utah ag producers for senator orrin hatch
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8/2/2019 Utah Ag Producers for Senator Orrin Hatch
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Dear Friend:
Utah's pristine beauty sets it apart from many other states in our nation, but our vasttracts of land mean more to Utah than just a pretty view. President Obama and his land
managers in Washington want to lock up the resource-rich lands of Utah to placate the
demands of extremist environmental groups. And why wouldn't most of these bureaucrats
kowtow to such demands? After all it's not their state and their livelihood at stake.
We are writing this letter because we know that Utah lands issues cannot be a political
bargaining chip for liberals in Washington. We are writing this letter because the federal
government already owns 60 percent of our land, and there are people who would like nothing
more than to keep the public off the land by closing roads and creating restricting Wilderness
policies. We are writing this letter because, quite simply, it is imperative that we re-elect
Senator Orrin Hatch to continue his fight for our rights to use the land.
The first, and arguably most important, hurdle we face in this upcoming election
comes on March 15th. Republican neighborhood caucus meetings will be held throughout
the state on this evening. This may be our only chance to impact a very important decision.
Will we send a Senator with the experience and clout to defend our lands and resources from
out-of-state interference?
These meetings may be the most important event of this year for those of us who
depend on continued access to the public land, and it is absolutely imperative that we exercise
our civic duty and attend these meetings. If we wish to provide for ourselves and manage ourown destiny we need to be at this meeting to either run as a delegate or support a delegate
who understands the importance of sending Orrin Hatch back to Washington.
Any other candidate for this Senate seat will not have the same clout as Hatch, and they
will be an unknown quantity. How will they vote? Will they defend our lands? Even if they try,
how successful can they really be? With Hatch we know exactly what we are getting: a proven
track record and concrete action to defend our lands.
Just over a year ago the Obama administration announced the controversial Wild
Lands policy. This was a new program dreamed up behind closed doors by this President's
political appointees and their elitist environmentalist friends. They thought they had given
themselves a new tool to lock up more federal lands in the West. Fortunately for all of us, the
members of the Western Caucus fought back and killed the program. Orrin Hatch was
instrumental in this effort.
In light of this success, and his other accomplishments, Orrin Hatch was recently asked
to chair the Western Caucus Subcommittee on Public Lands. Orrin Hatch is using this position
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to draft and enact the Western Land Distribution and Regional Equalization Act as a way to give
states ownership and control of federal lands within their borders. This bill recognizes that
states can manage their land as well as, if not better than, the federal government. The Senator
is using every ounce of his experience and seniority to bring together western senators,
governors and citizen-groups with irons in the fire to fight for this cause.
This will be a win for us, a win for Utah, and a win for everyone who believes that thethfederal government has overstepped the constraints placed on it by the 10 amendment.
The rising cost of energy is one of the most important issues we face. Many people
don't realize it, but Utah has more natural gas than almost any place on earth. Orrin Hatch
believes that instead of subjugating our nation to the whims of foreign suppliers we should be
dedicated to developing the vast resources we have right here at home. He played a key role in
affecting a compromise with the BLM and the EPA that allowed for the development of 3,675
natural gas wells in Utah. Not only did this play a small part in reducing our need for foreign
energy, but it also paved the way to for the creation of more than 2,500 private-sector jobs in
the Uintah Basin. There are plenty of sources of untapped energy in our state that can foster
even more job growth and boost our energy security, and Senator Hatch is committed to thisimportant cause.
Land ownership is one of the fundamental rights of Americans. Recently it was
discovered that many homes near the Scofield Reservoir in Carbon County are on land owned
by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Imagine not being able to own the land underneath your
own home. Fortunately Orrin Hatch has introduced a bill that, when enacted, will allow for this
problem to be remedied by giving these people title to their land.
If you have any questions regarding your caucus location or how you can support Senator
Hatch in your precinct, please call Martine Smith at 801. 554.7670 or email her at
The Hatch Election Committee Office number is 801.797.8200.
We need a strong advocate for us in Washington if we are to have any hope of defending our
right to use the lands. Together let's stand with Senator Hatch to protect our prosperity and
property.
Sincerely,
Nan BunkerDeltaMillard County
Scott ChewJensen
Uintah County
Leland HoganSouth Rim
Tooele County
Rex LarsenSpanish ForkUtah County
Steve OsguthorpePark City
Summit County
Belva ParrLindon
Utah County
John ReeseKanabKane County
Ed SutherlandChester
San Pete County
Clark WillisLogan
Cache County
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