ORRIN HATCH A Giant of the Senate ( Special Tribute Edition )

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Senator Orrin Hatch died on April 23, 2022 at the age of 88. He had just retired in 2019. He was a true giant in the history of the United States Senate and in History. He passed more pieces of legislation than any Senator living at the time of death. He reached across the aisle regularly and found workable solutions to problems even while being one of the Senate's most conservative members and he often did those things with Senator Edward Kennedy, no less, one if not the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate. 

It was a remarkable record and a remarkable career that stands as an example of what can be accomplished if we will just make the effort. It is also a remarkable testament to the greatness of America. For Orrin Hatch was born in abject poverty, the son of a carpenter in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.  It is one of those great examples of someone who lived the American Dream and then left the country far better off than he found it. 

Orrin Hatch was also well known as one of the genuine gentlemen of Congress. Our host Randal Wallace met Senator Hatch in 2000 and found him to be a very gracious and thoughtful person during their brief interaction. Orrin Hatch was the real thing and he was without question one of the Giants in the history of the Senate. We were very lucky to have had his caliber of leadership for 42 years.

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