Orrin Hatch
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Orrin Hatch was a prominent American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hatch was known for his extensive work on a variety of issues, including healthcare, tax reform, and intellectual property rights. Throughout his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping legislation and was involved in numerous bipartisan efforts.
But even Irving Brown knew that we could not sign on to the conventions that the Soviet Union did all the time, but never lived up to, because we would have to live up to them, and it would throw a lot----
Why is it that the unions cannot see that there are a lot of high-paid jobs that come from really effective international trade?
I absolutely agree it ought to be a top priority, not just for the President, but for the Congress.
We have lifted literally billions of people out of poverty, created opportunity, raised standards of living.
Do you agree that the renewal of Trade Promotion Authority should be a top priority for President Obama this year?
America's global leadership in expanding trade and opening markets has been profoundly and enormously beneficial for America and for the entire world.
The single mom who is struggling to raise her kids and make ends meet benefits when she can go to a store and buy a product at a lower cost.
It seemed to me he was pretty solidly in support of really good trade agreements.
I am very grateful to hear your testimony regarding the benefits international trade has brought to your company and to other companies of similar size.
In Pennsylvania, 20 percent of our manufacturing jobs are tied directly to trade.
I would like to see organized labor get a little bit more behind these international trade agreements.
Rather than trade agreements costing U.S. jobs, company after company comes to me and tells me that trade agreements helped them create and retain jobs, both here and abroad.
The Finance Committee received written testimony from J&J, Johnson and Johnson, in strong favor of our bill.
If the administration does not get more involved in this effort to pass trade negotiating authority, we are not going to be successful.
Protecting the homeland is essential to our security, but trade is also very important to our economic security.
The dual missions that Senator Hatch mentioned, which are to facilitate legitimate trade and travel and, also, secure the border, are missions that I believe are mutually reinforcing.
I think we should all be listening to this man, this Senator from Ohio, who has had a wealth of experience not just in budget matters but also especially in these trade matters. There are 11 countries in the TPP, the Trans-Pacific…
I wish to compliment the distinguished Senator because he served as the US Trade Representative. He traveled all over the world. He understands how important these issues are. He understands that without TPA, we wouldn't be able to get…
I want to praise the distinguished chairman of the Ways and Means Committee over in the House. He has worked long and hard on these issues and is not only a great partner to the two of us but to every Senator. What the Senator from Montana…
Our bill will help guarantee these landmark trade deals get done--and get done right. First, the bill updates TPA by addressing 21st century issues. What are these issues? Nonscientific barriers to U.S. agricultural products, unfair…





