Orrin Hatch actually said...

Today we will consider the nomination of Mr. Robert Lighthizer to be the United States Trade Representative.

Unfortunately, under the last administration, failure to promptly nominate appointees to leadership positions at USTR became the norm.

That is pathetic. The difficulty USTR had during the past 4 years in advancing an ambitious pro-growth trade agenda was in no small part due...

I hope that with today's hearing we can begin the process of moving these trade nominees more quickly.