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Congressman Chris Stewart urges Utah lawmakers to partner on federal priorities, stresses local consent on land issues
Summary
Congressman Chris Stewart addressed the Utah House on Jan. 28, 2015, outlining federal priorities — deficit reduction, regulatory rollbacks, appropriations influence and land-management goals — and told members he would not support military- or land-related expansions without local input.
Congressman Chris Stewart addressed the Utah House of Representatives on Jan. 28, 2015, praising state leadership, outlining federal priorities and asking for cooperation from state lawmakers. He described his experience in Congress and highlighted appropriations and intelligence committee roles he said position him to deliver benefits to Utah.
Stewart opened by noting the difficulty of serving in Congress and shared a personal flying anecdote to illustrate the unpredictability of the job. He cited a figure of "396" bills that he said Republicans had passed in the prior Congress but that had not advanced in the Senate, and he credited recent changes in Washington with providing new opportunities to…
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