Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
United States Senator, Utah, Republican
Senator Hatch was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976. He was a practicing attorney from 1962 to 1976. He chairs the Judiciary Committee and also serves on the Intelligence Committee, the Special Committee on Aging, the Special Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Joint Committee on Taxation. The following is from the April 22, 2004, Senate floor debate on a motion to proceed on S. 2290, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act.I think it is clear to anybody that asbestos litigation has been spinning out of control with no end in sight for far too long. The…
