Orrin Hatch actually said...

"I expect a commitment today to respond to questions from members of this committee regardless of whether they've got a 'D' or an 'R' next to their name."

"On a number of occasions, I've stated my view that presidential leadership will be a key component to any successful tax reform effort."

"It is critically important that we keep open lines of communication between both parties in Congress and the executive branch."

"Now we are going to shift a little bit and we are going to consider the nomination of Mr. David Kautter to serve as Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Tax Policy."