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NEWS ABOUT: Orrin Hatch

Orrin Hatch stories: 20 news summaries

 Healthcare 
 Bill Boosts 
 Pay for 
 Prayer 

Insurance firms urged to cover praying healers

Nov 3, 09 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A little-noticed provision in a Senate version of the pending health care bill would require insurance companies to consider paying for prayer as a medical expense. The addition was inserted by Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch and backed by Democrats John Kerry and Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, the home state... More »

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health care • health insurance • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • church • Orrin Hatch • prayer • shark attack • Christian Science

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McCain: 
 Afghan Call 
 Can't Wait 


Troops decision dominates, but everybody backs away from 'dithering' Cheney

Oct 25, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pace of President Obama's decision on troop levels in Afghanistan again dominated the Sunday dial. John McCain told Face the Nation that Obama should move regardless of the Nov. 7 runoff's outcome: "Every day we delay will be a delay in this strategy succeeding.” Orrin Hatch... More »

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John McCain • Dick Cheney • Charles Schumer • Olympia Snowe • Orrin Hatch • Carl Levin • health care reform • troop levels • Sherrod Brown • Sunday morning talk shows

Senate Finance Panel Agrees
at Last—to Fund Abstinence Ed

Conrad, Lincoln, join GOP to pass measure

Sep 30, 09 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the same day it voted to kill Democrats' hopes for a health bill with a public option, the Senate Finance Committee showed the love to abstinence. Committee Republicans displayed a little nostalgia for the Bush administration, voting to restore $50 million a year in federal funding for abstinence-only education... More »

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sex education • abstinence education • Orrin Hatch • Senate Finance Committee • Max Baucus • Kent Conrad • Blanche Lincoln

TALk SHOW ROuNDUP


 Hatch: Vicki 
 'Ought to Be 
 Considered' 

Chris Dodd also supports making Ted Kennedy's widow interim senator

Aug 30, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vicki Kennedy would be a good replacement for her late husband in the months before a special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat, Orrin Hatch told CNN’s State of the Union. “She’s a very brilliant lawyer, she’s a very solid individual,” Hatch said. “... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • CNN • Maria Shriver

 Bipartisan Crew Fetes 'Teddy' 
 
 

GOP senators McCain, Hatch join Dem stalwarts, Kennedy family at memorial

Aug 28, 09 9:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians from both parties joined family and friends tonight in Boston, the Globe reports, to remember Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died Tuesday at 77. He was “the best ally you could have,” said Republican John McCain; GOP colleague Orrin Hatch said they were “like two fighting brothers.... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • John Kerry • Boston • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • Arlington National Cemetery • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • memorial service • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

(Newser) - John McCain and Orrin Hatch's recent kind words about Ted Kennedy's ability to negotiate across the aisle "would be touching as hell if they weren't total bull," Rick Ungar writes on True/Slant. Ungar shames the GOP senators for praising Kennedy's skills of reaching consensus while themselves refusing to... More »

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John McCain • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • health care reform • bipartisanship

(Newser) - Senate Republicans locked arms against Sonia Sotomayor yesterday … or would have, if they’d bothered to stay for the Judiciary Committee’s vote. Instead, half ducked out, leaving Jeff Sessions to repeat “No by proxy,” over and over, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. It was... More »

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Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Senate Judiciary Committee • Jeff Sessions • partisanship • Orrin Hatch • Charles Grassley • Senate confirmation hearings • Lindsey Graham • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Dana Milbank • Sonia Sotomayor

(Newser) - In an indication that conservative Republicans are uniting against Sonia Sotomayor, Senate Judiciary Committee members John Cornyn and Orrin Hatch today pledged to vote against her, CNN reports. Though moderate Republicans worry opposition could hurt the party with Hispanics, the conservative base has lobbied hard against the Supreme Court nominee.... More »

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Texas • Senate Judiciary Committee • Senate Republicans • Utah • John Cornyn • Orrin Hatch • nominee • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • Sonia Sotomayor

(Newser) - Disgraced Sen. John Ensign gave Republican colleagues a well-received apology today for “embarrassing the Senate” by having an affair, the Hill reports. One colleague said the apology was “very contrite, very sincere.” Sen. Orrin Hatch pointed out that “everybody has flaws,” and said “all... More »

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Harry Reid • GOP • Mitch McConnell • Senate Republicans • Orrin Hatch • apology • Nevada • John Ensign • political scandal • extramarital affair

(Newser) - Many Republicans won’t touch fuel economy issues, but not Sen. Orrin Hatch. He’s been an advocate for alternative-fuel vehicles for a decade, and yesterday got behind the wheel of the most muscular hybrid ever, reports Dana Milbank of the Washington Post. A company from Hatch’s native... More »

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China • Senate • General Motors • Utah • Orrin Hatch • hybrid car • Hummer • Hummer H3

