Utah politicians reflect on Sen. Orrin Hatch’s life, legacy after his death at 88

Utah’s longest-serving senator died in Salt Lake City Saturday night surrounded by family.

(Ron Edmonds | AP file photo) Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, right, talks with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Utah politicians reflect on Sen. Orrin Hatch’s life, legacy after his death at 88

Utah’s longest-serving senator died in Salt Lake City Saturday night surrounded by family.

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