Orrin Hatch: “A successfully reformed tax system will help make America the best place in the world to work, conduct business, invest…”

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

The Finance Committee has worked with the Treasury Department to ensure proper responsiveness to committee inquiries. We are continuing to review these matters to determine what further oversight is required.

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve on this committee.

I urge Congress pass the OPEN ACT before the end of this year.