Obama Tells GOP's Hatch He'll Pick a Pragmatist

Senate Judiciary Committee member expects choice to be made this week

May 5, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has told him he won't be picking a radical to fill Justice Souter's spot on the Supreme Court, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch tells Politico. Hatch—who believes the president will make his choice before the end of this week—said he raised his concerns in a phone call... More »

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Senate Judiciary Committee • Orrin Hatch • US Supreme Court • David Souter • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Stevens Not Likely 
 to Recover Legacy  

Senator unlikely to restore reputation

Apr 2, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legally, Ted Stevens is off the hook. But it's unlikely he'll be able to regain his stature, or the Senate honors he might otherwise have been afforded, Laurie Kellman writes for the AP. His peers were notably restrained in response to yesterday's news that Justice is likely to void the... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • Orrin Hatch • Daniel Inouye • US Senate

Nine Senators Hold Key to Health Reform

Baucus leads 'Board
of Directors' in tough bipartisan negotiations

Mar 16, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama succeeds in overhauling America's health care system by the end of 2009, he'll have to thank a bipartisan group of nine senators charged with developing a bill that can muster 60 votes. The "Board of Directors"—named by Max Baucus, Obama's go-to figure for health... More »

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health care • Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • Chris Dodd • Charles Grassley • health care reform • John D. Rockefeller • Max Baucus • Kent Conrad • Judd Gregg

Senate Leaders Inch Closer to Health Care Bill

Bipartisan group hammering out guidelines of reform

Mar 13, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After months of meetings, a bipartisan group of nine US senators is finalizing terms on what would be the major points of a health-care reform bill, Time reports. The progress of the Gang of Nine—which includes Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch—dovetails with efforts being made in the House,... More »

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health care • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • House

GOP Still on Board With Geithner Despite Tax Errors

Treasury nominee 'going to be just fine' with bigger problems he'll be facing

Jan 15, 09 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Timothy Geithner’s tax mistakes are minor compared with how much he could contribute as Treasury secretary, Republican leaders say. “I don’t think we can get a better person for this position,” Senate Finance Committee No. 2 Orrin Hatch told the Washington Post. Geithner’s errors include... More »

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Barack Obama • IMF • Orrin Hatch • Senate Finance Committee • Charles Grassley • Treasury Department • bailout • Treasury secretary • Timothy Geithner

 Stevens Corruption Trial Begins 


Sep 22, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jury selection began today in the corruption trial of Ted Stevens, the first US senator in over 20 years to face a criminal trial, reports WTUU of Anchorage. The list of 200-plus possible witnesses at the Alaska Republican's trial, in federal court in Washington, DC, includes Colin Powell as well... More »

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Alaska • Ted Kennedy • Ted Stevens • Patrick Leahy • Orrin Hatch • Bill Allen • Colin Powell • Daniel Inouye

 Hatch Pens Ditty for Teddy 

GOP senator's ballad may be played at Democratic convention

Jul 16, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Orrin Hatch is not only a veteran senator but also a songwriter, and he’s put pen to paper again—this time for longtime friend Ted Kennedy, who’s battling cancer. The Utah Republican was approached by several senior Democrats, and the resulting song, Headed Home, could be played at... More »

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Congress • Democratic National Convention • conservative • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • liberal

Clinton, Obama Both
Inflate Senate Records

From laws to peace deals, candidates' roles appear to grow in hindsight

Mar 24, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama didn’t take part in meetings on immigration legislation in 2006, recalls Arlen Specter, one of the handful of senators who did, but Specter just shrugs when the Illinois Democrat says he did. “It’s not an unusual matter for senators to take a little extra credit,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Senate • Kosovo • Arlen Specter • experience • Orrin Hatch • Chris Dodd • SCHIP • Northern Ireland peace deal

Pirate Act to Take Senate Floor, Again

Would enable Justice Dept. to prosecute illegal downloaders

Nov 8, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Legislation that would enable the Justice Department to prosecute those who partake in peer-to-peer copyright infringement is coming before Congress—for the fourth time—now sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy and John Conryn. But while it's popular among lawmakers and corporate copyright holders alike, the Pirate Act hasn't seen too... More »

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Department of Justice • Recording Industry Association of America • Motion Picture Association of America • piracy • Patrick Leahy • copyright • John Cornyn • Orrin Hatch

Bush Rejects Plan to Expand Health Care for Kids

Prez rejects bipartisan bill despite pleas from Republican senators

Jul 19, 07 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush rebuffed a health care compromise yesterday that would expand a program that provides coverage to poor children. The Senate's bipartisan proposal would insure 3.3 million more kids, but Bush says he'll veto any expansion of government health care on philosophical grounds—despite pleas from within the GOP. More »

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health care • children • Rahm Emanuel • Orrin Hatch • children's health care • George W. Bush

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