Orrin Hatch

I haven't said this isn't an issue for the Federal Government. I think it may be. But the point is, we ought to get the facts, and we ought to find out if State and local authorities are failing or refusing to investigate and prosecute…

Our Nation's recent history has been marred by some horrific crimes committed because the victim was a member of a particular class or group. The beating death of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, WY, and then the dragging death of James Byrd…

I respect my colleagues. I think we are all here to try to get at the same problem. I respect Senator Kennedy for his sincere effort to try to do what is right with regard to civil rights matters generally, and with regard to hate crimes…

I will be happy to do that, and also it may be more than 50 percent. All I can say is, all I get is complaints from the State and local people that they are being overrun with paperwork that seems silly and nonproductive.

I notice probably one of the wealthiest States in the Union, Connecticut, gets more money per pupil than any other State, and it does not even need the money. What about these States that do? I hate to call it a stupid formula because it…

I will not let my concerns regarding the Ninth Circuit--many of which appear to me to be structural in dimension--affect my judgment on the confirmation of Judge Paez, who is an innocent party with regard to that circuit's dubious record…

Recently a handful of environmentalists have called for the draining of Lake Powell and the decommissioning of the Glen Canyon Dam. As the second largest man-made lake in the country, Lake Powell provides critically important water storage…

That is what the Senator's amendment does. But in this total, overall bill, there is a statutory compensation, statutory exemption. Most States--in fact, I think virtually all States--have consumer fraud statutes that provide for the right…

The underlying bill does not change that. It does provide for an exception for statutory law. Where a State has a statutory provision, this bill does not change that. The Senator's position that intentional torts and common law fraud would…

I concur with my colleagues. This is a very important tax credit for alternative fuels. It is an issue of fairness, not one of corporate welfare. Earlier this year I, along with 18 of my colleagues, introduced a bill that would extend for…

I want to use this public forum to recognize and thank Robert for his tireless efforts behind the scenes to keep the Utah Schools and Lands Exchange Act, just passed by the Senate, on track. From the day he arrived on my staff in 1993, I…

As my colleague well knows, I have facilitated a number of meetings with interested parties from all sides of this issue to try to work out a consensus bill. Obviously more work needs to be done to pass a bill that is acceptable to all…

I rise to introduce today a bill to amend title 36 of the U.S. Code, to codify certain laws related to patriotic and national organizations that were enacted after the cut-off date for the title 36 codification recently enacted by Public…

I agree with the view that there appears to be a workload problem facing a number of district courts in Florida and some other areas. The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to act to review the matter and where necessary provide the…

This bill is simply about protecting the health and safety of minor children and the rights that their own states have concluded their parents should have. Specifically, it simply seeks to enforce state laws requiring parental involvement…

The bill simply makes it clear that major league baseball players have the same rights under the antitrust laws as do other professional athletes. The bill does not change current law in any other context or with respect to any other…

S. 53 is intended to have no effect other than to clarify the status of major league players under the antitrust laws. With regard to all other context or other persons or entities, the law will be the same after passage of the Act as it…

I would appreciate the Senator working with me to address my concerns over the BATF's withdrawing support for this important task force.

I was pleased that the Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary appropriations bill as reported to the Senate included an increase of $20,000,000 over current levels for the Boys and Girls Clubs, bringing total funding for this outstanding…

As the sponsor, along with the Senator from Delaware, of legislation pending on the floor which would reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and maintain its duty to formulate and implement the National Drug Control…

So, if I correctly understand the Senator from New Hampshire, it is not then the Committee's intent to place the Attorney General in charge of formulating the National Drug Control Strategy?

That is true, but the report language seems to suggest that the Attorney General assume some of these responsibilities. Is this how the Committee meant for its guidance to be interpreted?

I would ask to engage the Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Gregg, and the Senator from Delaware, Mr. Biden, in a brief colloquy regarding a portion of the report which accompanies the bill, directing the Attorney General to develop a 5-year…

I rise today to voice my great concern about FDA's recent announced cutbacks in its cosmetic regulatory program. I wanted to bring to your attention a matter concerning the funding of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulatory…

I salute one of the greatest Senators this body has ever seen. Strom Thurmond is one of the greatest men I have ever known. A fine attorney, judge, local and State leader, war veteran, patriot, hero and long-term Senator. Strom is a great…