Hatch Statement on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11
Washington, DC—On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement:
“None of us will ever forget the horrific events of September 11. That day, we peered into the face of evil. But for all the evil we witnessed, we saw good in equal measure. We saw fortitude in our firefighters and policemen who sacrificed all. We saw strength in our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, who stood ready to respond. On that day, the cowardice of our enemies only magnified the courage of our heroes, and in every instance of villainy, Americans responded with acts of compassion and valor. Tragedy sowed the feelings of unity that fastened our hearts as a nation. As a country, we suffered, but we suffered together.”
“On September 11, we learned that the reach of our enemies’ hatred was no longer confined to distant shores. Fifteen years later, that hatred still festers in some parts of the world and continues to threaten us here at home. As it grows stronger, so too does the threat it poses to our way of life. Just as our nation was unified in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, we must remain equally united today in our fight against terror.”
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Hatch Statement on ICANN, Internet Transition
Senator Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, issued the following statement on ICANN and the Internet transition:
“In February 2016 I sponsored a resolution designating the week of Feb. 8-14, 2015, as 'Internet Governance Awareness Week,' which set forth key reforms ICANN must consider before any transition occurs. The Senate passed this resolution unanimously as many lawmakers and stakeholders agreed with its commonsense, bipartisan approach. I agree with many subject matter experts that the ICANN transition is premature and must be postponed. We must first implement key reforms the Senate unanimously identified before moving forward with a transition. Charging ahead now could undermine Internet freedom.”
For more information on Senator Hatch’s resolution, click here.
To read a letter of support for Senator Hatch’s efforts from the President of the Frontiers of Freedom, click here.
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Hatch on Utahn held in Venezuela: “Justice for Josh”
WASHINGTON—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the President Pro Tempore of the United State Senate, spoke out on video today about Joshua Holt, a Utahn being held in prison in Venezuela, and his efforts to help return Josh to his family:
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