Orrin Hatch

It is not my job to do your job.

I think, again, perfect illustration of why you should be on the U.S. Supreme Court.

If the law can change so easily, not through bicameralism and presentment to the President... where is the due process?

I am worried about the ordinary American, and sometimes even the non-American.

I have seen all kinds of judges come before this Committee, and there have been a number of great ones.

There is no question that any fair observer would say how lucky we are to have you nominated.

I am very proud of you and the service that you are giving to our country.

We are entitled to protection, too, under that law.

Any sincerely held religious belief cannot be abridged by the Government without a compelling reason

It is important to know whether you are a surrogate for President Trump or for particular interest groups.

It does perhaps its most important work in protecting unpopular religious beliefs, vindicating the Nation's longstanding aspiration to serve as a refuge of religious tolerance.

I was one of its authors. I talked Senator Kennedy into coming on board.

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.

It is about restoring the constitutional allocation of powers between the three branches.

I am a Chevron skeptic, and have led the fight to overturn this decision legislatively with my Separation of Powers Act.

Justice Scalia emphasized the difference between judges and legislators.

Judges that say what the law is promote liberty. Judges that say what they think the law should be undermine it.

I have long believed that the Senate owes the President some deference with respect to his qualified nominees.

The conflict over judicial appointments in general, and over this nomination in particular, is a conflict over the proper role of judges in our system of government.

We urge you to use the confirmation hearings to clarify Mr. Lighthizer's commitment to promoting a U.S. trade policy that benefits all Americans by protecting and promoting labor, environmental, and human rights worldwide.

Today we will consider the nomination of Mr. Robert Lighthizer to be the United States Trade Representative.

Mr. Lighthizer is indisputably qualified to serve as USTR, and I believe he has a strong base of bipartisan support.

That is pathetic. The difficulty USTR had during the past 4 years in advancing an ambitious pro-growth trade agenda was in no small part due to the lack of leadership.

Unfortunately, under the last administration, failure to promptly nominate appointees to leadership positions at USTR became the norm.

I hope that with today's hearing we can begin the process of moving these trade nominees more quickly.