Orrin Hatch actually said...

"Federal policymakers should encourage, enable, and remove barriers to conducting evidence-based policymaking at all levels of government."

"Bipartisan legislation--in the form of the Social Impact Partnership Act (SIPA) sponsored by Senators Hatch and Bennet..."

"We believe this program would encourage private-sector investors to provide the necessary capital to establish or expand the interventions."

"A key component of the Hatch-Wyden proposal is that these types of interventions must be evidence-based."