Our nation is now over $15 trillion in debt. This is forcing a historic debate about the proper size and scope of our government. This debate is an enduring one in our great Republic. The people of Utah and people across the country are demanding dramatic action.
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Time To Pass A Balanced Budget Amendment
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Balanced Budget Amendment Would Have Prevented Current Mess
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
In 1997, after a fierce debate, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution I introduced was defeated by just one vote in the United States Senate. Fourteen years later, our nation is facing a debt crisis of epic proportions. Our national debt has gone from roughly $5 trillion in 1997 to over $14 trillion today. That's more than $45,000 for every man, woman, and child in America.
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In Case You Missed It: Fox News Greta Van Susteren Outlines Orrin Hatch's Long Record Fighting For A Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT – Fox News Greta Van Susteren, the host of the highly rated Fox News prime-time news show, "On the Record" today in an online piece Orrin Hatch's long standing record of fighting for a Balanced Budget Amendment and conservative fiscal issues including concern over the national debt. The article is below:
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VIDEO: Making The Case For A Balanced Budget Amendment
Monday, July 18, 2011
Senator Hatch delivered the Republican response to President Obama's weekly address this weekend, making the case for passing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.
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Taking The Pledge
Saturday, July 16, 2011
It's been called the most preventable disaster in American history.
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Conservative Leaders Say Pass Cut, Cap, And Balance
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Memo
July 14, 2011
To: Republican Colleagues/Conservative and Tea Party Leaders
From: Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah/ Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Treasurer and Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment Chairman Ken Blackwell
As Tea Party activists from across the state have organized a Congressional office blitz demanding support for the Cut, Cap, and Balance proposal, it is important to focus on what this epic battle is all about: Jobs and Economic Growth.
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Senator Hatch: Lifetime Tax Fighter
Thursday, June 30, 2011
The National Tax-Limitation Committee awarded Senator Hatch with its "Lifetime Tax Fighter Award," for his strong leadership and voting record on tax and spending issues throughout his years of service in the U.S. Senate.
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VIDEO: No Bailout For Greece
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Senator Hatch is fighting to stop a taxpayer-funded bailout of Greece:
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Resolving Our Fiscal Disaster
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Last November, voters went to the ballot box with a message to Washington: Stop the spending binge that's driven our national debt to record levels. Voters sent dozens of new representatives to Congress, calling on lawmakers to get serious about restraining spending.
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Don't Hike Energy Taxes
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
In its May 17 editorial "Tax Big Oil," the Tribune's editorial board makes the fallacious argument that hiking taxes on American energy companies -- as the Obama administration and Senate Democrats are proposing -- will result in the revenue being used to pay down the federal deficit. If anyone buys that argument, I have some ocean-front property in the Sahara Desert to sell them.
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