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Congressman Chaffetz warns Utah senators about federal debt, urges local engagement on public lands
Summary
Congressman Chaffetz told the Utah Senate on Jan. 30, 2013, that federal fiscal discipline is his top concern, warned of large daily interest costs and urged county-level involvement on public-lands policy while answering senators’ questions about sequestration and federal funding.
Congressman Chaffetz told the Utah State Senate on Jan. 30 that the absence of fiscal discipline in Washington, D.C., remains his “number 1 concern.” Speaking in a Committee of the Whole, he cited the national debt and rising interest costs as drivers that make difficult spending choices unavoidable.
“Not a single person in the House or Senate, Republican or Democrat, has ever voted in favor of a positive budget in the last two years,” Chaffetz said, describing what he called a broken process and noting that…
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