Orrin Hatch: “I personally want to thank the Chairman and Ranking Member of this committee for getting into this, and I intend to help…”

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

I want to thank my dear colleague from Iowa. He is one of the greatest Senators I have served with. He is just a wonderful friend and a wonderful Senator. He has worked his tail off the whole time he has been here. I am grateful for his…

I say, 'damn right.'

I urge Congress pass the OPEN ACT before the end of this year.