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Orrin Hatch: “That is a good question. The distinguished ranking member of the Budget Committee has asked a fundamental question. The…”

On the recordMay 19, 2011
That is a good question. The distinguished ranking member of the Budget Committee has asked a fundamental question. The answer, to me, and I think everybody else, is as clear as a bell: The American people overwhelmingly expect the Senate to do the people's business. First, we have to get our fiscal house in order. The House has taken the first step. The folks in Utah have dealt with their family budgets, business budgets, and government budgets, and they rightly ask that the Senate do exactly the same.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah
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May 19, 2011

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