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Deseret News: Members of Utah's congressional delegation call for response to Syrian attack

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SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's all-Republican congressional delegation called Monday for a U.S. response to the apparent chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians as President Donald Trump was weighing his options. “This chemical attack is just the latest example of the barbarism and cruelty of the Assad regime," Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said of the attack Saturday…

Moab Times: D.C. talks involve public lands, tailings

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By: Rose Egelhoff Grand County Council Chair Mary McGann, County Council Member Curtis Wells, Moab City Council Member Tawny Knuteson-Boyd and UMTRA steering committee member Joette Langianese all recently returned from a trip to Washington, DC where they advocated for the county and city’s interests. McGann, Knuteson-Boyd and Langianese went to advocate for full funding for the…

Salt Lake Tribune: Sen. Orrin Hatch is the sole Utahn in Congress who voted for the omnibus spending bill that just passed

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By: Thomas Burr, Salt Lake Tribune Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch was the only member of Utah’s federal delegation on Thursday to back the massive, $1.3 trillion spending bill that includes more money for the Defense Department, a school safety initiative and partial funding for a new wall at the U.S.-Mexican border. The measure cleared the Senate early Friday morning and…

Utah Freshman Is Already Making His Mark

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Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis has only been in Congress four months, but already one of his bills is poised to become law. The House today will vote on legislation the former mayor of Provo, Utah, introduced late last year to help save four species of endangered fish out West (E&E Daily, Dec. 4, 2017). It's one of three bills that Curtis, a quietly productive presence around the…

Deseret News: Rep. Curtis sets a good example of listening

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For the second time since the special election in Utah's 3rd Congressional District, I attended a public town hall meeting held by Rep. John Curtis. It was the 14th such town hall that Rep. Curtis has held since taking office just a few months ago, and he has two more events scheduled on the day I write this. In both meetings I attended, the attendees asked insightful and often tough…

Rep. Curtis Speaks on the Medical Device Tax

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the burdensome medical device tax. Originally passed as part of Obamacare, this terrible tax places a costly 2.3% sales tax on manufacturers of medical devices. Although Congress successfully suspended the tax, it unfortunately went back into effect on January 1, 2018, and is beginning to derail much of the progress we have made to foster job…

Sizing Them Up: Utah Rep, Not Trump Or Obama, Meets Navajo Needs on Bears Ears

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Among land management issues in the American West, Bears Ears National Monument pushed to the forefront of public attention Native Americans’s land issues. President Trump’s downsizing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah forced out many opinions on why Bears Ears should or shouldn’t be a monument. One thing we all can…

Curtis Casts his Vote for Tax Reform and Orrin Hatch is Utahn of the Year

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Curtis casts his vote for tax reform and Orrin Hatch is Utahn of the Year Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, and on The Left by Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. They discuss the passage of the GOP tax bill (and signing into law by Pres. Donald Trump); the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program; and The Salt Lake Tribune’s naming…

Rep. Curtis Reflects On His First Weeks In Congress

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Rep. Curtis reflects on his first weeks in Congress PROVO, Utah (News4Utah) - Unlike most of his colleagues, Congressman John Curtis (R-Dist.3) has had to hit the ground running his first five weeks in office. While he adjusts to the new ways of Washington D.C, he's also having to gear up for major legislation, and another run for his seat in 2018. Newly elected…