Orrin Hatch

I rise in support of the sense-of-the- Senate resolution. The so-called Racial Justice Act has nothing to do with racial justice and everything to do with abolishing the death penalty. As I have explained in detailed floor statements over…

It is bad enough that an administration that purports to support the death penalty has publicly stated its neutrality on title IX. It is even worse that the same administration is reportedly working behind the scenes to salvage what it can…

I am profoundly saddened by the passing of former President Nixon, a great man and a great leader who I was proud to call my friend. Because of his life, our world was profoundly changed for the better; because of his death, the lives of…

last week, on this floor, I explained in detail how title IX of the House crime bill--which is mislabeled by some as the Racial Justice Act--would effectively abolish the death penalty in my home State of Utah and in every other State in…

All of us who admired Richard Nixon are rightly saddened. But We should take heart from the fact that President Nixon lived his life without compromise right up to the end. He traveled to Russia and Ukraine to press for policies to assist…

I have what I consider to be quite important remarks here today, after meeting in the Judiciary Committee this morning. President Clinton is prepared, in my opinion, to end the death penalty in the States and at the Federal level. Last…

If my arguments on Bosnia sound familiar, it is because we have been in this position before. And, we should have learned, Mr. President, that unless we act, thousands of people are going to die needlessly in Bosnia. We have the power to…

in recognition of April as Nation Child Abuse Prevention Month, I rise to voice my support for the efforts being made by millions of Americans to defend children against the destructive effects of abuse. Whether the abuse is physical or…

Yesterday, the other body voted, in effect, to repeal the death penalty in Utah and every other State which has a constitutional death penalty. It has voted to gut the existing Federal death penalty and every new Federal death penalty in…

I wish to address the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina--a situation that currently threatens to result in a humiliation for the United States at the hands of a third-rate power. If we fail to change course, it will be an indictment of…

let me begin by expressing my appreciation to Senators Heflin and Grassley, chairman and ranking Republican of the Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, for their exceptional efforts with regard to S. 540, the Bankruptcy…

I must reluctantly vote to accept the retirement of Adm. Frank Kelso at the two-star rank. While I have no doubt that Admiral Kelso has contributed significantly to the defense of the United States in an honorable manner throughout his…

I would like to take a brief time out from the debate on the nomination of Judge Barkett to salute our distinguished Republican leader, Bob Dole, on the silver anniversary of his maiden speech in the Senate. On April 14, 1969, the Senator…

I thank my dear colleague from New Hampshire for his kind remarks, but also for his remarks about the nominee. No one here wants to find fault with the nominee as a human being. But if you look at these opinions and you read them, you…

Nobody reveres the Bill of Rights more than I do. That is precisely why I do not think this judge should be confirmed. [...] That has to be said. Nobody believes in the Bill of Rights more than I do. That is why I do not think this judge…

But in this case, she held that the privacy right to stop the police operating on a tip from looking over a fence making sure there was marijuana there and then going and getting a lawful search warrant. That bothers me quite a bit…

I rise to express my enthusiastic support for S. 455, the Payments in Lieu of Taxes [PILT] Program Act, and I strongly encourage my colleagues to adopt this important piece of legislation. Passage of this measure would be a tremendous…

at a recent speech before law enforcement officers in Ohio, President Clinton talked tough about crime saying, ``I care a lot about this problem.'' Alluding to his years as a State attorney general and Governor, the President went on to…

The strength and the future of this Nation is directly dependent on the success and stability of the American family. I would like to bring to the Senate's attention today a provision of Federal law that is undermining our families--the…

upon review of her judicial record and of her testimony before the Judiciary Committee, I have decided that I must oppose the nomination of Florida Chief Justice Rosemary Barkett to be a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh…

Some may claim that those of us who have concerns over this nomination have focused on a relatively small number of cases and that this is not an appropriate way to evaluate the nominee. I have a three-part response to this concern. First…

In another case, LeCroy v. State [533 So.2d 750 (Fla. 1988)], the Florida Supreme Court, by a vote of six to one, affirmed a death sentence for two brutal first-degree murders by LeCroy, who was 17 years and 10 months old when he committed…

It is a pleasure for me to join Senator Brown today in support of his amendment to restore crucial provisions of rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. I support this amendment which will restore a very effective tool used by…

I want to personally congratulate and express my appreciation to the distinguished Senator from West Virginia, who helped to establish this Byrd amendment, and the distinguished Senator from Texas, from whom the idea came to begin with. We…

this is a good amendment. If we are serious about crime, we have to do something about it. This is an amendment that will do something about it. In all the time I have been here, for the first time we will be able to have the moneys that…