Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT]

Time line of events in IRS controversy

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...but does not divulge what he was told in May about the Tea Party screening. Sept. 11: Miller writes a letter responding to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, but again does not own up to the scrutiny conservatives were placed under. Nov. 15: Lerner meet with Way

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GOP delegates reject changes to nominating system; petition drive coming next?

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...during the daylong convention, delegates elected new party leaders and heard from top GOP elected officials, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who slammed the Internal Revenue Service for singling out conservative groups seeking exemptions. “These p

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Hatch: IRS workers either 'incompetent' or 'evil'

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...LAKE CITY -- U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch says staffers at the Internal Revenue Service, which recently apologized for unfairly targeting tea party groups, "are either deliberately incompetent or they are evil." Hatch mentioned the IRS scandal while addressing

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Will Mia Love learn from past errors?

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...her campaign. Hansen is one of the most seasoned political strategists in Utah and last year was instrumental in getting Sen. Orrin Hatch through a hotly contested convention and primary toward re-election to his seventh term. The NRCC, sensing blood be

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85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...said she had been hospitalized for several weeks. Funeral arrangements were pending. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Sen. Orrin Hatch, both Mormons, expressed their condolences. Both called her a remarkable woman, with Hatch saying in a statement that she "h

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Former IRS Official Investigating Tea Partiers Scrutinized Groups Critical of Clinton Admin

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...for their political views could not claim they were targeted as a result of any bias or misconduct by the agency. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) served on that committee and stands by its findings. Antonia Ferrier, Press Secretary for Senator Hatch wrote to

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The Circuit: Consumer groups raise competition concerns over unlimited app streaming

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...The Hill reported . Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked to delay the vote on the measures until next week, as he and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) try to reach an agreement on how to reform the visa program, which is aimed at highly skilled workers such as th

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House immigration group reaches a deal

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...— two of the bill's Republican authors — voted with Democrats against the amendment, which was defeated 13 to 5. So did Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a potential swing vote on the bill. Thursday's committee action was low-key, but behind the scenes effo

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No deal yet on high-tech visas

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...will extend into next week, as negotiators try to lure a key GOP senator without upsetting the bipartisan compromise. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who is pushing for more tech industry-friendly measures and is a critical swing vote for the overall immigra

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Schumer Conjures Kennedy Ghost at Immigration Hearing

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...strict to make restrictions for employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers. Silicon Valley firms and their ally, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah), are pushing for looser regulations, while some lawmakers, led by Sen. Richard Durbin (D., Ill.), are see

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Hatch calls for IRS chief to resign

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...LAKE CITY — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is calling on the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to step down in the wake of revelations that his agency targeted tea party groups. The Republican senator said during a news conference Tuesday in Washing

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Senators protect fragile compromise on H-1B visas, fend off immigration bill amendments

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...firms that say the country cannot supply enough skilled workers, whose demands have been championed largely by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and labor groups who say those firms are simply trying to avoid hiring more Americans . The labor groups have backi

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Senators begin contentious H-1B battle

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...provisions, such as "good faith" that impose new requirements. The tech industry's supporters, who appear to be led by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), will be seeking a higher H-1B visa cap and fewer regulations. A number of Tuesday's amendments were H-1B re

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Key Senate committee agrees Medicare payments must change

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...that, with a decade of discussion, I think we are ready to do it now,” she said. The committee’s ranking member, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah urged action as well. “We know this is not an easy task,” he said, “but physicians and patients deserve b

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Utah’s Hatch wants IRS chief to resign over tea party scandal

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...of Steve Miller, acting IRS commissioner, over the targeting of tea party group seeking tax-exempt status. Washington » Sen. Orrin Hatch is calling on Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Steve Miller to resign over the targeting of tea party g

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Senators negotiating on high-tech visa amendments

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is negotiating with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to ease requirements on high-technology firms in the immigration bill under debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee.(Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP) Gang of Eight senators handling bulk

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Orrin Hatch to Newsmax: Sprint Nextel Must Not Be Controlled by Hostile Power

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah tells Newsmax he is "concerned" about a bid to buy telecom giant Sprint Nextel Corp. by a foreign company with ties to a Chinese firm accused of launching cyberattacks on the United States. The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Cor

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Sen. Hatch calls for IRS commissioner to resign

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...senators have had mixed reactions to the comprehensive immigration bill introduced last week in the U.… Read more Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has called on the chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to take up legislation tha

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Angry Orrin Hatch: IRS guilty of willful deception

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Orrin Hatch's accusation that the IRS is guilty of willful deception date back to a pair of letters he exchanged with the IRS last year. Sen. Orrin Hatch's accusation that the IRS is guilty of willful deception date back to a pair of letters he exchange

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IRS officials in Washington, California also involved

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...said. "I wrote to the IRS three times last year after hearing concerns that conservative groups were being targeted," Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement Monday. "In response to the first let

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