Tag: Orrin Hatch

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC

The proposed legislation could boost lifetime income options in defined-contribution plans. It is great to see the re-emergence of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) jointly sponsored by Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR).  This proposed legislation mirrors a proposal that was approved by the Finance Committee in 2016 but died when Congress…

Utah Senator Orrin Hatch speaks at the American Enterprise Institute about international trade policy

SAFE proposal for state and local pensions doesn’t seem feasible or efficient. Candidly, I am not looking for more issues upon which to take a position.  But my friends at the Urban Institute strongly support and my friends at the Pension Right Center strongly oppose Senator Hatch’s proposal for a SAFE Retirement Plan whereby public…