Orrin Hatch Quotes (160 Quotes)

Just answer the darn question and get rid of it.

For years, we didn't have indoor facilities, ... I never pass a bathroom by.

We have a different attitude about this and we believe literally that they should be treated with respect and not be demeaned and we don't have a litmus test on abortion, so there's a real difference, ... have had to go through some pretty scorching stuff.

gun-control frenzy taking place in Washington.

I think most authorities agree this is something we doubt Iran, Iraq or Libya would try and do, because they know of the massive response we would have to bring down on them.

We're getting complaints from all over the place, from people just like you, who are suffering from treatment similar to the way your company has been treated (by Microsoft),

The future of Skull Valley is largely in the hands of the administration right now, so I don't believe kicking them in the teeth is in our best interest, ... It's the only real hope I see right now, because Nevada Sen. Harry Reid can't help us.

If we can find some way to do this without destroying their people illegally downloading music machines, we'd be interested in hearing about that. If that's the only way, then I'm all for destroying their machines.

using the appropriations process to 'go on the offensive' and seek to restrain a federal law enforcement agency that has an obligation to enforce the laws.

I think this vote is part of a long practice, ever since the confirmation battle over Justice Rehnquist to become chief justice, where Republican nominees have been treated in a despicable fashion.

We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

God is missing from the hearts and minds of far too many people in society today. He is missing from our schools, and our homes, and our communities,

address specific concerns that members of the Senate might have prior to the confirmation vote.

You object You object to doing what's right here You object to closing this so-called loophole ... it's amazing to me. They want to have an argument.

I don't know anybody at the top of the system, ... who really wants to see the president hurt in this matter.

I'm gonna give it every chance, every shot I have, ... something that I think I have got to do in the best interest of our country, even though I'm a little late.

I am one of those who believes that the presidential power of the pardon under the Constitution is absolute, ... We need to have a full explanation of what is going on, so if there are any improprieties, they won't happen again.

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,

I'm not sure who is going to win, but I served with Hubert Humphrey, I served with Walter Mondale -- both very liberal senators, both fine people ... But I also think the world of Mayor Coleman, and I suspect that it's going to still be a race right down to the wire,

Senators can ask any questions they want, but these justice nominees really don't have to answer them,

Some have said that nominees who do not spill their guts about whatever a senator wants to know are hiding something from the American people, ... Some compare a nominee's refusal to violate his judicial oath or abandon judicial ethics to taking the Fifth Amendment. These might be catchy sound bites, but they are patently false.

I'm sure the president realizes that some would say this is a 'Wag the Dog' situation. It's an appropriate foreign policy response to terrorism at an appropriate time having obtained appropriate evidence and knowledge to justify the action.

Michael Moore is free to denounce every manifestation of American foreign policy is he not And we are upholding his right to do so, as ridiculous and inane and asinine as his comments are.

Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.

I want to set things straight, ... I know Judge Pickering. I've had extensive conversations with him. He is truly a righteous and decent man.

John is starting to sound like the accordion player who only knows one tune 'Lady of Spain,'

If Democrats will not support Roberts, said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, then they will not endorse any GOP nominee. They all admit that he is qualified, ... So if they vote against him, it just means they are playing partisan politics and they'll look like hell.

She ought to get the burden off her back, ... Meet the Press.

We held some 24 hearings on this issue, and not one time have they been able to document an abuse,

Mr. Libby has served his country for a long time and deserves his day in court. The burden lies on Mr. Fitzgerald to prove his case, not on Mr. Libby to prove his innocence.

I am not going to fail to go ahead with the markup nominations, and if you don't want to show up that's your business,

Well, I thought I made a pretty good presidential candidate. But, you know, we had a great candidate in George Bush. No question about it.

I believe he's grasped the gravity of the situation. I won't talk about our conversation (Sunday) morning but I believe in having this conversation, I believe he knows how grave it is and I think he knows how important it is and he's trying to work through this.

We must protect the rights of the creator, but we cannot in the name of copyright unduly burden consumers and the promising technology the Internet presents to all of us,

Senator Reid is a good friend of mine, ... but he has shown that he doesn't have Utah's best interests in mind.

It's counter productive and I think it makes people even today think he's not telling the truth, and frankly it's time to just admit it, go from there, say he didn't mean to commit perjury ...

We must use a judicial, rather than a political, standard to evaluate Judge Roberts' fitness for the Supreme Court. That standard must be based on the fundamental principle that judges interpret and apply but do not make law.

If they want to vote against him, you know darn well they're captives of these ... very liberal outside groups ... and they're demanding they vote against him even though they don't have one good reason to, ... I really don't believe that's the case but if that happens, then you can see why we're in such a partisan gridlock here in Washington, because the Democrats can't even support someone this good.

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do.

Even for the Clinton Administration, the ends do not justify the means, ... As pleased as most of us are that Elian is reunited with his father ... our oversight responsibilities compel us to examine whether the conduct of the attorney general and the Department of Justice are in accord with federal law, effective law-enforcement procedures, and the Constitution.

I'm flying blind here. I guess it makes sense that she's a qualified conservative. I can't imagine the President appointing an loose canon ignoramus just because he knew them. I guess we'll find out after she's installed.

The only person who can really answer the questions is the president. And he has an obligation to do that, ... And I think he will, if push comes to shove.

I do not feel good about Yucca Mountain, either, ... but anybody who doesn't think Bob Bennett and I should've voted for Yucca Mountain just doesn't know the facts because we would have become the sole target here.

I was surprised they did it amidst their merger because ... there are a lot of questions about the merger to begin with, ... We've raised some of them in our hearing. And we may have to have more hearings, I don't know.

Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press ... should answer it, get it behind him, because the polls show most of the American people are forgiving.

(Clinton) has an obligation as the highest official in this government, sworn to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this country. If he doesn't do that, I think public opinion would turn overwhelmingly against him, ... Face The Nation.

We want to make sure public information is available to everyone, ... We want to make sure there's no way of freezing legitimate competitors out of the system. We've had commitments from AOL and Time Warner that they will not do that. But this action has caused a lot of angst among some members of our committee.

I believe this modification is warranted so as to inform the Congress and the public of any involvement by the State Department and the Cuban government in the raid,

While reasonable people can differ about capital punishment, it is indisputable that advanced DNA testing lends support and credibility to the accuracy and integrity of capital verdicts,

I have the ideas, I have the experience, I have the record of accomplishment, ... I'm going to take on George W. Bush like no one else can.