Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatchis an American politician who is the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, serving since January 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 March 1934
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Politics must not undermine the principles and standards we apply to every judicial nomination.
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The marble columns will stand tall like silent sentinels and the busts of the great Americans which line the upper wall will study our every move-sometimes approvingly, more often than not with raised eyebrows. As always.
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You stand up for good people even if you don't fully agree with them. And we have a President who happens to differ with me, but he was elected! Frankly, who am I to stand here and say this President shouldn't have who he wants?
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You've acted, I think, with the highest honor as White House counsel. I stand ready and willing to help you.
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I know you, and I am familiar with your 30-year record in enforcing and upholding the law,
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then I have to tell you I think that this presidency will be over.
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Of the 67 attorneys general we have had, only a handful have come close to the qualifications that John Ashcroft possesses, ... He has always been committed to equal justice and opportunity for all.
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And it's not fair to even raise executive sessions after we've had two private meetings.
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I'm not going to second-guess my colleagues, but one of us has to stay neutral on this and hopefully give the administration enough ammunition to resolve this process,
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He said he would have to veto the bill. He feels like he would have to honor that commitment.
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He should do it independently because that's the only way we're going to have ... a way around these conflicts of interest that clearly exist,
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John is starting to sound like the accordion player who only knows one tune: 'Lady of Spain,'
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I think that we need to proceed with John Roberts and move right ahead,
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I encourage you to fulfill your oath, abide by statutory obligations, and pursue an investigation into the administration's possible campaign finance abuses, as you see fit.