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The Western Group adds New System Director

Expanding Rail Service Commitment

 In Letter to FCC and DOJ Heads, Hatch Outlines Views on Comcast Merger

Washington, D.C.—Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust William J. Baer, outlining his views on the competition considerations that should inform consideration of the Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger.

IRS Seeks 9,000 New Employees as It Prepares to Enforce Obamacare

News: As millions of Americans brace for tax season, the Internal Revenue Service is requesting a $2 billion boost to its budget.

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Sen. Orrin  Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, issued the following statement on the President’s nomination of John Huber to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah.

Utah Bill Calls for Constitutional Convention on Balanced Budget and Term Limits for Congress

By Bob Bernick

One of the most conservative members of the Utah Legislature wants to call a constitutional convention of the states, even as arch conservatives worry such a gathering could become a “runaway” convention, causing much mischief.

 Senator Hatch Introduces Balanced Budget Amendment for 114th Congress

WASHINGTON—Following the release of President Obama’s $4 trillion Fiscal Year 2016 budget, Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the most senior Republican in the U.S. Senate, introduced the Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) today. Every current Republican Senator is an original cosponsor of the resolution. 

Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Introduces Bill to Protect Online Privacy

Hatch Calls for Defunding Immigration Executive Action on Senate Floor

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, spoke on the Senate Floor today in support of the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, H.R. 240, calling for the President to work with Congress instead of conducting unilateral executive actions on immigration. 

Senator Hatch has long been an advocate for bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform through a legislative solution. A few select quotes from his speech:

Hatch, Rubio, and McMorris Rodgers Introduce 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate and member of the Senate HELP Committee, along with House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), released the following statement today after introducing the 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act, which encourages the use of blended learning in the classroom.

Small Business Owner Questions Why Justice Department Would Threaten His Livelihood

News: "I'm an American, and when the government does something like this to its own citizens, it has to be stopped," said Andy Kramer, owner of Discount Check Casher of Georgia.

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