Orrin Hatch actually said...

The work of the OECD is done by consensus. That is, measures cannot be adopted without the consensus of all member countries.

Such a discussion usually is not helpful, in my opinion, and typically ends up going nowhere.

Those bad outcomes would include international norms that increase tax disputes because they are vague.

The United States has a great deal at stake in the BEPS project and a strong interest in its success.