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| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=029056A3-5E92-4185-BDF4-93ACAC645623 | With Victory on Health Reforms for Utahns, Senator Hatch Passes His 47th Bill this CongressMore Than Any Other Senator | 2016-12-12 | 2016 | 2016-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | “If we were able to achieve this much in a divided government with a President who rarely sought to work with Congress, imagine what we can achieve with a President eager to work with us" WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., signed the 21st Century Cures Act—a historic bipartisan proposal that will bring together every part of the scientific and medical communities to address the most pressing issues facing patients around the country. The legislation, which the President will soon sign into law, is a major step towards finding cures for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. The bill contains several key provisions written by Senator Hatch that will directly impact Utah, including measures to facilitate antibiotic research, improve health information technology, prevent teen suicide, and help those suffering from rare diseases. The 21st Century Cures Act is an expansive legislative package that includes six of Senator Hatch’s bills, bringing the total number of bills the Senator has passed this Congress to 47—more than any other Senator, with 45 enacted in to law. To put this number in perspective, the average number of bills passed by other Senators is 21. Senator Hatch already holds the distinction of being among the most successful legislators of modern times, having passed more laws than any Senator alive today. But in terms of legislation passed, the 114th Congress may be his most productive yet. [Video Available via YouTube] “My focus in the Senate has always been to deliver legislative results that reflect Utah’s values. I’m pleased to have done so on a wide range of issues in the 114th Congress. With landmark reforms that give local leaders in Utah decision-making power over education, a long-term infrastructure plan that enables Utah to complete major highway projects without raising taxes or adding a dime to the deficit, a health bill that will allow rural Utahns to access the same high-quality health care services patients receive in large metropolitan hospitals, and important tech and innovation legislation that supports jobs all over the state of Utah—just to name a few—I’ve sought to bring people together, find areas of common ground, and develop serious solutions to the problems Utahns face. If we were able to achieve this much in a divided government with a President who rarely sought to work with Congress, imagine what we can achieve with a President eager to work with us.” Senator Hatch has spoken to the President-elect several times on a number of issues critical to our nation’s future—from Mr. Trump’s policy agenda to potential Supreme Court and cabinet nominations., and as the Wall Street Journal reported last week, Senator Hatch will be a crucial influence on the new administration. Just last week, Hatch met with the President-elect’s nominees for Attorney General, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of the Treasury. Last Thursday, Senator Hatch also had the opportunity to sign the ECHO Act, his major rural health bill that passed unanimously in the House and Senate and is now on its way to the President’s desk. [Video Available via YouTube] | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |