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Hatch: Positives Outweigh Negatives in Budget Deal that Preserves Defense Capabilities

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are considering a budget deal this week that would reform entitlements, repeal an integral Obamacare provision, avoid default, and fund the military, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah’s senior senator, argues that conservatives should support it.  

Lee, Klobuchar React to Walgreens-Rite Aid Merger

WASHINGTON—Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairman and Rank Member respectively of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statements in response to the announced merger between Walgreens and Rite Aid.

As Obamacare Woes Hit Utah, Hatch Touts Highly-Praised Alternative

WASHINGTON—Reports of continued problems with the President’s signature health-care law in Utah were highlighted by the Beehive State’s senior senator, Orrin Hatch, on the Senate floor Wednesday, covering the gamut from rising premiums to a failed insurance co-op that will leave 35,000 Utahns uninsured. Senator Hatch, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee charged with oversight of Obamacare, also spoke about his widely praised alternative plan, the Patient CARE Act.

Lee Reacts to Failure of Utah’s Obamacare Co-op

WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R–UT) released the following statement regarding recent reports that more than 50,000 Utahns will lose their health insurance thanks to the closing of Utah’s Obamacare cooperative Arches Health Plan.

“The collapse of Arches Health Plan will have a devastating effect on tens of thousands of Utah families who deserve better than the limited options available on the Obamacare exchanges,” Sen. Lee said. 

Lee, Sessions Send Letter to Colleagues Urging Opposition to Budget Deal

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) sent a Dear Colleague letter to their fellow senators Wednesday urging them to oppose the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

From the letter:

Lee Explains Vote Against Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement explaining his vote against the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act.

“This bill was a compromise between the Intelligence community and the Chamber of Commerce,” Lee said.  “Its goal is to maximize the information given to the government and to protect companies from liability for sharing consumer data with the government.”

Lee’s Statement in Opposition to Latest Budget Deal

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after reviewing the 144-page budget deal released by Speaker Joh Boehner.

“As bad as the process that produced this budget deal is,” Lee said, “the policy is arguably worse.”

Hatch Statement on Failed Obamacare Co-Op in Utah

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement today after the Obamacare co-op in his home state of Utah, Arches Health Plan, became the tenth nonprofit health insurance issuers under the President’s health law to fail: 

Hatch Lauds Passage of Cybersecurity Bill, Including Hatch

Government Cybersecurity Provision

Chairman Hatch Leads Finance Committee Hearing to Question IRS Commissioner about Targeting Conservatives