Senate Proceeding 06-09-09 on Jun 9th, 2009 :: 3:37:00 to 3:38:35
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3:36:57 to 3:37:18( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: and i just want to tell him i'm very much looking forward to working with him and our colleagues on a bipartisan basis over the next five months to get this job ton right. mr. hatch: if the senator would yield. mr. wyden: i would be happy to yield. mr. hatch: i'm of the senator's kind remarks. i've been here 33 years w

3:37:00 to 3:38:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Orrin Hatch

3:37:19 to 3:37:40( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: on virtually every health care bill that's come up and we've done it in a bipartisan way. and i've certainly enjoyed working with the distinguished senator from oregon. he is one of the more thoughtful people on the finance committee and in this whole body and i'm grateful for him wanting to work together and work in a bipartisan manner. we have to do that.

3:37:41 to 3:38:03( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: you can't take american economy and work on a partisan basis. now, there are those at the white house who want to do that. there are some on the democrat si and, frankly, i'm just grateful that the distinguished senator from oregon is not one of them. i personally will do everything in my power to try and put together a bipartisan approach

3:38:04 to 3:38:27( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: to this that would work and would put the best of the private sector with the best of the government sector to work for our folks in this -- in this country. and if we do it and -- and when you're talking about one-sixth of the american economy, if we do that, it will be to the betterment of our country and to the betterment of everybody.

3:38:28 to 3:38:36( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: if we go partisan one-siz and, especially in my opinion with a government-run plan, we're going to be anything but -- but good