State and National

DENVER—In response to today’s announcement that President Trump is donating his first quarter salary to the National Park Service, the Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Deputy Director Greg Zimmerman:

“President Trump and Secretary Zinke should be embarrassed by today’s publicity stunt. You can’t propose $1.6 billion in cuts to our public lands, then pretend a $78,000 donation makes it better. The White House needs to protect America’s parks and public lands, not pay lip service to them.”

March 31, 2017
 

"to elevate the condition of men--to lift artificial weights from all shoulders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all, to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance, in the race of life." --Abraham Lincoln

Chairman's Note: Fighting to Fix Your Health Care

When I was first elected to the Senate in 2010, I ran on a promise to repeal Obamacare.

When I ran for reelection last year, I again ran on a promise to repeal Obamacare.

April 3, 2017

Good morning from the nation's capital, where the IRS' top tax man still has his job under President Trump, despite GOP calls for his head. Fred Lucas looks at why. Way too much Washington was in the failed Obamacare replacement bill, Genevieve Wood says. Why is a grandmother challenging a union that represents home caregivers like herself? Kevin Mooney has the story. Plus: Ana Quintana and Gabriela Anciola on the corrupt socialism that rots Venezuela, and Kevin Dayaratna on bad data behind the Obama climate mission.

Hatch on CNN: “You’d have to look long and hard to find a better nominee for this court than Neil Gorsuch.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, joined CNN this morning to discuss the upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch, the President’s nominee for the Supreme Court.

Video: https://vimeo.com/208913603

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Utah Office for Victims of Crime Celebrates National Crime Victims Rights Week

The Utah Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) helps lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National Crime Victims Rights Week (NCVRW) each April by promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf.

Lice Clinics of America is Hunting Down Super Lice Egg

March 31, 2017

Happy Friday from Washington, where President Trump reaps the whirlwind by blaming House conservatives for the failure of Republicans' Obamacare replacement. They'll keep their promises anyway, Trump's targets tell Josh Siegel. And this isn't what draining the swamp looks like, Genevieve Wood writes. A deal repealing North Carolina's "bathroom law" raises more questions, Rachel del Guidice reports. Plus: Josh Siegel on Trump's style as commander in chief, and Sen. Chuck Grassley on Democrats and the Supreme Court. Careful: Tomorrow is April Fools' Day.