These inflexible regulations and other requirements imposed by the Federal Government often outcompete the good intentions of federal employees.
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However, Utah's most productive lands in terms of forage, production, and agricultural value happen to be owned by private individuals.
The Federal Government owns 47 percent of all the land in the western United States.
I have worked with some of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Senators Rosen and Fischer and Schatz...
They have proposed a $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend blowout, one that would increase Americans' taxes by over $2 trillion.
It would be the largest tax increase in my lifetime, and it would substantially expand the Federal Government's footprint into our homes, our businesses, and across our economy.
Now let's be clear the major winners from the Democrat's plan are special interests and beltway bureaucrats.
Before the pandemic disrupted American's work lives and social connections, tax cuts and deregulation supported a thriving economy that delivered broad benefits to families and workers.
Unfortunately, we have come here today because the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress want to squeeze the American people with higher taxes and more regulation.
For too long, the wealthy and big corporations have avoided paying their fair share.
They've proposed a 3.5 trillion dollar tax and spend blowout, one that would increase American's taxes by over 2 trillion dollars.
Unfortunately, we've come here today because the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress want to squeeze the American people with higher taxes and more regulation.
States need a change so that they can more readily address the drought issues that they face--like those that Utah faces, in particular.
The impact of the drought on my home State of Utah has been quite severe--really severe, in fact.
Unfortunately, bureaucratic federal processes often stand in the way of safe, effective, responsible drought mitigation efforts.
Everywhere I go in my state, I hear of the need for increased water storage infrastructure.
The legislation introduces needed coordination requirements to efficiently deploy broadband infrastructure on Federal lands and reach unserved communities like those I represent.
In this day and age for a nation to be carrying out genocide is really inexplicable.