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| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=72e68cd3-2008-46d8-81b2-64cc1c9c772e | Hatch Lauds Senate Passage of First Ever Obamacare Repeal | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Utah Senator Says, Obamacare has been a disaster for Utah families. Premiums have spiked 22 percent this year alone, and tens of thousands have lost their health insurance with the failure of the Arches Health Plan. I have fought President Obamas big-government health care debacle since its inception. Todays historic action by the Senate is a critical step in ultimately repealing Obamacare, and replacing it with commonsense, patient-centered reform that works for Utahns and all Americans." WASHINGTON For the first time, the United States Senate today passed a bill repealing President Obamas signature health care law, fulfilling a key promise of the new Republican majority. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the committee charged with overseeing much of the law, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) played a critical role in crafting the measure and praised its passage as an important step toward repealing and replacing Obamacare. Obamacare has been a disaster for Utah families. Premiums have spiked 22 percent this year alone, and tens of thousands have lost their health insurance with the failure of the Arches Health Plan. I have fought President Obamas big-government health care debacle since its inception. Todays historic action by the Senate is a critical step in ultimately repealing Obamacare, and replacing it with commonsense, patient-centered reform that works for Utahns and all Americans." Earlier this week, Hatchdelivereda floor speech making the case for repealing the Presidents healthcare law. Hatch, a longtime opponent of Obamacare, has fought the Presidents health care law on a variety of fronts. During the debate on its initial passage, Hatch helped to lay the groundwork in the Congressional Record for the court challenge to the unconstitutional individual mandate. To address some of the laws most pernicious elements, the Utah Senator has led legislative efforts to repeal the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the medical device tax. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Hatch has led rigorous oversight of numerous aspects of the law and the botched implementation of its various programs. Along with Senator Richard Burr and Congressman Fred Upton, Hatch has authored a replacement plan for ObamacarethePatient CARE Actthat replaces the Presidents failed policies with commonsense, patient-centered reform. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |