Orrin Hatch actually said...

"These hearings are not some sideshow designed to distract from the President's agenda."

"It is critical that the public have confidence that Federal tax compliance efforts are pursued in a fair, evenhanded, and transparent manner without regard to politics of any kind."

"The only way to fully address these issues and to restore the credibility of the IRS is to have a full accounting of the facts."

"I want to assure our colleagues and the American people that we are going to find out exactly what happened here."