Orrin Hatch

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Musically Inclined Senators Push Legislation to Help Songwriters

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 24, 2018 15 Comments

Soon to be retired Sen. Orrin Hatch is one of the handful of Senators behind the Music Modernization Act, passed by the Senate last week. Co-sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander from Tennessee and Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah, the bill (whose counterpart passed in the House a few months ago) would change the way musicians are paid for their work.

Long-time Utah Senator Orrin Hatch Will Not Seek Re-election

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 02, 2018 43 Comments

The Republican's longest-serving senator will retire at the end of his term this year. Sen. Hatch is 83-years-old and serving his seventh Senate term. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch released a video statement Tuesday announcing his plans to retire into public life.

Sen. Orrin Hatch Lets Loose on Sen. Sherrod Brown: ‘I get a little tired of that crap’

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 17, 2017 12 Comments

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday evening, Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch was unusually animated. When Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) suggested the current tax reform legislation would hurt the middle class, all hell broke loose.

Sessions Approved While GOP Changes Committee Rules to Approve Price, Mnuchin

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 01, 2017 17 Comments

Senate Republicans found a way to end the Democrat boycott of approval votes for President Donald Trump's Cabinet. The Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee changed the rule stating at least one member from each party must attend a meeting for the committee to do its work. The Democrats boycotted the hearing yesterday to approve Human and Health Services Secretary nominee Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) and Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin. They boycotted Wednesday's meeting, which forced Republicans to take action:

“It’s just another way of roughing up the president’s nominees,” said committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). “They have been treated fairly. We have not been treated fairly.”

Orrin Hatch for Senate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2012 26 Comments

I'm not jumping on the anti-Orrin Hatch bandwagon, and not making his primary race part of Operation Counterweight. Orrin Hatch is no Dick Lugar. ...

Utah Republican Convention Results

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on April 21, 2012 12 Comments

Mia B. Love wins Republican nomination in UT04 UPDATE (9:40 pm): Voting finally starts, after delay caused by bickering in the voting for another district. UPDATE (8:15 pm): Love and Wimmer advance to round 2. Love 53%, Wimmer 30% on first ballot. Kenneth Gray – 1 vote, 0.12...

Hannity Endorses Orrin Hatch

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2011 16 Comments

I find this interesting, considering that Hatch is facing a likely challenge from Jason Chaffetz, who is gaining in the polls. I like Hatch, although I'll readily admit I have followed him mostly as relates to judicial appointments, where he fought the good fight on Clarence...

Thanks, Orrin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2009 3 Comments

Senator Orrin Hatch has written a Hanukkah song. The background is here. Thanks, Orrin.There's a lesson to be learned here, but unfortunately the Jewish community will not learn it because it is so deep in the pocket of the Democratic Party that it cannot see...

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