Orrin Hatch: “Mr. President, every Member of this body, and every citizen in this country, knows that the most critical issue facing…”

“Mr. President, every Member of this body, and every citizen in this country, knows that the most critical issue facing our Nation today is the task of securing our homeland and protecting our country from further terrorist attacks. The enormousness of this task cannot be overstated; and its implementation is equal measures vexing and daunting. But we must rise to the challenge. And we must do so together. No less than the lives of our citizens and the security of our nation hangs in the balance. I speak today out of a spirit of bipartisanship. I am proud of the way that Congress has come together on issues of national security since the horrific attacks of September 11.”