Orrin Hatch: “I share your viewpoint with regard to Jim Oberstar. He was a fine, fine man and a great member of Congress.”

It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve on this committee.

I say, 'damn right.'

It is disappointing the ranking member feels a need to question a statement that I made during the hearing.

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