Orrin Hatch: “I want to make it clear that not only did he not do that, he has been one of the strongest pro-law enforcement people in…”

“I want to make it clear that not only did he not do that, he has been one of the strongest pro-law enforcement people in his long time in the U.S. Senate, and rightly so, as is his colleague, the Senator from Utah. We both have fought very, very hard. I agree that my colleague, Senator Biden, on the other side, has been a tremendous leader in the war against crime. Senator Dole, in particular, opposed the 1994 crime bill because it was not a tough enough law enforcement bill. I was there, too, and I opposed it for that reason as well, although there was much we agreed with in that bill, and we were glad certain parts of it were passed. I commend Senator Biden for his efforts on that bill because there is much in that bill that is good, not the least of which is the Biden-Hatch violence-against-women provisions. Senator Dole believes in real law enforcement, not shallow promises.”