Author Archives: Orrin's Musings

HATCH ON MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES REPORT

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

WASHINGTON – After the Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their annual report today on the health of these two entitlement programs, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, said that entitlement reform is essential … Read More

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HATCH ON EVE OF TAX FILING DEADLINE, WARNS MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES TO GUARD AGAINST TAX HIKES IF PRESIDENT HAS HIS WAY

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

ST. GEORGE – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today on the eve of the tax filing deadline:  “In ordinary times, filing one’s tax return is hardly a joyful occasion.  … Read More

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Hatch named friend of taxpayers

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

       Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) was recognized today by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), a national nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen group as one of the nation’s top “Taxpayers’ Friends” by achieving a 90 percent, or “A” rating on votes cast dealing … Read More

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Hatch Election Committee Releases Latest Poll Numbers

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

  Salt Lake City– The Hatch Election Committee released the results today of a poll taken by Dan Jones Associates on March 27th-29th, 2012.  The poll involved 335 interviews of newly elected delegates to the 2012 Republican State Nominating Convention which … Read More

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HATCH ON U.S. CORPORATE TAX RATE BECOMING HIGHEST IN WORLD

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today regarding Japan’s reduction in its corporate tax rate to 36.8 percent from 39.8 percent, leaving the United States as … Read More

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The Individual Mandate: Unprecedented and Unconstitutional

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

President Obama’s unconstitutional $2.6 trillion health care law will mandate that all Americans have “minimum essential” health coverage starting in 2014.  President Obama wants this individual mandate to sound like a reasonable regulation.  The fact is, however, the arguments for … Read More

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HATCH VOTES TO CONFIRM JUDGE DAVID NUFFER FOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a current member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after voting to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge David Nuffer for the U.S. District Court for the District … Read More

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President’s Health Law Two Years Later

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

WASHINGTON – With the President’s unconstitutional, $2.6 trillion health spending law turning two this week, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today released a fact sheet outlining how the law’s costly Washington-dictated mandates and endless miles of … Read More

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President’s Health Law Two Years Later: Health Care Costs Are Worse

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

WASHINGTON – Leading up to the two-year anniversary of the enactment of the President’s unconstitutional, health spending law, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today released a fact sheet outlining how the law will increase costs – … Read More

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HATCH ANNOUNCES IF RE-ELECTED THIS WILL BE HIS LAST TERM AS UTAH’S SENATOR

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Orrin's Musings

Salt Lake City—In a press conference on Utah’s public lands management today, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) announced that this would be his last campaign and his final term in the United States Senate.    Hatch joined with Congressman Rob Bishop (R-Utah), … Read More

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