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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.
A portion of the abandoned mine land trust fund program falls within the jurisdiction of the Senate Finance Committee. I am also committed to working with my colleagues from Wyoming to correct this situation. I hope we can do so as soon as…
We appreciate the fact that some of the concerns we have raised are being considered.
Is the conclusion of negotiations for Russia's entry into the WTO a concrete result of President Obama's reset policy, or is it not?
These serious issues with Russia matter. They cannot be swept under the rug so the administration can continue to appease Russians in a vain effort to salvage the thin remains of a flawed reset policy.
What bothers me most, however, is the President's double standard in dealing with Russia.
Russia publicly seeks to undermine the U.S. missile defense system in Europe through military means, if necessary.
An administration reset policy toward Russia that ignores this reality and consciously seeks to separate these interrelated issues is naive, dangerous, and doomed to failure.
Congress has an obligation to act with or without the administration's blessing.
Every day newspaper headlines further document Russia's disregard for the rule of law, human rights, and democracy.
If the administration is not willing or able to do that, then I think Congress will.
We must pass PNTR or our workers will be disadvantaged when Russia joins the WTO this summer.
Well, where are those core values now? When it comes to trade with Russia, they vanish.
The commercial environment in Russia continues to be among the worst in the world.
Well thank you, Mr. Chairman. Deputy Secretary Burns, it is easy for me to understand why the Secretary of State would want you as her deputy.
During consideration of the America Invents Act, I joined 47 of my colleagues in supporting Senator Coburn's amendment in which user fees would go directly into a revolving fund for the USPTO, separate from annual appropriations.
I continue to follow closely how the USPTO plans to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the America Invents Act.
Waiting until an always-difficult lame duck session may establish inaction as the default position, which could lead the Nation directly over the fiscal cliff.
I believe we need to act well before the end of this year, preferably before autumn when we are likely to see layoffs in defense and other industries begin.
Only someone who is entirely out of touch with the plight of Americans could read these numbers and conclude that the private sector is doing just fine.
This is not the time to privilege election-year talking points and political brinkmanship over economic growth.
We should not create an image of an America that cannot even avoid this quite cataclysmic set of self-imposed problems.
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