State and National

Hatch Outlines Importance of Dynamic Scoring for Major Policy Reforms in Speech at American Action Forum

Washington, DC – In a speech today at the American Action Forum, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called for dynamic scoring to be used to evaluate any major reform, including an overhaul of the tax code, so that the proposal’s macroeconomic effects can be fully assessed.

 

What Do the 2016 GOP Hopefuls Really Think About Same-Sex Marriage?

Activist courts overturning state laws and lawsuits threatening the rights of those who disagree with redefining marriage may very well make the issue a top one in 2016.

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Governor Gary Herbert’s Schedule

November 16, 2014 - November 22, 2014

**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**

Media representatives are welcome at events designated with “Media Access”

Monday, November 17

1:00 p.m. - Boards and Commissions Meeting

Location: Governor’s Office

2:00 p.m. - Budget Discussion

Location: Governor’s Office

Tuesday, November 18

Senator Hatch Remarks at the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention 

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Hatch Joins Top Lawmakers in Opposing Controversial Waters of the U.S. Rule

Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Actions, joined several other top Republicans in submitting comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) proposed rule regarding the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. 

 

 

Hatch Applauds House Passage of Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, issued the following statement upon the House of Representatives’s reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program: 

 

There's a Better Way to Fix Our Immigration System

President Obama appears ready to act alone on immigration, preparing a 10-point plan that could be unveiled next week. The Heritage Foundation has its own 10-step alternative.

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Senators Hatch and Lee Comment on Gunnison Sage Grouse Decision

Washington, D.C.—Utah Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee released the following joint statement on the decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service to grant the Gunnison Sage Grouse protected status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):

 

 

Weber County - On August 31, an "Anti-Police Brutality" rally was held in Ogden in response to a police-involved fatal shooting in Furgeson, Missouri, and riots that followed, as well as to a police-involved fatal shooting of Dillon Taylor in Salt Lake City earlier in the month. Approximately 25 people showed up outside the Ogden courthouse with shirts and signs voicing opposition to a variety of local and national incidents of police use-of-force, including signs that read "Respect: No Bullets", "#MichaelBrown", and "Feds!

ICYMI: Hatch op-ed in POLITICO: 

All-or-Nothing Is a Bad Approach to Immigration

"The president must abandon his my-way-or-the-highway approach and instead work constructively with Congress."