Orrin Hatch: “It is essential that the administration make it a top priority to respond to inquiries from members of Congress.”

It is disappointing the ranking member feels a need to question a statement that I made during the hearing.

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve on this committee.

I say, 'damn right.'