State and National

How a Bill Approving the Keystone XL Pipeline Could Be on Obama's Desk Before Year's End

Following significant losses in the midterm elections, Senate Democrats are pushing for a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, a measure that has been stymied by the Obama administration for several years.

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ICYMI: Hatch in USA Today: We’re ready to repeal, replace

Sens. Richard Burr, Tom Coburn and I have unveiled the Patient CARE Act.

 

Voters last week flatly rejected the Obama administration's policies and created a new opportunity to improve American health care by electing a Republican Congress that is firmly committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare.

Commission recommendations to protect public safety, control prison growth presented to governor

New policies aimed at reducing recidivism, saving taxpayers more than $500 million

Coverage Selection for New 2014 Farm Bill Safety Net Programs Begins Nov. 17

Producers have Until March 31, 2015, to Choose the Program Best for their Operation

Hatch Welcomes U.S. Progress on International Technology Trade Pact

"Utah Senator Says, “Given the recent progress achieved on international trade policy at APEC, it is imperative the President now work with Congress in a bipartisan way to help pass Trade Promotion Authority.”

Two More States Eye Repeal of Common Core

On the heels of Republican victories last week, attempts to replace Common Core with homegrown standards are resurfacing in states across the nation.

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Gov. Herbert thanks veterans for their service

SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 11, 2014) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert issued the following statement in honor of our nation’s veterans:

“Today, we pause to honor the men and women who have so valiantly protected our freedoms. The men and women of our Armed Forces dedicate themselves to serving our nation and to promoting liberty. No calling is more noble. Jeanette and I are grateful for their service and we express our thanks on behalf of all Utahns for their dedication to our great nation.”

Veterans Are the Real 1 Percenters

Mentioning "1 percenters" conjures up images of protest and class warfare. But there is another 1 percent who are beyond politics.

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ICYMI: ORRIN G. HATCH: Why the rush to a new attorney general?

Confirmation hearings should get it right, not get it fast

President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder Jr. as attorney general is an opportunity to refurbish the tarnished image of both the Senate and the Department of Justice. Seizing that opportunity will require a deliberative confirmation process and the appointment of an attorney general committed to putting the rule of law before partisan politics.

Senator Hatch Responds to President Obama’s Net Neutrality Statement

"It’s not 1934, and we are not dealing with telephones you hold in two parts."

Salt Lake City, Utah—Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, current member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, made the following statement on net neutrality: