Orrin Hatch

All right. Now, Wall Street analysts tell us the Treasury numbers are off--way off, they say. They say that the actual price increases under the Commerce Committee bill will be much higher than what Treasury is telling us. They say the…

David Adelman of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter testified on April 30 that the 2003 average retail price will reach at least $4.53 per pack if the Commerce Committee bill is adopted. His analysis also indicates that the price under this bill…

If these Wall Street analysts are correct, and the Treasury estimates are off in year 5, under the Commerce Committee bill, we may reach a price increase that is twice as high as what the President has called for; that is, a $3-per-pack…

Let me just finish this. What is more, according to these experts, we will reach this twice as high level twice as fast as called for by the President. I guess we should ask whether the American public understands that what we may actually…

The Finance Committee did not hear any testimony on the tobacco issue; the Commerce Committee heard from Secretary Summers as well as Mr. Feldman. Is the Senator aware that the $1.10 price that is so widely reported in the media as the…

Is the Senator aware that, frankly, there is no way of getting voluntary protocols under this bill that would resolve the constitutional issues involved in this bill, especially with regard to the look-back provisions, the ban on…

Let me close with this. I am very sympathetic to the motivation of this amendment and to the arguments that the Senator from North Carolina has made. However, there are a number of reasons that I have given here that this amendment is…

This is not some itty-bitty bill. This involves as much as $860 billion, according to some. Is the Senator aware of that?

I have to tell the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma that we had constitutional experts come in and say there is no way that look-back provision is constitutional. They are also saying that, of course, they tried to cure the advertising…

this week we have been commemorating Peace Officer's Memorial Week, in honor of those law enforcement and public safety officers who have died in the line of duty. As we remember those who have fallen in defense of the public safety, it is…

let me just praise my colleague from Missouri. Senator Ashcroft has been committed and has worked very, very hard to make this bill one that all of us can support. He has done a terrific job. He has worked on this OSP liability thing with…

today we will cast one the most important votes of the 105th Congress. We will vote on reforming the Internal Revenue Service. Of all the powers bestowed upon a government, the power of taxation is the one most open to abuse. As the agency…

I am told that this afternoon in New York City Bill Gates and a number of other executives from throughout the computer and software industries will be holding a press conference urging law enforcement officials not to interfere with the…

Anyone who knows Judge Bork knows that he would never take the position he has taken were he not convinced that it was 100 percent consistent with the antitrust views he has long espoused. Similarly, Daniel Oliver, former chairman of the…

There are those who object that the Government should not interfere with the dynamic hi-tech marketplace. I agree with those who espouse a natural, instinctive skepticism toward any Government intervention in the marketplace. But…

In brief, the concerns highlighted in this letter from the Attorneys General of Colorado, Ohio, Utah and Washington are: (1) The difficulties created by enacting legislation without the industry's voluntary waiver of several constitutional…

I rise today regarding the topic before us: Senate ratification to amend the North Atlantic Treaty to allow for the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. I wish to commend Senator Helms and Senator Biden for their sustained…

during the week of May 12, the country will honor once again those law enforcement and public safety officers who have died in the line of duty. It is entirely fitting that we do this. And as we remember those who have fallen in defense of…

I spent part of last weekend in San Antonio at the Alamodome watching some of the most exciting basketball I have seen in a long time. I was there as one of the ``Runnin' Utes'' biggest fans. In a state that has a strong basketball…

I am delighted that my dear friend Muhammad Ali has been named by Gentlemen's Quarterly as Athlete of the Century. We have had many noteworthy athletes in this century--the century that has brought us modern sport. Excellence has been…

I express my sorrow that it had to end this way, and I wish the very best to Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson. I hope she will take this in a way that will be instructive, informative and, hopefully, helpful to her if she continues to serve…

Judge Massiah-Jackson has made the right decision in withdrawing her nomination to the Federal bench, given the strong bipartisan opposition from law enforcement groups, her demonstrated leniency in sentencing convicted criminals, and the…

I thank my colleague. Over thirty years ago, the U.S. Senate passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was historic legislation, and its supporters showed great moral courage in seeing it through. The principle underlying that Act was equal…

If we allow them to go on, we will be violating one of the basic principles of the Constitution--that is, treating people equally. We will be violating the actual, legitimate, straightforward language of the Constitution and the 1964 Civil…

I rise today to welcome to the United States Dr. Kamil Idris, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As many of my colleagues know, Dr. Idris was elected Director General in November 1997, succeeding…