State and National

Sen. Orrin Hatch Introduces the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2014

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate and a longtime supporter of regulatory reform, issued the following statement after introducing the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2014:

 

Senator Hatch Comments on Passage of NDAA

Washington, D.C. – Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, issued the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act:

 

Senate Approves Bipartisan Bill to Protect Consumers from Steroids

Hatch, Bennet Introduce Dormant Therapies Act

Washington, D.C.—Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, introduced the Dormant Therapies Act, a bill that will establish a new class of pharmaceuticals known as "dormant therapies" eligible for 15 years of data protection.  This provision will remove the “ticking patent clock” conundrum that forces companies to  prioritize research based on which compounds can be brought quickly to market.

 

 

Governor proposes largest increase

to student funding in 25 years in budget proposal

SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 11, 2014) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert presented his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 today at Granite Park Jr. High School and said Utah’s robust economy gives Utah an opportunity to invest.

Continuing the Conversation on Comprehensive Tax Reform
An In Depth Analysis By the Senate Finance Committee Republican Staff

The Government Is Forcing This Pastor and His Church to Cover Abortions

For 36 years, Jim Garlow didn’t know his first adopted child was the result of a rape. It spurred him to fight a state mandate that his church's employee health plan pay for elective abortions.

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Getting Covered is Good for Families in Rural Utah:  Sign Up by December 15 for Health Insurance Coverage that Starts January 1!

Living in a rural community shouldn’t have to come with a hefty price tag for healthcare. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, it no longer has to.

Bennet, Hatch Propose a Streamlined Pathway for Approval of Antibiotics

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today introduced a bill to create a new drug approval pathway to streamline access and encourage innovation and development of potentially lifesaving antibiotic drugs for patients, particularly Veterans who have encountered antibiotic-resistant bacteria while overseas.

 

Harkin, Alexander, Hagan, Hatch Praise Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Life-Saving Newborn Screening Programs