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Sen. Bennett urges Utah lawmakers to push back on unfunded federal mandates and take a cautious approach to health care reform
Summary
Visiting U.S. Sen. Bennett told the Utah State Senate on Jan. 19 that unfunded federal mandates strain state resources and urged lawmakers to supply evidence and advocacy; he also predicted federal health-care action but cautioned 'it's more important to do it right than it is to do it now.'
U.S. Sen. Bennett addressed the Utah State Senate on Jan. 19, urging state lawmakers to gather and send information showing the fiscal and administrative impacts of unfunded federal mandates so he and other freshman senators can press the Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington.
Bennett told the chamber that opposition to unfunded mandates is bipartisan and that a panel of senators he sat with described how mandates are "breaking the backs not only of states, but of mayors and local governments as well." He asked senators to provide "ammunition"—data and testimony—so those on relevant…
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