Senate Proceeding on Oct 1st, 2009 :: 5:12:25 to 5:16:25
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Orrin Hatch: their setting aside this time. and i wish to join with them in congratulating orrin on his

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Speech By: Orrin Hatch

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Orrin Hatch: 12,000th vote. mr. hatch: well, thank you so much. to the two leaders, this is embarrassing to me, very, very moving to have all o you friends and colleagues here. it just means so much to me. i didn't realize it was such big deal to cast 12,000 votes, but i'm grateful that the people

5:13:11 to 5:13:31( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: of utah has given privilege and the opportunity to serve in the greatest legislative body onarth today. and with the most wonderful people i know on both sides of th floor. i really appreciate each and every one of you. as long as i'm here, i'm going to try to do the very best job i can. i'm very grateful to bob bennett as well.

5:13:32 to 5:13:52( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: he's a wonderful colleague, a wonderful companion here in the senate. and a wonderful guide and helped me as well. but this body means a great deal to me. we all saw what it meant to ted kennedy and the great accolades

5:13:53 to 5:14:13( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: that he received throughout his lifetime. and i felt it was privilege to be able to be close to him as i am to almost all of you, and will be to l of you. thiss a body. i just wish we could get rid of

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Orrin Hatch: some of the partisanship and also work together a little bit better than we have. but to the extent that i can, i'll certainly try to do tha i just want to thank my frids on the democrat sid patience and their tolerance and kindness, and my friends on the republican side for putting up with me all these years. i'm very grateful to you.

5:14:35 to 5:14:57( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: by the way, i have three great-grandchildren as well. so -- i have 26 grandchildren. and i think probably more on the way by now. when i was a missionary, they once called me -- they had to start the congregation in ohio.

5:14:58 to 5:15:21( Edit History Discussion )

Orrin Hatch: we did, we only had four people there -- four members who hadn't been to church in less than 10 years much within a month we had 30. they were all women, and children. and i became the first branch president or pastor of that congregation. and we had the longest-serving women's organization in the world in the mormon church which

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Orrin Hatch: is the relief society which is -- i was set apart as the president of the relief society as well in that -- in that small branch of t and from those humble experiences, i have to i received some of greatest experiences of my life. that me. this is important to me.

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Orrin Hatch: and iove each and every you. i think i've expressed that to you in various ways, even though at times i'm sure that you wonder about it. i'm grateful to all of you. sorry i took so long here. bu nice, nice care that you've all shown to me.

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Orrin Hatch: thank you so much.