Orrin Hatch actually said...

"We should not create an image of an America that cannot even avoid this quite cataclysmic set of self-imposed problems."

"This is not the time to privilege election-year talking points and political brinkmanship over economic growth."

"waiting until an always-difficult lame duck session may establish inaction as the default position, which could lead the Nation directly over the fiscal cliff."

"we urge Congress to act quickly"