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Sen. Jake Garn and Congressman Orton address House on term limits, mandates and federal‑state relations
Summary
U.S. Sen. Jake Garn delivered farewell remarks urging stronger state and local authority and endorsing term limits; Congressman Orton followed, urging reductions in federal mandates and pledging help to identify burdensome federal requirements affecting Utah, including Medicaid pressures.
The House resolved into a Committee of the Whole to hear U.S. Senator Jake Garn, who spoke about his decision to leave the Senate after 25 years and about the broader balance between federal and state authority. "I simply really wanna spend more time with my wife and children and 10 grandchildren after 25 years in public office," Garn said, and he urged the House to preserve citizen‑legislature principles and to resist growing federal micromanagement.
Garn criticized long‑term incumbency in Washington and supported term limits and a…
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