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Sen. Orrin Hatch urges Utah lawmakers to press federal governments on public lands, health care and defense
Summary
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch addressed the Utah House, urging coordination on returning public lands to state control, criticizing aspects of federal health reform and promising to defend Hill Air Force Base; he took questions on strategy and intergovernmental coordination.
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke at the Utah House Committee of the Whole, framing federal-state relations as central to Utah policy and urging lawmakers to press for a political solution to return public lands to state control.
Hatch, who said he had been named chair of a subcommittee on federal lands by the Western Caucus, called for unified state legislative action and coordination with the congressional delegation. “We have to stay vigilant on it,” he said, urging a bipartisan approach to win broader support. He described…
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