Orrin Hatch: “I remember when Senator Kennedy and I came together on the AIDS issue. Everybody was afraid of it.”

for more than four decades, I have had the distinct privilege of serving in the U.S. Senate, what some have called the world's greatest deliberative body. Speaking on the Senate floor, debating legislation in committee, corralling the…

I say, 'damn right.'

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 1551), as amended, was passed.

Understanding what is happening in field and regional offices is critical in the role of executive leader of the agency.