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

'Playgirl' politician

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

So Scott Brown, the newly elected Republican senator from Massachusetts, once posed nude for Playgirl . That's OK with me, but if Brown were a Democrat, think of the outrage we would hear from the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham,

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Jeanette Herbert: PETA sweetie

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

...Go figure. Under Stephenson's bill state lawmakers would grade the performance of Utah's U.S. senators. Even if it passes, Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett don't have much to worry about because it will take at least a generation for state lawmakers to gro

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Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

...both parties see employment as the most pressing matter for voters. Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah are advocating a tax credit for businesses that hire new workers. It would refund the employer’s 6.2 perce

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Schumer jobs proposal should get quick Senate approval

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

...they're serious. Even better is that both Democrats and Republicans are voicing support. Last week, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican from Utah, released a plan that gives tax cuts to employers who hire people who have been unemployed

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State Health Policy Developments: Doctor Shortages, California Insurance Crackdown

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z

...The current limit in Utah is $480,000. ... In October, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office wrote in a letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that a $250,000 cap on pain-and-suffering awards and instituting other tort reforms could reduce overall me

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Editorial: The jobs challenge

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

...There is also the problem of the cost to a Social Security system that is already underfunded. Schumer and co-sponsoring Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, don't worry about that, because the retirement fund would "be made whole with spending cuts elsewhere in t

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Republic doomed

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. Rob Bishop has requested $6.5 billion worth of earmarks, 95 percent of which are for former campaign donors. During this and the most recent election cycle, Rep. Jim Matheson has stuffed into his campaign pockets $253,500 from health

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A Week to Test the GOP’s Commitment to Bipartisanship

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

...on crafting a jobs bill that can win the support of some pretty conservative Republicans, including Charles Grassley (Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (Utah) — GOP leaders have little claim to their habitual complaint that the Democrats simply want to ram legisl

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2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

Republicans are reportedly opposed to using returned bank bailout funds for the bill, which Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch estimated would cost $80 billion. ...

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Democrats' Jobs Bill Delayed

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

...Politico reports. Republicans are reportedly opposed to using returned bank bailout funds for the bill, which Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch estimated would cost $80 billion. The centerpiece of the bill is likely to be a tax credit for small and medium-siz

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Schumer says his tax plan will boost hiring

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

...at a news conference in Bethpage Monday.Under the "Hire Now Tax Cut," legislation, which Schumer is sponsoring with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), businesses would avoid paying their share of the Social Security tax, which amounts to 6.2 percent of their em

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2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bennett's proposed bill was co-sponsored by eight other Senate Republicans, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. The DC Council passed a bill in December to ...

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ECONOMY: Workers, not corporations are paralyzed

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

...businesses, roll back an income tax surcharge a year early and cap state spending. The proposal by Schumer and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah would exempt businesses from the employer's share of Social Security taxes for the rest of 2010 when they

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New hope for finding a job - if pols act

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

...a Democrat and a Republican — is pure common sense. (What took them so long?) Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, propose that any private-sector employer that hires someone who had been unemployed for at least 60 days not have

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Video: Palin Takes Shot at Obama

2010-02-07T00:00:00Z

...by taking the Senate seat formerly occupied by the late Ted Kennedy. During the National Prayer Breakfast, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's cell phone went off just as he was about to deliver "The Prayer for National Leaders." At the National Prayer Breakfast, P

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2010-02-06T00:00:00Z

... an interview to air on Sunday, when asked about a joint proposal by New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer and Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. ...

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The Thumb

2010-02-06T00:00:00Z

...will now reverse. THUMB DOWN: A little grease » General Electric executives funneled $23,000 in campaign contributions to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, last month. They said it was just coincidence that the donations came the same day as Comcast and NBC,

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Malpractice bill seeks to cap awards for pain and suffering

2010-02-06T00:00:00Z

...people's rights if they are injured," In October, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office wrote in a letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that a $250,000 cap on pain-and-suffering awards and instituting other tort reforms could reduce overall medic

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2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the same time, Mr. Schumer and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) have been assembling a job-creation tax break for businesses. Mr. Baucus said Thursday he ...

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2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

Schumer worked with Utah GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch to craft a $10 billion piece of the measure - a Social Security tax holiday lasting through 2010 for employers ...

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