Orrin Hatch: “Virtually every Democrat said it, took the position a filibuster…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2003

Virtually every Democrat said it, took the position a filibuster should never take place. All they asked for was an up-or-down vote. That is all they wanted, if we would just be decent enough to give them an up-or-down vote. We did. We were decent enough. What does that imply about what is going on on the other side? I will let the public draw their own conclusions. But we were decent. We did what was right. We gave them up-or-down votes. Frankly, what is going on here is just appalling.

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Orrin Hatch

Republican · Utah

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for up-or-down votes in the context of Senate filibuster debates.

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Orrin Hatch: “Virtually every Democrat said it, took the position a filibuster should never take place. All they asked for was an…”

Editor's note · Context