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Sen. Hatch urges bipartisan action on tobacco settlement funding and federal transportation for Utah
Summary
Visiting U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch told the Utah Senate he supports a national tobacco settlement approach that funds cessation, farmer assistance and state block grants, and he urged bipartisan work to secure federal transportation funding ahead of the 2002 Olympics.
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch met with the Utah Senate Feb. 13 for a wide-ranging question-and-answer session, urging bipartisan cooperation to pass tobacco legislation and discussing federal transportation funding tied to the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Hatch said his plan would direct substantial funds toward smoking-prevention programs, farmer transition assistance and biomedical research, and would send block grants to states…
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