(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks in the Utah Senate, Wednesday, February 22, 2017. In a joint investigation, The Washington Post and "60 Minutes" reported Sunday that a small number of members of Congress, allied with parts of the drug industry, had pushed through a law that undermined DEA efforts against wholesale drug distributors that have allowed pain pills to get into the hands of users and dealers. The legislation was slightly altered during negotiations with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, before it cleared the Senate and was signed last year by President Barack Obama.