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Orrin Hatch: “I still remember both of us breaking down and crying as we walked off the floor on the Americans with Disabilities Act…”

On the recordJune 23, 2014
I still remember both of us breaking down and crying as we walked off the floor on the Americans with Disabilities Act and saw all of those people in wheelchairs and on crutches and so forth who were just thrilled that we were able to get that through.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch reflects on the emotional moment after passing the ADA.

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