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.
We're all concerned about the aged and those who rely on dietary supplements.
I noted, in--Mr. Bell, in your testimony, that Consumers Union supports S. 3002, the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010.
I am committed to ensuring that those with legitimate claims of asylum are not returned to persecution, particularly for technical deficiencies. If the time limit is not implemented fairly, I will be prepared to revisit this issue in a…
As you know, it is a comprehensive legislative package designed to end violence against women, and I am really pleased to work with my colleagues to make sure we get this reauthorized and that this Committee continues its support of these…
I remember back when I was Chairman of the Committee and we decided to do the Violence Against Women Act, it was not nearly as popular as it is today, but it is popular because of people like you, and many others, thousands of others…
I want to make sure that you have the resources and that you have our backing fully, because the work you are doing is really, really very important.
My home State of Utah is considered by some a rural State. Rural areas are especially hard hit by the current economic downturn.
Although economic crisis does not cause domestic violence, it may increase existing violence in the home.
The need for services for victims of domestic violence is especially acute in rural communities.
I think we are all familiar with the horror stories of rape kits that contain good DNA samples sitting unprocessed in police evidence lockers.
A few years back, I was just appalled that some of these rape kits that had been collected sat idle for over 20 years.
This bill would provide a federal match of 25 percent of the total cost of the project.
This project is critically important to the citizens of Magna for a number of reasons.
I think of the immigrant community in my home State of Utah, those who have followed the law, waited their turn, got in line, sometimes even up to 20 years, in order to legally come to the United States.
Now, it seems to me their efforts to abide by our laws would be completely discounted by amnesty or so-called pathway to citizenship.
The Senate exercises its constitutional authority to determine its procedural rules, either implicitly or explicitly.
Both conservative and liberal legal scholars agree that a simple majority can change Senate rules at the beginning of the new Congress.
But my gut tells me that Ares would be safer than anything else, but that is not what the data says.
As a result, if ratified by Congress, our Nation could capitulate our position as the world leader in space exploration.
I believe Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, and Eugene Cernan, the commander of Apollo 17, said it best.
This proposal calls for the termination of Project Constellation and its associated rocket systems, the Ares I.





