Orrin Hatch

I do not disagree with Senator Biden. When you have terrorists and bomb throwers and rocket launchers and things like that--I do not have any sympathy for them either. But both he and I have been in court before as practicing attorneys…

Actually, I think the amendment the Senator is talking about is a good amendment. We have some on our side who have some troubles with it, but I probably am going to support this amendment because, let us be honest about it, all they are…

I appreciate the Senator's willingness to take out the prior notification and the word ``likely'' in her response to the distinguished Senator from Delaware. But if she would also modify and take out ``or knows,'' in other words if such…

I do not think there is any attempt on the part of my friend and colleague from Delaware to delay. But by his own comments today he indicated that if we could get right off the habeas problem, we would not have the problems, we probably…

What I find troubling, however, is the suggestion that habeas corpus should be dropped from the bill. The President--a Democrat, I might add--called for habeas corpus reform in his ``60 Minutes'' interview. His instincts were right. He…

This amendment simply places a dollar floor on cases that can be brought in Federal court in acts of terrorism. This amendment will prevent Federal courts from having to try minor cases in Federal court. For example, we would not want a…

I have just come from a press conference where a significant number of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing appeared. It was a very moving experience for me to hear these people talk about their loved ones who were killed in the…

The study that the distinguished Senator from California has cited was conducted, I believe, back in 1980. I am a member of the Technology Assessment Board. That study itself found substantial evidence that placing taggants in explosives…

I am wearing this ribbon in honor of the people who died, and their families who have survived, the Oklahoma City bombing. It has great significance to me because one of the survivor's daughters pinned it on me earlier this morning. I wear…

If I can just respond to the distinguished Senator from California, I would prefer ``intends and knows'' rather than ``intends or knows'' because I believe that can lead to some mischief in the criminal law. On the other hand, this was a…

As I have been standing here, some people have called in and wondered about the ribbons I am wearing on my lapel that were kindly placed there by one of the family members who lost a member of their family. I think it is important, as we…

I have to say that there were 12 Federal law enforcement officers and personnel who were murdered in the Oklahoma City tragedy. I understand that memorial services for those Federal law enforcement personnel will be held next week. Out of…

I wish to discuss language in the Gorton- Rockefeller-Dole substitute amendment concerning punitive damages. The substitute language includes a formula for calculating the amount of punitive damages allowed to be awarded to a claimant…

I also want to pay specific tribute to our distinguished colleague from Arkansas, Senator Pryor. Not only has he been a great Senator here but he has been the leader on this particular issue for years and he deserves the credit for these…

I am very concerned about it because I believe this amendment would undermine much of what our tort reform efforts on the floor of the Senate really are about and undermine what we have been trying to do this week. Senator Thompson's…

I want to pay tribute to the distinguished Senator from Nebraska for his fine statement and for his support of this amendment on this floor. I think many people in this country are grateful for his leadership in this matter. Let me spend a…

during debate on the products liability bill last week, some of our colleagues who defend the status quo made comments on the punitive damages issue to which I would like to say a few words. I heard one comment to the effect that, ``if a…

one thing is clear from our debate over the past week. While there are both proponents and opponents of the medical liability amendment before us, we all agree that the system is not perfect. Specifically, many commentators have criticized…

Thank you, Mr. President. Now, Mr. President, let me address another point made on the floor last week. It was asked, how can Congress know how to limit judges and juries in making punitive damage awards, how can we lay down a rigid law…

there is a subtle implication in this whole debate on the McConnell amendment--an amendment which I strongly support--that somehow health care providers are a bunch of greedy so and so's, motivated solely by dreams of maximizing profit. If…

today I am introducing two pieces of legislation regarding the matter of Inslaw, Inc. Inslaw sold the Department of Justice a software program it alleges was improperly shared with other Federal agencies. In 1986, Inslaw sued the…

last Friday marked the official last day of duty for our Senate Chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson. I want to take just a moment to pay tribute to his service to the Senate as an institution and a word of thanks for his ministry…

Mr. President, the international financial markets and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board have passed judgment on America's future economic power in the wake of the Senate's failure to adopt a balanced budget amendment. Their…

I personally feel he has done us a great honor in making these remarks and in pointing out the future of our country-- what we are going to go through if we do not ultimately pass this balanced budget amendment--I would say within the near…

Congress has in recent years passed many significant copyright measures, but it is a rare occasion when we address the fundamental aspects of copyright protection, such as the nature of the works protected, the scope of rights recognized…