Orrin Hatch: “Of course, we cannot do that. First of all, there would be somebody in here on every congressional hearing. So we cannot…”

“Of course, we cannot do that. First of all, there would be somebody in here on every congressional hearing. So we cannot allow that. That is way too broad. Second, you know, our bill does not cover congressional hearings. This Billy Dale hearing does not cover congressional hearings. I am talking about the bipartisan bill of both sides. It does not cover congressional hearings. They are not going to be reimbursed for their attorney fees for that. They are reimbursed for their attorney fees to protect themselves from criminal charges. Frankly, this is not going to reimburse Mr. Dale for everything he has incurred. It certainly is never going to get his reputation back, although I think everybody who knows him and knows what happened probably respects him even more today for having gone through what he did. Let me just make a point here. Even some of the most partisan people in the House were in favor of this bill. A person I have a lot of respect for as one of the more intelligent Democrats in the House is Barney Frank of Massachusetts.”