Orrin Hatch: “The overly partisan treatment of nominees and distortions of their records is a relatively new development on this…”

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

The Serve America Act of 2009 authored by Senator Orrin Hatch and the late Senator Edward Kennedy.

I urge Congress pass the OPEN ACT before the end of this year.

I want to thank my dear colleague from Iowa. He is one of the greatest Senators I have served with. He is just a wonderful friend and a wonderful Senator. He has worked his tail off the whole time he has been here. I am grateful for his…