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On the recordJune 30, 2010
When President Obama announced your nomination he said that you believed that 'in a democracy powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.'
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch references Obama's statement on the importance of citizen voices in democracy.

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