Orrin Hatch actually said...

evidence-based practice can be an effective strategy to help vulnerable families and at-risk individuals.

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...

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