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Weber Area Council of Governments

Notice Date & Time: 12/7/15 4:30 PM

Description/Agenda:

MEETING NOTICE
OF THE
WEBER AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Weber Area Council of Governments will hold a regular meeting in the Break Out Room #105 of the Weber Center, 2380 Washington Blvd, Ogden, Utah, commencing at 4:30pm on Monday, December 7, 2015.

December 04, 2015
 

"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: Sending Obamacare Repeal to

President's Desk

House Sends Hatch-Coauthored Climate Rule Repeal to President’s Desk

Washington—As President Obama works toward a new international climate pact that will hurt Utah families, the House agreed to two bipartisan resolutions to roll back the EPA’s Clean Power Plan rules. The resolutions, cosponsored by Senator Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the Senate, express disapproval of the President’s radical environmental agenda:

Hatch: Highway Deal a “Watershed Moment” for Utah Commuters, Businesses

Utah Senator: “We’ve heard time and again that a long-term highway bill would only be possible if we included a big tax increase. Yet we’ve been able to defy the odds and provide much-needed funding for America’s bridges, highways, and roads for the next five years.”

Click here to watch

The Failed Policy and Cynical Process of the Highway Bill

Lee, Klobuchar Announce Hearing Date for SABMiller Acquisition by Anheuser-Busch Inbev

A Second Start for Head Start

By Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-second-start-for-head-start/article/2576581

Dec. 1, 2015

Greetings from Washington, where Josh Siegel lays out a Senate plan to end expanded Medicaid under Obamacare. One Heritage Foundation economist exposes the cold cash in Obama's climate change agenda in Paris, while another shows why conservatives won't like public education revisions. Speaking of waste, a U.S. senator blows the whistle on 100 examples. And investigative reporter Kevin Mooney has the lowdown on a 'public interest' nonprofit that boosts liberal causes.

Lee Applauds Implementation of the USA Freedom Act

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement today, commending the end of the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ personal data.

Click here to watch Senator Lee’s interview with Neil Cavuto. 

Lee Calls on President Obama to Submit Paris Climate Agreement to Senate

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement today in reaction to the beginning of the United Nations climate conference in Paris.