Sen. Hatch
Executive Summary
Utah Republican named to Senate Finance Committee, replacing Sen. Heinz (R-Pa.), who was killed in a plane crash in April. Hatch will give up his seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to join the tax panel. It has not been determined whether Hatch, who is ranking Republican on the Labor and Human Resources Committee and an important health care legislator, will assume Heinz' spot on the Finance subcommittee on Medicare and long-term care.