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Orrin Hatch: What I find troubling, however, is the suggestion that habeas corpus should be dropped from the bill. The President--a…

On the recordJune 5, 1995
What I find troubling, however, is the suggestion that habeas corpus should be dropped from the bill. The President--a Democrat, I might add--called for habeas corpus reform in his ``60 Minutes'' interview. His instincts were right. He knows this is the time to try to get habeas corpus reform and that it will make some difference to the victims and survivors of the Oklahoma City incident. In fact, it is the only thing we can do in this bill that will really make any difference to them. They have called for this.…
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the importance of habeas corpus reform in relation to victims of the Oklahoma City incident.

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