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

McCain Says Health Care Bill Would Face Constitutional Challenge

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...to enact an individual health insurance mandate?” She said, “Are you serious? Are you serious?” In early October, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who serves on the Judiciary Committee, attempted to offer an amendment to the health care bill then und

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Thoughtful op-eds

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...helping me change my position ("Sending more troops to Afghanistan a bad bet"). Next, Ed Firmage Jr. takes on Sen. Orrin Hatch about global warming, explaining how the science the senator uses is fundamentally flawed and how Hatch is wrong ("Professor

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Matheson seeks health reform changes before weekend House vote

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...doctors to practice defensive medicine, which wastes money. A Congressional Budget Office review, requested by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, found that similar medical malpractice proposals could save the government $54 billion over 10 years. Matheson has

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Health Care's Prayer Provision: How Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Fits into Obama's Evidence-Based Model

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...spiritual health care." The amendment, covered in this L.A. Times article, comes with backing from Senate heavyweights like Orrin Hatch, John Kerry and the late Ted Kennedy. And while it does not mention Christian Science by name, it's been widely inte

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Four Weeks Later, Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...citing the absence of a cost estimate. 3) Oct. 13: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) asks for consent to pass the bill. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) objects. 4) Oct. 21: Reid files cloture on a vote to proceed to the bill. 5) Oct. 26: Reid asks for GOP consen

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All of Senator Hatch's Gall Is Divided Into Two Parties [Mike the Mad Biologist]

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...healthcare reform proposals before Congress threaten the existence of the two-party system, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) alleged Monday morning. Hatch asserted that the health bills, which he believes represent a "step-by-step approach to socialized medici

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Interior science

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...as Utah's Sen. Orrin Hatch and Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Rob Bishop. Climate change science. Some people see that phrase as a contradiction in terms. Even some members of Congress illogically refuse to believe that science supports the predictions of t

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Prayer-treatment coverage possible

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, with the support of Democrats John Kerry and the late Edward Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, which is

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Leahy and Conyers: Sit Down and Talk, Folks

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...clear party backing or opposing either side. (The invite to the meeting also was signed by James Sensenbrenner, Howard Berman, Orrin Hatch and Darrell Issa). The fact that Leahy and Conyers have called for negotiation reflects an ongoing concern of law

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Orrin: Gosh darn the pusher man!

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...I could swear Sen. Orrin Hatch is doing comedic performance art and, like a latter-day Andy Kaufman, he's totally goofing on us with every breath he takes. In an interview with the CNSNews.com, Orrin (got to be a stage name, hilarious) tells conservativ

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Should Health Overhaul Cover Prayer, Alternative Medicine?

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

..."prayer treatments," which people pay $20 to $40 a day to receive. The provision was introduced by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah with the support of Massachusetts Democratic Senators Kerry and the late Edward Kennedy. The approach could open payme

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Quote of the Day

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Orrin Hatch (R–Utah), explaining why conservatives should worry about the Democratic goal of eventually implmenting a national healthcare system: If they get there, of course, you're going to have a very rough time having a two-party system in th

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BCS a tad nervous as Congress watches

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...their own chips. The BCS announced it is looking into hiring its own full-time help to counter the Playoff PAC after Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) wrote a letter to President Obama asking to launch an anti-trust investigation. Is it any coincidence ESPN, a

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Bennett worked for father, now his son works for him

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...He made an unsuccessful last-minute push for then-Salt Lake County GOP mayoral candidate Ellis Ivory that same year. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hired him to run his campaign Web site in 2006, the same year Jim Bennett came up short in his own bid for the

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U.S. states vie to land F-35 fighter bases

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...celebrations and disappointment among various lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “Today is a great day for Utah,” Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch said in a statement cheering the inclusion of Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah. Sen. John McCain, Republican of

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Hill AFB is finalist to land new F-35s

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...the F-35 as early as 2013. Others are Mountain Home, Idaho, and Shaw, S.C. They were chosen from among 205 air bases. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said making the final three essentially ensures that at least some F-35s will be sent to Hill, as long as it

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Hatch in denial

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Orrin Hatch would have us ignore carbon dioxide-induced climate change and its potentially catastrophic effects ("Hatch explains," Forum, Oct. 20). As a meteorologist, I know that climate is a very complex subject, as indicated by the recent "State

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The Nation: Centrist Democrats = Corporate Sellouts

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...II, the cost to consumers and governments would be astronomical, but for Lieberman and his Republican cosponsors, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., the results would be worth every penny. Using the war on terror as their ideologi

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Utah's lawmakers announce -- again -- F-35s coming to Hill

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...affirmative." "We didn't realize it at the time," he told The Salt Lake Tribune following a press conference with Sen. Orrin Hatch. The delegation and the Air Force never disclosed that Hill Air Force Base might not house the F-35. But, Bennett said

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White House Says No ‘Veracity’ to Argument That Forcing Individuals to Buy Health Insurance Is Unconstitutional

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...to purchase any good or service. When the health-care bill was being debated in the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, raised questions about the constitutionality of forcing Amer

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