Orrin Hatch: “We commend the Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden for recently introducing legislation…”

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 is disappointing the ranking member feels a need to question a statement that I made during the hearing.

I want to thank my dear colleague from Iowa. He is one of the greatest Senators I have served with. He is just a wonderful friend and a wonderful Senator. He has worked his tail off the whole time he has been here. I am grateful for his…