POLITICS + GOVERNMENT
Most of Utah’s congressional delegation voted no on spending bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Orrin Hatch was the only one of Utah’s congressional delegation to vote yes on the 1.3 trillion dollar omnibus spending bill late Thursday night.
It’s because it includes his STOP School Violence Act, which was backed by the families of 13 Parkland victims.
It calls for mandating more training for law enforcement as well as schools to spot warning signs.
BREAKING: the #STOPSchoolViolenceAct has passed in the Senate and is heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law. https://t.co/SoaxYbQ5V9 #utpol
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) March 23, 2018
The rest of Utah’s delegation voted no on the overall bill.
Senator Mike Lee did not like the last-minute disclosures and increased spending.
A small group of congressional leaders have negotiated a 2,232 page, $1.3 trillion bill to fund the government completely behind closed doors, giving Congress less than 48 hours to review it. I will absolutely be voting no. https://t.co/HwBbfl3J87
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 22, 2018
Representative Chris Stewart said he it was too long too late for him to review it; Representatives Mia Love and John Curtis said the bill made no effort to rein in government spending.
My statement on today’s omnibus spending bill vote: #utpol pic.twitter.com/q2WiRKxquD
— Rep. Mia Love (@RepMiaLove) March 22, 2018
Voted against the $1.7 trillion #omnibus. It was over 2,200 pages and I was only given 15 hours to review it. We have a broken budget process and it absolutely needs reform.
— Rep. Chris Stewart (@RepChrisStewart) March 22, 2018
Representative Rob Bishop says it did not go far enough on forest policy to prevent wildfires.