Orrin Hatch: “I rise today with my good friend Senator Wyden, to acknowledge a major accomplishment of this body and to thank those…”

“I rise today with my good friend Senator Wyden, to acknowledge a major accomplishment of this body and to thank those who were instrumental in helping us achieve it. Last month, after years of work and decades of effort by many groups across the country, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Family First Prevention Services Act. This effort is an example of bipartisanship at its best, and we are proud to have stood with members on the other side of the Capitol in seeing this through to the finish. In particular, we acknowledge Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, Ranking Member Richard Neal, former Ranking Member Sander Levin, Speaker Paul Ryan, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Congressmen Vernon Buchanan, Adrian Smith, and Danny Davis for their work to make sure more families stay safely together--not to mention the many other Members of the House who also supported this effort. In this Chamber, we particularly extend our gratitude for the leadership of Senators Charles Grassley and Michael Bennet and to the many others who supported this work since Senate legislative efforts first began on this issue in 2013.”