Orrin Hatch: “Let me just ask one other question of the distinguished Senator, because there has been some indication here that there…”

“Let me just ask one other question of the distinguished Senator, because there has been some indication here that there is some sort of a game being played in this colloquy between the Senator and myself. It is anything but a game being played. We have seriously looked at these matters in 10 Judiciary Committee hearings, at which the Senator from California was in attendance. And these are important issues. I just ask the distinguished Senator, what are we going to do if we go through all of this piling on mentality, as is embodied in this managers' agreement and many of the proposed amendments thereto, and, after we get to the end of this, the bill is still constitutionally unsound? What happens if we have 10 years of litigation and the program falls apart? Isn't that some justification for finding out the facts now in order to either amend this bill or have a substitute amendment or other correctional measure? Shouldn't we really get to the heart of how to develop a constitutionally-sound bill that will help reduce teen smoking and solve some of these other problems in society? Does the Senator agree with me?”