Orrin Hatch: “I welcome the President's request for an extension of Trade Promotion Authority.”

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

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

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.

The Serve America Act of 2009 authored by Senator Orrin Hatch and the late Senator Edward Kennedy.