Orrin Hatch helped shape nation's judiciary, tax system, health care and more

He chaired, or was ranking Republican, on Finance, Judiciary, Health, Labor and Joint Taxation committees — and was in the middle of some of the biggest congressional fights.<br>

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks with reporters in a basement corridor at the Capitol just after President Barack Obama urged Senate Republicans to grant hearings and a confirmation vote to Merrick Garland, his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orrin Hatch helped shape nation's judiciary, tax system, health care and more

He chaired, or was ranking Republican, on Finance, Judiciary, Health, Labor and Joint Taxation committees — and was in the middle of some of the biggest congressional fights.<br>

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