Orrin Hatch

Failure to submit these agreements is tantamount to a failure in leadership.

Today is the last of three hearings on our pending trade agreements.

The American people and our allies, I do not think they can wait any longer.

Is it time to move to the Liu nomination? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Not until 11 o'clock. There are a few minutes remaining.

That is right. I think the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Conrad, wants to do it. But in their caucus they cannot get together because they all want to spend and tax more. They want to keep spending and taxing the…

There is nothing more important in our lives now than coming up with a budget that would put us on a downward trend for spending. We are spending around 69 percent of the GDP. Our national debt of $14.3 trillion is 90 percent of the GDP…

That is a good question. The distinguished ranking member of the Budget Committee has asked a fundamental question. The answer, to me, and I think everybody else, is as clear as a bell: The American people overwhelmingly expect the Senate…

I thank my dear colleague for his kind remarks. I appreciate them. ____________________

The hearings are a dog-and-pony show, and he brought a picture to prove it.

The hearings are a dog-and-pony show

That is right. I believe this will have great bipartisan support among the Governors and hopefully in this body. I thank Senator Barrasso for bringing this to our attention.

I think he ought to be tried at Guantanamo.

I believe really that he ought to be transferred to Guantanamo and prosecuted in a military commission.

China is directing the single largest, most intensive foreign intelligence gathering effort since the cold war against the United States.

For successful cyber security policy, we must encourage partnerships among many sectors. This cannot be solely a Government-led initiative.

I am going to defer my remarks until after the Senator from Nebraska speaks. I want to defer to this wonderful Senator because he has done more than any other person in trying to repeal this awful tax provision, this 1099 tax increase…

S. 693, the GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection, that would effectively wind down the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without offering a clear vision for the future housing system.

I want you to understand that it is that important that the Solicitor General's office never be politicized in any way, shape, or form.

We all rely on the Department of Justice to do what is right more than, I think, any other Department.

That certainly would because the Department is already on record as saying it is reasonable.

I think it is just--if you disagree with them and it is a weighty issue...you have no choice but to resign.

We really believe, when we pass statutes up here, even when I am in the minority, that those statutes ought to be defended by the Justice Department unless you cannot find any reason to defend them or they infringe on the power of the…

You have the right to resign, but----

In my view, the administration has abandoned its duty to Congress in order to do a political favor for a political constituency.

Ms. Virginia Seitz has been nominated to head the Office of Legal Counsel. She has the extensive private practice experience that the previous nominee lacked.