Orrin Hatch

The Labor Department says that women are more likely to work in jobs without a retirement plan, more likely to invest conservatively, more likely to live longer than men.

Chairman Blumenthal, thank you, Ranking Member Hatch.

I want to thank you for your courtesy and fairness in putting together this hearing.

This is a Subcommittee that really can make a difference in the lives of many people and in the safety of their lives.

Just like the controls on smoking you have championed throughout your career in Congress, Senator Hatch, the chemical and manufacturing sectors have fought these important rules with a disinformation strategy that should sound quite…

I am proud of you and very pleased to be able to work with you on this Committee.

Thank you, Ranking Member Hatch. I would like to start by making three basic points.

Your prepared testimony gave the example about regulations that tripled the cost of asthma inhalers.

There are very different perspectives on the costs and benefits of regulation.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The excessive costs that result from overregulatory activities we can dent and maybe save the taxpayers a lot of money.

What can we do to protect the American people without costing an arm and a leg so that they do not have jobs?

Incorrectly matching a patient to a health record may have patient safety, privacy, and security implications.

In light of the current expectation that almost every eligible professional and hospital will need to upgrade in order to comply with Stage 2 requirements, is the vendor community adequately resourced to meet this unprecedented demand for…

I have heard from many providers and vendors, both large and small, about some of the challenges in becoming 'meaningful users'.

I think we are all better informed of the complexity of the issues involved.

Accurate and efficient matching of individual patients to their health records across settings is a wonderful thing if we can do it right.

I am hopeful that leaders at ONC and CMS are paying attention to our hearing this morning.

The question of the January 2012 recess appointments is currently pending before the Supreme Court.

The Constitution grants Congress the authority to amend statutes including the National Labor Relations Act.

I'm impressed with both of you, and I'm hopeful that you'll be great members of the Board.

I believe in the right and obligation of Congress to engage in oversight.

Yet in 2011, the Board finalized two rules, both of which were extremely controversial.

I pledge to dedicate myself to the fair and even-handed enforcement of the commands of the National Labor Relations Act.

The Commission has their tradition of working with both the legislative branch and the executive branch to provide analysis and factual data to support you in your policy role.