Orrin Hatch

The $400 billion in cuts you keep talking about are mostly derived from provider cuts and imposition of government price controls on prescription drugs for seniors.

Now that, in my opinion, is nowhere close to being what is needed.

Social Security is going to go bankrupt from a disability standpoint, Social Security Disability, in 2016.

Let me tell you what bothers me about your office refusing to support the Defense of Marriage Act, which was passed overwhelmingly by both Houses of Congress and bipartisan votes.

If America's founders thought religious liberty so important that they put multiple protections explicitly in the First Amendment, why would that not trump a statute?

I do not believe judges should be filibustered, so I am limited when I disagree to vote 'Present.'

Have you all looked at trying to come up with a kind of health home option for States and Medicaid programs for the chronically ill beneficiary?

Yes, I would look at it.

Of course, this is about 70 percent of the Medicare dollar.

In public speeches, you have said that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has some of the strongest health care anti-fraud provisions in American history.

Well, if you do, you will be one of the first ones, is all I can say.

I am going to be watching you, Senator. A lot of people said they would help us, but they have not.

There are numerous obstacles and issues that will need to be addressed as CMS works to implement the exchanges.

I do not think there is any secret that I differ with the Obama administration on a lot of matters of health care policy.

If confirmed, Ms. Tavenner, you will have a daunting challenge ahead of you.

I am proud of you. I am proud of the work that you have done through the years.

What we want to do is repeal the $30 billion costly medical device tax. It is a gross tax on these businesses. We have already lost 5,000 jobs and we will lose 46,000 more. I hope everybody will vote for this.

Dr. Gilfillan, we appreciate you taking the time to be with us, and we look forward to working with you in the future.

I will make a prediction: come the first part of next year, this is going to be utter chaos.

It is too pervasive in this administration, and we have to stop that or there is going to be just unholy war up here.

I did not support the President's health reform bill.

I am quite confident that Obamacare will only increase the costs of health care in this country.

The Doha Round is not going anywhere that I can see, but perhaps some of these initiatives can demonstrate that the WTO can still produce results through negotiations.

There is a lot of activity in Geneva at the World Trade Organization.

How is your decision, which appears to me to ignore U.S. law, consistent with negotiating 'as if'?