Sen. Orrin Hatch said on Saturday he supports Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican White House nomination in 2012.
Romney has close ties to Utah and helmed the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City prior to winning the governor’s office in Massachusetts.
Hatch highlighted Romney’s business background as one of the reasons he is supporting his campaign.
"He’s the one guy who can pull us out of this mess," Hatch said during an appearance at a Republican fundraiser in the Snyderville Basin. "I know he can do it better than anyone else."