February 12, 2016
 

"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: Congress Should Decide Any Changes to Selective Service

New Report Reveals 100 Years of Fearmongering Over National Parks and Monuments

FROM YELLOWSTONE TO THE CALIFORNIA DESERT, ANTI-PARK POLITICIANS ARE PROVEN WRONG TIME AND AGAIN

Gov. Herbert signs first bill of the legislative session

SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 12, 2016) – Gov. Herbert has signed the first bill of the 2016 legislative session. He has taken action on two bills:

HB 60 Class B and Class C Road Fund Amendments, Rep. Johnny Anderson

STATEMENT on FBI Arrest of Cliven Bundy and the Resolution of the Malheur Refuge Standoff

DENVER—The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement on the arrest of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the end of the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge:

Executive Director Jennifer Rokala:

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR LOVE UT GIVE UT

Love UT Give UT aims to raise $1.6 million for Utah nonprofits and schools

on the state’s fourth annual 24-hour day of giving on March 31, 2016

.S. Supreme Court Halts EPA’s Unlawful Power Plan

State of Utah Statement on SCOTUS Stay of CPP

SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 10, 2016) – The state of Utah is pleased that the United States Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “111(d)” regulation, a landmark carbon rule for power plants. The Supreme Court’s order prohibits the EPA from implementing the rule until the states’ legal challenge is resolved by the courts.

Hatch-Whitehouse Bill to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse Advances in the Senate

Senator Hatch Applauds Supreme Court’s Stay of EPA “Clean Power Plan"

Washington, D.C.—Responding to the Supreme Court’s issuance of a stay on the EPA’s heavy-handed regulations on coal-fired power plants, Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, applauded the decision.

Rare Disease Caucus Co-Chair Hatch Speaks on Targeted Therapies After Committee Passage

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, and Senate co-chair of the Congressional Rare Disease Caucus spoke about the Advancing Targeted Therapies for Rare Diseases Act after it passed out of committee.

(Via YouTube)

Mens Rea: Missing the Most Important Piece of Criminal Justice Reform

By Orrin Hatch

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