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Through our Constitution, our Founding Fathers formed a government in order to secure and protect the freedoms we cherish as Americans. Our rights and liberties come from our Creator, and, to protect them, the Constitution established clear limits on the power of government.

Unfortunately, too many ignore the clear dictates of the Constitution, and instead stretch its meaning to accommodate their own social or political preferences. This destroys the Constitution by ignoring the limits placed on the federal government.

The First Amendment was not intended to protect pornographers, freedom of religion does not require the elimination of all references to God in our public life, and Congress no more has the power to force individuals to buy health insurance from private companies than it has the power to force individuals to eat salmon for dinner. Respecting the Constitution and the people’s traditional understanding of its provisions is central to my work in Washington and is something that must be fought for each and every day.

March 2013

Date	Title
3/22/13	Hatch Statement on Third Anniversary of Obamacare

January 2013

Date	Title
1/25/13	Hatch Statement on NLRB Recess Appointments Ruled Unconstitutional
1/25/13	Hatch Statement on NLRB Recess Appointments Ruled Unconstitutional
1/21/13	Hatch Statement on the 57th Presidential Inauguration

December 2012

Date	Title
12/19/12	Hatch Calls on President to Work in Bipartisan Way to Reform Welfare Program; Withdraw Work Requirement Waiver Rule
12/19/12	Hatch Statement on the Death of Robert Bork

September 2012

Date	Title
9/13/12	U.S. Constitution Belongs to the People, not Judges
9/11/12	Hatch, Camp Unveil Joint Resolutions Blocking Obama Administration's Welfare Work Requirement Rule
9/4/12	New GAO Analysis Confirms Obama Administration Circumvented Congress to Waive Welfare Work Requirements