINGTON –Testifying before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) reiterated his strong opposition to the Obama Administration’s unilateral decision to undermine welfare work requirements saying Congress must act to stop this overreach by the Obama Administration. “The reason that I am so vehemently […]

Hatch Legislation Replaces Sequester with Smart Spending Cuts, Not Tax Hikes

WASHINGTON – Rejecting Senate Democrats’ efforts to replace the President’s sequestration with higher taxes, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today filed a Motion to Commit S. 388, the Democrats’ Sequester replacement bill, back to the Finance Committee to strike the bill’s tax increases and replace that revenue with spending cuts.  Hatch pointed […]

Hatch Speaks on Nomination of Jacob Lew to Serve as Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON – As the Senate begins consideration of Jacob Lew’s nomination to serve as Treasury Secretary, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today spoke on the Senate floor on the nomination, his concerns and that his support stems in large part from a deference to a President’s choice for his Cabinet.  The Finance Committee […]

Hatch Announces Support for Treasury Secretary Nominee Jacob Lew

WASHINGTON – In advance of today’s Senate Finance Committee vote on the nomination of Jacob Lew to serve as Treasury Secretary, Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), delivered the following remarks outlining his support for the nominee: At the outset, let me say that I intend to vote today in favor of Mr. Lew’s confirmation.  I […]

Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing Examining Health Insurance Exchanges Under the President’s Health Law

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 progress of health insurance exchanges established under the President’s health law: Thank you, Chairman Baucus, for holding this hearing.  I welcome this opportunity to join you in conducting Congressional oversight […]

Hatch Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after President Obama gave his 2013 State of the Union address: “Tonight’s speech was a missed opportunity by President Obama to bring both parties together to outline a reasonable path forward to create jobs and grow our […]