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Utah’s federal delegation updates Senate on Contract with America, balanced‑budget push and federal‑state shifts
Summary
Representatives and senators from Utah visited the state Senate to outline recent federal actions (unfunded‑mandates reform, balanced‑budget amendment, line‑item veto) and urged state preparedness for devolution of programs; they emphasized health care and education as priorities.
Salt Lake City — Federal delegation members addressed the Utah Senate during a committee of the whole on Feb. 17, laying out recent federal legislative changes and urging state action to adapt to a likely shift of responsibilities from Washington.
Representative Bill Orton summarized several recent measures passed in the U.S. House, telling senators the House had acted on the Congressional Accountability Act, the Unfunded Mandates Act and the line‑item veto…
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