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Orrin Hatch

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Orrin Hatch was a prominent American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hatch was known for his extensive work on a variety of issues, including healthcare, tax reform, and intellectual property rights. Throughout his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping legislation and was involved in numerous bipartisan efforts.

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Sep 13, 2017

The ranking member has repeatedly proposed nearly tripling the standard deduction

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Sep 13, 2017

The tax-writing committees will be tasked with writing the bill.

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Sep 13, 2017

I truly do not know of a single Republican who, when thinking about tax reform, asks themselves what they can do to help rich people.

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Sep 13, 2017

This is the very definition of middle-class tax relief, and it goes beyond direct tax and fiscal benefits.

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Sep 13, 2017

I think we are capable and ready to get to work on producing a bill.

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Sep 13, 2017

Tax reform, if it is done right, can help address those problems and provide much-needed relief and opportunity for millions of middle-class families.

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Sep 13, 2017

With a significantly expanded standard deduction, the tax code would immediately become much simpler for the vast majority of middle-class taxpayers.

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Sep 13, 2017

I have heard a lot of talk about a secret tax reform bill or a comprehensive plan being written behind closed doors.

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Sep 13, 2017

Encouraging charitable giving should be a goal of tax reform

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Sep 11, 2017

We know that the Graham-Cassidy proposal is gaining some traction in the Senate, and we urge you to set aside this legislation.

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Sep 11, 2017

I've always held fast to the notion that if States believe they've got a plan that raises the bar for health care in terms of costs and coverage--rather than lowering it--they ought to be able to try it out.

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Sep 11, 2017

I don't believe we should spend more energy to prop up a system that is already hurting millions of Americans.

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Sep 11, 2017

ACP commends the Senate Finance Committee for a commitment to advancing legislation to improve the quality and lower the cost of treating patients with multiple chronic illnesses.

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Sep 11, 2017

We commend the Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden for recently introducing legislation, S. 1827.

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Sep 11, 2017

So let's put our differences aside and work together on meaningful changes.

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Sep 11, 2017

The ACA could effectively shift in the coming years from insuring the uninsured to un-insuring the previously insured.

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Sep 11, 2017

Personally, I also believe members on both sides of the aisle should be open to rolling back, or at least amending the individual and employer mandates, two of the most unpopular components in Obamacare.

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Sep 11, 2017

Members on both sides of the aisle should be open to rolling back or at least amending the individual and employer mandates.

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Sep 11, 2017

Let me be clear. I want to find a bipartisan path forward through this mess.

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Sep 11, 2017

It's past time Congress took on the challenge of drug pricing.

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Sep 11, 2017

I believe that we can come together again to provide some relief through elimination of these and other onerous Obamacare taxes.

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Sep 11, 2017

We cannot simply invest more resources into a broken system and hope that it fixes itself over time.

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Sep 11, 2017

I am concerned that many of the proposals for a bipartisan solution would amount to little more than a bailout of the current system.

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Sep 11, 2017

We urge Congress to act to sustain gains in coverage from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rather than working to repeal and replace the current law.

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Sep 11, 2017

The bottom line is that section 1332 is all about giving States the chance to do better, but not worse.

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