Source: Good 4 Utah President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that reviews enforcement of the law that gives him power to designate lands as national monuments. The Federal Antiquities Act of 1906 gave the president of the United State the power set aside land for federal protection. The order, which Trump signed at
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he may step down early from his House seat, leaving a vacancy that would be filled by a special election that is fuzzy under current state law. “I might depart early,” Chaffetz told The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday. “It very well might happen.” If he
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 20, 2017 CONTACT: Chase Thomas | Alliance for a Better Utah | chase@betterutah.org – – – – – – SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE NEEDED FOR SPECIAL ELECTION – – – – – – Salt Lake City, UT – Following the news that Congressman Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) will not
Source: Deseret News and KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, confirmed Thursday he may step down before the end of his term, sending state officials scrambling to get a process in place for a potential special election to fill his 3rd District seat in Congress. “My future plans are not yet finalized,
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Jason Chaffetz faced a torrential backlash Tuesday about the way he framed the difficult decisions poorer Americans may have to make when it comes to their insurance under a new Republican plan to slim down Obamacare. “Americans have choices, and they’ve got to make a choice. So rather than
Source: Yahoo! News Chaffetz also appeared on Fox News Tuesday, where he sought to clarify his iPhone remark. “What we’re trying to say and maybe I didn’t say it as smoothly as I possibly could, but people need to make a conscious choice and I believe in self-reliance,” he said. “And they’re going to have
Salt Lake City, UT – The Alliance for a Better Utah responded to comments Representative Jason Chaffetz made during a CNN interview this morning while talking about Republicans’ current plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. When asked whether the new plan will leave low-income Americans uninsured, Rep. Chaffetz said these people would have to
Salt Lake City, UT – Local government watchdog group, the Alliance for a Better Utah, is challenging Representative Jason Chaffetz for his selective use of power as Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. As reported in the New York Times, Representative Chaffetz sent a letter threatening to investigate the Office of Government
Source: Deseret News and KSL.com Rep. Jason Chaffetz drew criticism Friday for going after the federal ethics official who spoke out against President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of potential conflicts of interest. Several government watchdog groups and congressional Democrats said the Utah Republican, who is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, should stay
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Jason Chaffetz has repeatedly brushed off calls to probe Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest, and now he’s threatened to investigate — and possibly subpoena — a federal ethics official who has criticized the president-elect. Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to Walter Shaub Jr., director
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