Blog Entries tagged 'Fiscal Responsibility'

Future Tax Days Will Only Get Worse

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the Provo Daily Herald. -Staff

On this Tax Day, we know the Tax Man Cometh and over the next few years, boy will he be coming with a vengeance. Because the only way liberals can support European levels of spending is with European levels of taxes. Instead of talking about serious spending cuts to confront our sky-high budget deficits, they are talking about more and more taxes.

If I were handing out a fiscal report card, I'd giv [...]

Video: Senator Hatch Discusses The Need To Cut Federal Spending

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Hatch discussed the need to curb deficit spending on Fox Business yesterday:

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State Of The Union Address: Will The Rhetoric Match The Policy?

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the National Review. -Staff

Tomorrow night, President Obama will head to the Capitol to deliver his State of the Union address to the nation. While it is sure to include the rhetorical flourishes and impeccable delivery that President Obama is renowned for, I fear it will unfortunately be dominated by populist rhetoric instead of the actual policies the administration is pushing behind closed doors -- away from the scrutiny of the Ame [...]

Why I Will Vote Against Increasing The Debt Limit

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the Ogden Standard-Examiner. -Staff

Working hard and living within our means is something that, as a father, I tried very hard to instill in my children. But as a parent, I can't think of a worse role model than the federal government. One of the first votes the Senate will take this year will be to raise the $12.4 trillion debt limit -- the amount Washington can charge to the nation's credit card -- just a month after they increased [...]

The Leadership Challenge That Is Facing Our Nation

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the Ogden Standard-Examiner. -Staff

We find ourselves in perilous times. We face the great challenge of spiraling federal debt that threatens the soundness of our currency, the security of economic recovery and the aspirations of the next generation. Federal spending is taking the largest share of national income since the early 1950s and the deficit is as large as it has been since World War II.

The future is just as bleak. [...]

Cold, Hard Numbers On Health Reform Point To Out-Of-Control Spending

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the Deseret News. -Staff

We, as a nation, are standing at historic crossroads. Despite growing opposition from the American people, the Democratic majority continues their brazen efforts to jam through a 2,074-page edict before Christmas day that will impact every American life and every American business. The most disturbing part of this exercise is that it is a bill that is yet to be seen in its entirety. Major sections of this bill [...]

Democrats' Proposals Cost Too Much, Rely On Big Government

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in USA Today. -Staff

Affordable and quality health care for every American is neither a Republican nor a Democratic issue -- it is an American issue. Unfortunately, the current health care bills before Congress are too partisan, too expensive and too big-government for most Americans to support.

As congressional Democrats inch towards going it alone on health reform, I ask them to do what American families are demanding -- s [...]

Senator Hatch's Fiscal Future of America Economic Forum This Friday

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Hatch invites you to join him and leading economic experts at The Fiscal Future of America forum this Friday at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Senator Hatch explains why he's hosting his forum:

Our nation is at a critical juncture. The runaway spending train enveloping Washington, D. C., is threatening to decimate the future of our children and for all Americans for generations to come. My office has received literally thousands of letters, phone calls, and emai [...]

Senator Hatch Responds To President Obama's Weekly Address

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Today, Senator Hatch delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's weekly address on the issue of health care reform.

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Transcript: U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch Delivers Weekly Republican Address

August 15, 2009

Hello. I'm Orrin Hatch, from the great state of Utah. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with all of you today to talk about the very important challenge of health care refo [...]

Video: Perils Of Government-Run Health Care

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Hatch discusses the perils of government-run health care on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

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Time To Close TARP Loophole

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

With today's news that 9 banks repaid more than $66 billion they received from the TARP program, we're reminded of the importance of passing Senator Hatch's bipartisan bill to close a loophole in the program that allows the treasury to recycle these funds rather than using them to pay down the national debt.

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Previous: Leading Efforts To Close TARP Loophole

President's Health Care Bill Hits Major Snag

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

President Obama's health care proposal hit a major snag on Monday after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their first cost first cost estimate of the plan.

The report CBO concluded that the President's plan will:

Cost at least $1 trillion
Cause 22 million Americans to lose their current health coverage
Decrease the number of uninsured by 16 million at a cost of $62,500 per currently uninsured person

Senator [...]

Leading Efforts To Close TARP Loophole

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Right now, when banks pay back TARP funds there's no requirement that the funds be used to pay down the national debt. Without that restriction, Treasury department can reuse that money over-and-over again -- meaning that instead of being an emergency program, TARP could become a perpetual program.

That's why Senator Hatch, along with Democrat Senator Blanche Lincoln, introduced a bill yesterday to close the loophole by requiring that when TARP funds are repaid they are used to pay [...]

Hatch Questions Experts On Cap-And-Tax

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Hatch grilled economists on the impact of the Democrats' cap-and-tax scheme.
Here are a few of the questions and answers with Anne Smith, Practice Leader of Climate and Sustainability of CRA International:
Q. Do you believe that implementing a cap-and-trade program or a carbon tax would result in net job losses?
A. Yes
Q. Some climatologists believe that implementing a cap-and-trade or a pro [...]

Evaluating Obama's First 100 Days

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the The Uintah Basin Standard and St. George Spectrum. -Staff

Last week, the country's political echo chamber was abuzz with discussions and evaluations of President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. While this was, of course, an arbitrary milestone with little meaning outside of the cable news shows, the past 100 days have provided us with some unique insight into this president and how he intends to govern.

T [...]

Reining In Runaway Government Spending

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Hatch introduced legislation today to put the brakes to the runaway growth in government spending -- 22% in just two years.

The Limitation on Government Spending Act of 2009 would limit government spending to 20% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product -- essentially the size of the U.S. economy).
Senator Hatch discusses the bill:

At a time when Utahns and Americans are tightening their wallets, this budget grows the size of government, excluding nondefense-relat [...]

Tax Day Open Letter

orrinhatchforsenate+hatch@gmail.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Every April 15th reminds us of the necessity of raising revenue to operate our government. Most will agree that taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. It is not that we have to pay taxes that brings you all here today, but rather the fact that we have to pay so much. Simply put, the Federal government should spend less so that we are not taxed so much. However, under the proposed budget of President Obama and the Democratic Majority in Congress, we are moving in the wrong directi [...]

Video: Senator Hatch On Imus

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Hatch was on Don Imus' radio show yesterday, where he discussed President Obama's budget, cap-and-tax plan and the Employee "No" Choice Act.

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"The Democrat budget promises to not raise taxes on 95% of Americans, but, then, it indirectly raises the cost of living by taxing gas, businesses and jobs."

Video: Senator Hatch Discusses President Obama's Budget

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Hatch was on CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning to discuss President Obama's budget:

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Work Of Fiction

orrinhatchforsenate+staff@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Salt Lake Tribune reports on Senator Hatch's speech on the President's job-killing budget:

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, blasted President Barack Obama's budget as a "work of fiction" in a floor speech Wednesday, calling out the Democratic administration for what he says robs the rich to pay the poor.

Hatch said the real title of the budget act should be, "How to End America's Global Leadership and Prosperity Without Really Trying."

"Simply stated, Mr. [...]