Speeches
Floor Remarks on EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt
Feb 16, 2017
"I look forward to voting to confirm Mr. Pruitt as EPA Administrator, and I encourage my colleagues to do the same."
Conservatism for the Forgotten Man
Feb 15, 2017
"Conservatives may not support everything this coalition does. And when we don’t, we should say so. But we are a part of it now. And within it, I believe conservatives can thrive – if we do what we do best."
Utah Speaks Out About Obamacare
Jan 11, 2017
Madam President I rise today to give voice to some of my fellow Utahns who are suffering because of the health care law passed seven years ago this March.
These are not stories from wealthy Utahns who have had to pay higher taxes. Nor are these stories from low-income Utahns who already had insurance through Medicaid.
These are letters from the too often invisible victims of Obamacare: those middle class families who used to be able to afford health care when they needed it, but are now forced to pay for what often amounts to a second mortgage, for a so-called “insurance” plan that never seems to pay out because of high deductibles.
Floor Speech on Bears Ears National Monument
Jan 5, 2017
On January 20, change is coming to the White House. But until that day, it appears that President Obama will desperately cling to the status quo and continue to do what he has unfortunately done on so many occasions: abuse his executive powers to put in place unpopular policies without the cooperation of Congress and then pretend as if everyone supports him.
Examining the Competitive Impact of the AT&T-Time Warner Transaction
Dec 7, 2016
We are living in a golden age of television. One TV writer recently wrote that for “the first time I’ve beg[un] to feel like there may, in fact, be too much good TV.”[1] From Game of Thrones to House of Cards to many other programs across networks and platforms, the quantity and quality of programming content is greater than we have ever known.
