'How about respect for voters?' Orrin Hatch gets pushback after telling senators to use 'courtesy and respect'

Hatch now on the floor calling for senators to treat each other with "courtesy and respect." "It's the honorable thing to do."

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) July 26, 2015

In speech, Sen Hatch urges Senators to treat each other with courtesy and respect; "It's the honorable thing to do"

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) July 26, 2015

This call from Sen. Hatch for “courtesy and respect” comes after Sen. Ted Cruz called out majority leader Mitch McConnell Friday for telling him a “flat-out lie.”

https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/625376675560300544

@jamiedupree Courtesy and respect includes honesty.

— Dan Hunt (@ramblingwreck80) July 26, 2015

https://twitter.com/MrJoshPerry/status/625376256008196096

@jamiedupree Lying to voters isn't exactly honorable. Something to ponder.

— Nancy (@FairTaxNancy001) July 26, 2015

@jamiedupree Im guessing he isnt telling McConnell to start telling the truth. No, thats not respectful.

— Matthew Brown (@cpsmdb) July 26, 2015

@jamiedupree There are some in Congress who wouldn't know honor if it walked up and slapped them in the face.

— Pam D (@lifebythecreek) July 26, 2015

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Cruz took to the floor to comment on Sen. Hatch’s call for civility.

Ted Cruz says "I entirely agree" with Hatch's call for civility.
But says "speaking the truth" is "entirely consistent with civility."

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 26, 2015

Boom.

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