Press Releases
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Washington - Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement upon news of the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jan 18 2008
Hatch, Feinstein Renew Call for Ethical Stem Cell Research and Prohibiting the Cloning of Human Beings
Washington – U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called for passage of legislation they have sponsored to develop ethical stem cell research and prohibiting the cloning of a human being.
Jan 14 2008
Senator Hatch's Web Site Wins 2007 Gold Mouse Award
Only 36 of 618 House and Senate Web Sites Received Gold
Washington – The Web site of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) was honored by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a non-profit, non-partisan management consulting and research organization in Washington, D.C., for having one of the best Web sites in Congress. The site, www.hatch.senate.gov, was one of only 104 Web sites commended in The 2007 Gold Mouse Report: Lessons from the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill. To identify the awards, CMF analyzed 618 congressional Web sites, including those of all Senate and House Members, committees (both majority and minority sites), and official leadership sites. In 2007, CMF awarded 36 Gold, 34 Silver, and 34 Bronze Mouse Awards.
Washington – Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) today announced that the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) is relocating to Utah its Readiness Command headquarters, which supplies leadership, training, and deployment oversight to Army Reserve units across the country.
“Stationing the Readiness Command here will allow Utahns in the Reserve to continue to make great contributions to national security,” Hatch said. “The command will provide guidance and support to units across the country with day-to-day operations and training. The Army Reserve answers the nation’s call to serve, and I know that Utah members will continue to fulfill this calling spectacularly.”
The Readiness Command, currently stationed in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, will be operational in Utah by October 1, 2008. As the USAR’s 96th Regional Readiness Command already in Fort Douglas, Utah, is slated to be disestablished by the next round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), the national command will move into the 96th’s office space and provide continuity for Army Reserve personnel in the area. Moreover, the new Readiness Command will provide advancement opportunities for both officers and enlisted personnel within the Army Reserve.
“Having the Readiness Command in Utah will give our Army Reservists the chance to stay in uniform and continue their careers up the chain of command,” Hatch said. “Without an opportunity like this, it would be more difficult for Utah Reservists to continue their service and achieve higher positions in the military hierarchy. This is a great win for Utah.”
“Stationing the Readiness Command here will allow Utahns in the Reserve to continue to make great contributions to national security,” Hatch said. “The command will provide guidance and support to units across the country with day-to-day operations and training. The Army Reserve answers the nation’s call to serve, and I know that Utah members will continue to fulfill this calling spectacularly.”
The Readiness Command, currently stationed in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, will be operational in Utah by October 1, 2008. As the USAR’s 96th Regional Readiness Command already in Fort Douglas, Utah, is slated to be disestablished by the next round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), the national command will move into the 96th’s office space and provide continuity for Army Reserve personnel in the area. Moreover, the new Readiness Command will provide advancement opportunities for both officers and enlisted personnel within the Army Reserve.
“Having the Readiness Command in Utah will give our Army Reservists the chance to stay in uniform and continue their careers up the chain of command,” Hatch said. “Without an opportunity like this, it would be more difficult for Utah Reservists to continue their service and achieve higher positions in the military hierarchy. This is a great win for Utah.”