Honorable Orrin 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 Finance Committee and also sits on the following committees: Judiciary; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Special Committee on Aging; and the Joint Committee on Taxation. Senator Hatch made this statement following the June 2, 2015, Senate floor debate and vote on H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015. Our terrorist enemies continue to present a clear and present danger to our Nation’s safety. We must use a broad array of information-gathering tools to be successful in…
