Orrin Hatch

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FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, left, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Monday, Hatch, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. proposed repealing the nation’s controversial health care law in favor of a replacement that eliminates most of the government coverage mandates it imposed and offers tax breaks to help the lower-income obtain coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (left), Montana Democrat, accompanied by Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the committee's ranking Republican, questions ousted IRS Chief Steve Miller, former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the IRS practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Dr. Everett Koop (left), who had been nominated to be the U.S. surgeon general, chats Oct. 1, 1981, with Republican Sens. Arlen Specter (center), of Pennsylvania, and Orrin Hatch, of Utah, prior to appearing before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington for Koop's confirmation hearings. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, holds his 3-month-old great grandson, Beckham Wilson, as he greets his great granddaughter, 8-month-old Maggie Jennings, and her mother, Callie Jennings, after arriving at his campaign headquarters to thank his volunteers and staff, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

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**FILE** Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and Dan Liljenquist talk before participating in a debate at KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City on June 15, 2012, eleven days before Utah's primary election. (Associated Press/The Deseret News)

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** FILE ** In this April 4, 2012, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, center, faces off with Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Chris Herrod, left, and and Dan Liljenquist, during a debate sponsored by the Utah League of Women Voters in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan, File)

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Sen. Orrin Hatch (center) is facing a re-election challenge from fellow Republicans state Rep. Chris Herrod (left) and former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist. All three participated in a debate April 4. Delegates at a weekend state convention will vote for the party's nominee. Mr. Hatch is seeking a seventh term and two recent polls of likely voters bolster his chances. (The Salt Lake Tribune via Associated Press)

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, talks to reporters about balancing the budget, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Sen. Orrin Hatch

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2011, to charge the Obama Administration of political tactics that undermine pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. From left are: Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo.; Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz.; Hatch; Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (Associated Press)