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Senate—Biography. | United States—Politics and government—1977– 1981. | United States—Politics and government—1981–1989. | United States—Politics and government—1989– Classification: LCC E840.8.H29 D68 2022 | DDC 328.73/092— dc23/eng/20220607 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022019465 ISBNs: 9781546001454 (hardcover); 9781546001478 (ebook) E3-20220718-JV-NF-ORI CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Orrin Hatch in His Own Words Introduction 1 The Vanishing 2 Into the Labyrinth 3 The Chamber of History 4 When Titans Clash 5 Summer of Glory Part 1: The Americans with Disabilities Act 6 Summer of Glory Part 2: The Ryan White CARE Act 7 Brothers-in-Arms: Religious Freedom and Children’s Health 8 The Once and Future Golden Age of Bipartisanship Orrin Hatch: Farewell Speech to the US Senate Photos Acknowledgments Discover More About the Author Praise for William Doyle’s Books Timeline of Milestones Sources Notes To Naomi and Brendan Explore book giveaways, sneak peeks, deals, and more. Tap here to learn more. From 1973, the year our data begins, to his retirement in early 2019, Senator Orrin Hatch was the top senator of any party in our center’s Cumulative Legislative Effectiveness score, that adds up legislative effectiveness across a member’s entire time in Congress. Senator Ted Kennedy came in second among senators by that measure. Hatch also was ranked as the #1 senator of any party in frequency of appearances in the center’s Exceeds Expectations category for that period. Finally, using a third measurement of effectiveness, the center ranked Hatch as the #1 Republican senator for that period in the number of ‘substantive and significant’ bills the member sponsored that became law.i —Professor Craig Volden and Professor Alan Wiseman, Center for Legislative Effectiveness, research institution hosted jointly by the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University Because of Senator Hatch’s heightened sensitivity to the promise of life, and because of his deep-seated faith and belief in the goodness of humankind, he always reached out to those in need.ii —A. Scott Anderson, Utah business leader and friend The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act would never have happened without him, there’s no doubt about that. As someone who has worked on AIDS for over thirty years, there is no doubt in my mind that the US response to AIDS would have been significantly more delayed if it wouldn’t have been for Hatch. Especially in the early days when the response to AIDS was so stuck in fear, that without Orrin Hatch, the US response to AIDS would have waited a lot longer had it not been for someone like him who was willing to put partisanship aside and do something big and important for the country. We will be forever indebted to him for that—forever.iii —Michael Iskowitz, former chief counsel for poverty, disability, and family policy, United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources If it wasn’t for Senator Hatch, we would still be fighting (over) the Americans with Disabilities Act, and there probably wouldn’t be final passage of the ADA.iv —Patrisha Wright, former director of government affairs, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund For the last forty-two years, Senator Hatch has proudly represented the people of Utah, sponsoring more bills that have become law than any living legislator. From rewriting our tax code to helping just hardworking Americans get through life to reshaping our courts to uphold the vision of our founders to protecting the religious freedom of all Americans, his achievements are too numerous to count. Senator Hatch is a true American statesman.v —President Donald J. Trump He was the fighter who carried with him the memory of his humble upbringing near Pittsburgh, who never humored a bully or shied from a challenge. The young man who, upon receiving his degree from Brigham Young University, was the first in his family to graduate college; the young lawyer who built a successful law practice; and the senator who sprinted from meeting to meeting because there was so much to do—indeed, when Senator Hatch retired, he had sponsored or cosponsored more legislation than any senator at the time.… Senator Hatch was also a man of deep faith; a gentle soul who wrote songs and poems and shared them with friends, colleagues, and the world. This was the Orrin who looked out for the people who often didn’t have a voice in our laws and our country. I saw this in his efforts to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.… He was, quite simply, an American original.vi —President Joe Biden He loved God, and he loved his neighbors. And that enabled him to see others who had differences of opinion with him in very noble terms. I think that’s at the center of who Orrin Hatch was. That breaks down a lot of political walls that otherwise separate Americans. He saw his opponents as