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This Longtime IHOP Owner Sold His 16 Restaurants Because of Obamacare

News: When the Affordable Care Act became law on March 23, 2010, Scott Womack worried how it would impact his business. Five years later, he tells The Daily Signal about the consequences of Obamacare.

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Gov. Herbert signs 36 bills

SALT LAKE CITY (March 20, 2015) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed 36 bills today. To date the governor has signed a total of 47 bills passed during the 2015 Legislative session. The governor signed the following 2015 bills:

HB 20  Jury Duty Amendments Sign, Rep. Hall

Governor Gary Herbert’s Schedule

March 23, 2015 - March 28, 2015

**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**

Media representatives are welcome at events designated with “Media Access”

Monday, March 23

No public events

Tuesday, March 24

9:00 a.m. Education Excellence

Location: Capitol Board Room

5:00 p.m. Champions Shootout

Location: Huntsman Center

Feds mandate one-size-fits-all rules on Hydraulic Fracturing
 

SALT LAKE CITY (March 20, 2015) – With today’s announcement, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has ignored Utah’s successful model and chosen to embrace a one-size-fits-all approach for regulating hydraulic fracturing that reduces the ability of states to respond to local needs. This federally-led regulatory approach increases costs and delays for industry and may threaten Utah’s proven ability to effectively regulate oil and gas production in Utah.   

The Debate Over How to Pay Medicare Doctors, Explained in 75 Seconds

News: The proposal is pitting conservative lawmakers against their Republican and Democratic colleagues. The Daily Signal's video helps you understand what's at stake.

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Hatch Presses Democrats on Trafficking Filibuster

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, senior Republican in the United States Senate, spoke on the Senate Floor for a third time on Thursday and urged Democrats to abandon their filibuster of the Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Act.

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Finance Chairman Hatch Holds Hearings on Obamacare at Five Years

WASHINGTON – Five years after the President’s signature domestic policy was signed into law, taxpayers have been left on the hook for billions of dollars that were doled out for Obamacare to states, corporations, and contractors with limited to no accountability. Here’s a look at five major misuses of taxpayer funds:

1.     Failed State Exchanges

Exclusive: Senator Aims to Use Budget Process to End Operation Choke Point

News: The Daily Signal has learned Sen. Mike Crapo will offer an amendment to the Senate's budget proposal that would defund the Justice Department's controversial program.

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Hatch Praises Utah Child Advocacy Expert Ahead of Congressional Testimony

Washington, D.C.— Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, senior Republican in the United States Senate and lead sponsor of the Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act, praised Utahn Paul G. Cassell, the Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor at the S.J.Quinney College of Law, ahead of his testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. 

Hatch Speaks on Patent Troll Priorities in Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

Washington, D.C.— Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the longest serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Republican High-Tech Task Force, issued the following statement after laying out his priorities for patent troll legislation in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.