Hatch Farewell Senate Speech: ‘Hateful Rhetoric, If Left to Ferment, Becomes Violence’

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Hatch Farewell Senate Speech: ‘Hateful Rhetoric, If Left to Ferment, Becomes Violence’

By Jerel Flint

Posted December 12, 2018 at 7:23pm

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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch gave his farewell remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday and discussed how he’s seen Congress devolve into a partisan entity during his nearly 42 years in office. Watch for highlights of his remarks in four minutes.

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