Orrin Hatch

They were extraordinary, and they inspired all of us, especially in the way they conducted themselves and carried through. What a bunch of great athletes they were.

Well, of course it would. I thank Senator Coons. He has asked what really is the critical question. If I were a CEO responsible to my shareholders, I could not, according to my fiduciary duties, make those investments if rogue employees…

I graduated from high school in 1952. I was the captain of the high school basketball team. I followed this Crispus Attucks team. It was fantastic, almost every player.

A previous President of the United States once wrote that if he could add one amendment to the Constitution, it would prohibit the Federal Government from incurring more debt. That President's name was neither Bush nor Reagan but…

I ask Senator Coons, don't you think it is time that Congress acted on trade secret theft?

Sure. I want to thank Senator Coons for that helpful overview. As a Republican, I was initially cautious when he approached me about expanding Federal civil law to create a new private right of action for trade secret theft. After all…

Congress has proven, over decades of failure resulting in trillions of dollars of debt, that it will not exercise its fiscal authority properly. The American people must be given a chance to decide whether to make fiscal responsibility…

That is right, I say to Senator Coons. As we prepared to reintroduce our bill in this Congress, we were fortunate to join forces with Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona. He was invaluable in fine-tuning the ex parte seizure language. Because of…

I rise today to speak about an important form of intellectual property: trade secrets. I am pleased to be participating in this colloquy with my friend from Delaware, Senator Chris Coons. Earlier this year, we introduced the Defend Trade…

A few weeks ago I inaugurated a series of speeches about religious freedom. In the first speech, I said that the rights of conscience and religious exercise go to the very heart of who we are as human beings and how we make sense out of…

I rise to talk about the recent developments in U.S. trade policy and their implications for the future. Over this past weekend, officials from the Obama administration, along with 11 other countries, reached what they believed will be the…

2 months ago I came to the Senate floor in my capacity as President pro tempore to speak to my colleagues about the importance of maintaining decorum and respect in this body. I reminded them that decorum is essential to the proper…

Stability has been tossed to the wind in this last term by the NLRB, and this case is just one of them.

If the NLRB's own certification of employer status can be overturned and significant liability imposed, how can any employer in America feel confident that this liability isn't looming over them as well?

Exposure to joint employer liability under the NLRB's new standard stifles many small business models.

Last night, this body approved a resolution authored by Senator Wyden and myself designating September 2015 as National Kinship Care Month. While many may not be aware, there are approximately 2,700,000 children living in kinship care…

Last week I came to the floor to speak on the subject of religious liberty in America. I explained why religious liberty matters, why it is important, and why it deserves special protection from government interference. I also used my…

There were about $125 billion of this kind of accidental--or improper--spending in the last fiscal year alone.

The Federal Government spends roughly $3.5 trillion every year. I'm going to repeat that number: $3.5 trillion.

The time for addressing it is long past due.

Just to put that in context, the government paid more in improper Medicaid payments last year than it spends in a year for the entire Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

I think we are going to have an interesting and informative conversation about these issues today.

About 1 out of every 10 dollars paid out of Medicare was paid in error. That is unacceptable.

We casually cite dollar figures that are incomprehensible to most people.

I rise today to say a few words about the latest developments in international trade. As most of my colleagues know, this week officials from the Obama administration are meeting in Atlanta with representatives from our negotiating…