Orrin Hatch: “Passage of the MTB bill is long overdue and I'm very pleased that we've finally gotten it through Congress and over to…”

I thank my dear colleague for his kind remarks. I didn't expect them. I didn't realize this was going on until a few minutes ago. So I am grateful to him. Thanks for that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.

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

This is a long-overdue nomination.

I am grateful to my colleagues and especially my colleague from Louisiana for his kind remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate. It means so much to me. I want him to know that. I want the others to realize how much I appreciated their…