President Joe Biden expressed his sorrow over the death of former Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah who had served 42 years in Congress.

“Jill and I and the entire Biden family are saddened to learn of the passing of Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Senator in Utah’s history, and the longest-serving Republican Senator in our nation’s history,” Biden said in a statement Sunday afternoon. Hatch, who died at the age of 88 on Saturday, was described as a “fighter” who had both a soft and tough side.