State and National

March 22, 2017

Good morning from Washington, a day away from House Republicans' planned vote to repeal and replace Obamacare on the seventh anniversary of its passage. Melissa Quinn reports conservative lawmakers' problems with the bill amid President Trump's appeals for their support. The legislation won't do the job, health policy expert Ed Haislmaier argues. The other big story is Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's jousting with Senate Democrats, and we've got both news and commentary. Plus: Fred Lucas on Trump's other pick for judge, and Jim Phillips on taking out ISIS.

Sen. Lee Opposes House Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Tuesday after reviewing the latest version of the American Health Care Act:

Sen. Lee Opposes House Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Tuesday after reviewing the latest version of the American Health Care Act:

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Hatch Questions Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch, Recaps Day 2

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, the senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Judicary Committee, spoke on video following the second day of confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, the President’s nominee for Supreme Court of the United States.

Governor signs 47 bills

SALT LAKE CITY (Mar. 20, 2017) – Today Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed 47 additional bills from the 2017 General Legislative Session, bringing the total number of signed bills to 183.

The governor signed the following bills:

March 20, 2017

It's the first day of spring, and Senate confirmation hearings begin at 11 a.m. in Washington for Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. Our previews include Rachel del Guidice's report on four ways it could go; Kelsey Harkness' video on a former clerk's assessment of the appeals judge; and Elizabeth Slattery's analysis on what's different this time. Plus: Robert Rector on a better idea than Medicaid work requirements, and Chuck Donovan on how The New York Times misrepresented the numbers to defend Planned Parenthood.

Hatch Leads the Charge to Confirm Judge Gorsuch

Washington, D.C.—Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, who has been nominated to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.