Orrin Hatch actually said...

"The First Amendment guarantees your right to express your views. But we have to allow a civil discussion to occur in the context of this hearing."

"Politically speaking, it is almost impossible to default on public employee pension benefits."

"I know literally thousands of these people across this country who are depending on these pensions every month."

"Senator Hatch's proposal to allow state and local governments to purchase deferred annuities for their employees would provide those employees with a true guaranteed retirement benefit along with port..."