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Orrin Hatch: That is a good question because it seems as if our friends on the other side forget when they were in the majority and…

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
That is a good question because it seems as if our friends on the other side forget when they were in the majority and they had the Presidency and they all wanted votes up and down and all of a sudden they do not. The Senator is right in pointing out these disparities. All of a sudden when the worm is turned, they do not want to live up to their own words. I am not sure that Senator Levin does not want to live up to his own words, but if he does want to live up to his own words, then he should not be voting with the Democrats. He should be voting for cloture.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing party behavior and voting patterns during Senate debate.

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