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Orrin Hatch: I have only been here 40 years, and this happens every time at the end. They have not been mistreated. The fact is that…

On the recordJune 8, 2016
I have only been here 40 years, and this happens every time at the end. They have not been mistreated. The fact is that they have had more judges confirmed in 7 years than President Bush had in a full 8 years, and they are going to have more judges. But it is the majority leader's determination as to when those judges will come up and when they will be confirmed, and I think he has been doing it on a regular basis. I hate to go back in time, but I could go back in time and show how the delays on the Republican judges with the Republican Presidents were just unbelievable. All I can say is that it is nice to raise these fusses around here--and I don't blame the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts because she is doing her job--but let's allow the majority leader to do his job as well. ObamaCare and the Economy Mr. President, I rise once again to discuss the state of our Nation's health care system and what we can likely expect in 2017 under ObamaCare. This is a good subject following on to the judgeship discussion because the Democrats are acting so offended and so mistreated. Well, I hate to tell you how we were mistreated time after time after time when we had Republican Presidents. Let me just talk about what we can expect in 2017 under ObamaCare. However, before I delve into that discussion, it is important to provide a little context.…
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah
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Jun 8, 2016

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