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U.S. Senators Bennet and Hatch brief Utah House on healthcare, immigration and surveillance
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U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Orrin Hatch addressed the Utah House on Feb. 19, urging bipartisan federal fixes for healthcare and updated intelligence authorities while answering representatives’ questions about Medicaid flexibility, border funding and Internet privacy.
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Orrin Hatch visited the Utah House on Feb. 19 to report on federal priorities and take questions from state representatives.
Senator Michael Bennet opened by urging bipartisan work on healthcare, describing the Wyden-Bennet Healthy Americans Act as a rare bipartisan Senate effort and saying the federal tax code needs changes to detach coverage from employment. He told the chamber that the plan has "12 cosponsors, 6 Republicans and 6 Democrats," and said he and Senator Ron Wyden had joined forces to show a bipartisan path. On the limits of state action, Bennet said "the state cannot solve a problem it did not create" and urged federal tax changes to…
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