Sometimes you just have to let it percolate for a while. by Orrin Hatch

Sometimes you just have to let it percolate for a while.

Orrin Hatch

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Frankly, you know, I think they're just in a snit because they lost the election, and they just hate Donald Trump.

Frankly, you know, I think they're just in a snip because they lost the election, and they just hate Donald Trump.

I respect my Democratic colleagues, but this is stupidity, if they want to cause an Armageddon, wait 'til the next nominee is nominated. Then, if they don't like that, that's perhaps when they could use the filibuster. But to use it on a nominee like Neil Gorsuch -- that's just crazy.

That's what democracy is. by Orrin Hatch

That's what democracy is.

I'm planning on (running) right now, that's what my current plans... by Orrin Hatch

I'm planning on (running) right now, that's what my current plans are.

His pitch is he needs me, things are going to be just fine. by Orrin Hatch

His pitch is he needs me, things are going to be just fine.

I don't think he would have ever run against me, he didn't really... by Orrin Hatch

I don't think he would have ever run against me, he didn't really want to run for Senate.

And yet, Committee staff saw example after example of routine Amtrak Acela trips, black car service, and luxury apartment rentals when reviewing IRS employee travel vouchers, furthermore, the IRS made woefully insufficient efforts to reduce expenses in ways that would still allow employees to travel comfortably.

He’s one of the great leaders here on Capitol Hill and one who brings both sides, all sides, together.

To this day, I think well of Merrick Garland, and I think he's a fine person, i remain convinced that the best way for the Senate to do its job is to conduct the confirmation process after this toxic presidential election season is over.

It’s possible, but I don’t know, naturally, I would like to have him treated fairly, but a lot depends on who’s elected, a lot depends on who’s going to be president.

I think highly of Judge Garland. But his nomination doesn't in any way change current circumstances, i remain convinced that the best way for the Senate to do its job is to conduct the confirmation process after this toxic presidential election season is over.

(Obama) could easily name Merrick Garland, who is a fine man. by Orrin Hatch

(Obama) could easily name Merrick Garland, who is a fine man.

While I have yet to see the full legislative text of the proposals, from what I’ve read, Senate Democrats appear to want to move the goal posts on broad debt restructuring.

Notwithstanding all Mr. Estrada's hard work and unanimous highly qualified rating by the American Bar Association, he has been subjected to a piñata confirmation process with which he we have all become familiar, the extreme left wing Washington groups to after judicial nominees like kids after a piñata. It is not specific to Mr. Estrada. They beat it and they beat it and they hope something comes out that they can crew and distort.

I don't think we should filibuster the Supreme Court nominee or any judgeship nominees. We wouldn't have to filibuster.

I don't know who in the world is doing this. That's not him. He doesn't control the PAC, i don't think it's a wise thing to do.

I think we'll lose if Bob Dole's Bob Dole, there's a lot of people who don't feel Bob Dole can appeal to people across the board.

There's a lot of people who don't feel Bob Dole can appeal to people across the board, for us to win, we have to appeal to the moderates and independents. We can't just act like that only one point of view is the only way to go. That's where Ted Cruz is going to have some trouble.

I've come around a little bit on Donald Trump in Iowa, i'm not so sure we'd lose if Donald Trump in Iowa's Bob Dole because Donald Trump in Iowa's appealing to people who a lot of the Republican candidates have not appealed to in the past.