Orrin Hatch

I wish to take a moment to pay tribute to my former chief of staff, Michael Kennedy. In my 38 years as a Senator, I have seen many talented staffers come and go, but few have left such a lasting impression as Michael. He is someone for…

I rise today to emphasize the importance of keeping our technology industry in the forefront of our global economy. America has made extraordinary strides in innovation. For decades we have been the world's leader in developing new…

I wish to pay tribute to Mark Prater, deputy staff director and chief tax counsel for the minority staff of the Senate Finance Committee. Later this week, the Tax Foundation will award Mark their Exemplar of Excellence in Public Service…

As this involves a novel area of the law and contradicts how other cabinet level agencies interpret wellness plans under the Affordable Care Act, why was this litigation not submitted to the commissioners for review prior to the filing?

The EEOC received a charge on October 16, 2014, and filed suit on October 27, 2014, alleging that an employer's wellness plan violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA.

Employers are very concerned that lawsuits are moving forward on wellness plans before EEOC issued any guidelines.

If reconfirmed, will you commit to publishing these reports each year?

I think we need to be careful what we are calling a subsidy and what we are calling a simple cost of business.

We need to set partisanship and political gamesmanship aside and get the extenders package across the finish line as soon as possible.

Yes, I think it would be proper to reflect the views of my group that we would not favor temporary tax provisions in general.

If we purposefully enact policies to make energy--something every business needs--more expensive, American businesses and jobs will go to China, India, and elsewhere.

It has always been my position that, when it comes to energy policy, we need an all-of-the-above approach.

Although 5 years have past, those statements are just as true today.

An unregulated Internet has spurred innovation and economic growth all around the world.

I want to keep that fight going.

Senator Hatch's bill has a number of things that remove some of those disincentives and make it easier for small employers to start a plan so more Americans could be saving.

I do not believe that. I think if we roll back the laws Congress has enacted that raised contribution levels and increased tax incentives to save, then two very bad things would happen at a minimum.

Senator Hatch, your SAFE Retirement Act has the right focus and strikes the right balance.

I am glad the fight is between two Democrats this time.

Senator Hatch, your own legislation has provisions designed to encourage the offering of pensions to low-wage workers who might not otherwise be offered one.

Senator Hatch, your bill is a big step in the right direction toward removing complexities from the system.

Senator Hatch's bill would also permit small employers to band together in multiple-employer plan arrangements.

The tax incentive is very powerful in middle-class America in making these decisions.

Some of us are concerned that the field contains some who, rather than providing a nudge to, perhaps, help people navigate difficult decision-making, would provide full-fledged open field tackles of private citizens.

Mr. Betts, you have real-life experience trying to convince small employers to adopt a retirement plan for their workers.