Orrin Hatch actually said...

"That certainly would because the Department is already on record as saying it is reasonable."

"I want you to understand that it is that important that the Solicitor General's office never be politicized in any way, shape, or form."

"Ms. Virginia Seitz has been nominated to head the Office of Legal Counsel. She has the extensive private practice experience that the previous nominee lacked."

"In my view, the administration has abandoned its duty to Congress in order to do a political favor for a political constituency."