Orrin Hatch: “But let's just get the facts here. The nomination of Jeffrey Sutton has been sitting here for 2 solid years and now we…”

“But let's just get the facts here. The nomination of Jeffrey Sutton has been sitting here for 2 solid years and now we hear complaints that we have to have a vote at 12:10 or 12? Come on. Plus, I get a little tired of hearing from the other side that they seem to be the only people who care about persons with disabilities. I can tell you that bill would not have passed had it not been for people on this side, and I was one of the leaders. I managed the floor for the Americans with Disabilities Act. I was in all the meetings. I helped to negotiate the compromise with the White House. I helped to resolve the problem. And I feel every bit as deeply about persons with disabilities, and so do all of my Republican colleagues, as do my wonderful friends on the other side, who seem to think they are the only ones who care about persons with disabilities, or civil rights. The fact is that had it not been for the Republican Party, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 wouldn't have passed. I get a little tired of this holier-than-thou attitude--that they are the only ones who understand and they are the only ones who feel deeply about it.”