Hatch had a laundry list of legislative accomplishments. Here are a few of his top ones.
(Tatiana Flowers | AP file photo) In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 photo, TC Bell sits with his two daughters Dagny, 8 and Emma, 4 before they get dressed for school, at their home in Denver. Bell's daughters are recipients of the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP, which is a program that provides low-cost coverage to families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon and the District of Columbia are among the first expected to exhaust their CHIP allotments.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that gave tens of millions of children access to health care.
The Americans With Disabilities Act, which prohibited discrimination based on a disabilities.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which was intended to bar discrimination based on a person’s faith, though it has come under scrutiny for allowing businesses to avoid serving the the gay community.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the vehicle for the sweeping tax reform changes passed last year that shuffled tax brackets but also was criticized for giving a far greater benefit to corporations and the wealthy.
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