Orrin Hatch

I'm very pleased with what you do over there, and I'm particularly pleased with what you're doing in this area.

I have been a Member of this body for nearly four decades. During that time, I have had the honor of participating in numerous debates that shaped the course of our future, but I can think of none more important than the one in which we…

I thank my colleague. Look, people can make up their own minds about this. Read the doggone report. We cannot read it and just say: Brush it off; there is just one rogue employee there. There are all kinds of employees that are mentioned…

I rise to speak once again on the Social Security Disability Insurance--or DI--Program. As everyone in this Chamber should know, the DI trust fund is projected to be exhausted next year. That means, absent any change in law, we will be…

I believe the committee's report speaks for itself on this matter.

I am concerned, as a taxpayer, with the breaches that we have had.

We should seriously consider what actions are necessary for us to make sure that culture never again exists.

Unfortunately, the IRS has lost the trust of the American people, and it does not have the credibility to make the necessary reforms on its own.

In May 2013, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed that, in the run-up to the 2010 and 2012 elections, the Internal Revenue Service had targeted certain organizations applying for tax-exempt status for extra and…

Simply put, we need a cultural change at the IRS.

Should you redirect... the $27 million of taxpayer resources in a different direction?

The IRS's credibility and to abandon any effort to inject more rules and restrictions into the political process.

I believe we do the American people a disservice if we attribute the inexcusable behavior of IRS employees simply to incompetence.

Our overall goal here should be to restore the credibility of the IRS and ensure that this very powerful agency treats all American taxpayers fairly.

Congress provides billions of dollars in taxpayer money for many different programs in various areas, including women's health. Sometimes, however, we have to draw the line, rearrange our priorities, and put some things off-limits. This is…

Whenever possible, children should grow up in a home with their family.

I think Senator Wyden's comments earlier about the priority of relatives is something that is well ingrained in our culture and in our practice.

Too many children and youth spend years isolated and confined in foster care group homes.

Children and youth should only be placed in group homes for short periods of time.

Home is the place, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.

As you may have heard, today marks the 50th anniversary of both Medicare and Medicaid. While the last half century has seen a pretty robust debate about the merits of these programs, today there is no question that they provide significant…

We agree that requiring the confidential advisor to report cases of sexual assault is highly problematic.

We strongly support giving survivors of sexual assault access to a confidential advisor whose sole responsibility is to counsel and support the victim.

This sort of transparency is just as important for the Clery Act as it is title IX, but CASA fails to extend these transparency and disclosure requirements to both laws.

These rights and protections ensure our mutual goals of student safety and educational equity for all students.