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Congressman Rob Bishop praises federalism, warns Utah to weigh federal money; highlights test range and health-care options
Summary
Congressman Rob Bishop addressed the Utah Senate, urging local control under federalism, offering qualified support for an Article V convention, declining to tell the Senate whether to expand Medicaid, and stressing the Utah Test and Training Range and Hill Air Force Base’s economic importance.
Congressman Rob Bishop told the Utah Senate that more decision-making should be made at state and local levels and defended the principle of federalism as giving people choices for themselves.
Bishop, introduced by the presiding officer as the delegation’s representative to the state, framed federalism as a practical way to return decisions to states and localities and cautioned about accepting federal money without consideration of future restrictions. "Federalism simply means people get to make choices for themselves," he said. He…
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