Take 2 Podcast

Heidi Hatch

Maura Carabello Exoro Group

Rep. Jeff Stenquist

Continuing resolution vote in congress or government shut down?

Plan B failed in the House Thursday night with Curtis and Moore voting No.

Lee said he would vote no if debt ceiling is removed without spending reforms

Trump and Vance call for getting rid of the debt ceiling

Lee Introduces America First Act to Remove Federal Benefits from Illegal Immigrants

Utah’s governor doubles down on support for Trump mass deportations

Utah’s Delegation gets 3 bills through Congress before the end of the year

Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

Expands the Central Utah Project Completion Act’s water conservation program to include the entire Great Salt Lake drainage basin.

The legislation unlocks tens of millions of dollars in unexpended budget authority to be used for conservation efforts critical to restoring the lake’s declining water levels.  

Mountain View Corridor Completion Act

Transfers over 200 acres of federally owned land to the State of Utah to enable the completion of the Mountain View Corridor, a vital highway project near Camp Williams.

Utah State Parks Adjustment Act

Transfers parcels of federally owned land adjacent to Antelope Island, Fremont Indian, and Wasatch Mountain State Parks to the State of Utah.

These adjustments will consolidate ownership, streamline land management, and enhance public access to these popular destinations.  

President Biden calls for gun control after school shooting, but no such call after United CEO shot and killed with ghost gun

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Government shutdown looming with new 1,547-page budget bill

Plan B CR backed by Trump

Trump backs raising debt Ceiling, Lee will not unless reforms are made

 Lee Introduces America First Act to Remove Federal Benefits from Illegal Immigrants

President Trump’s Cabinet Picks

 Utah Centric Bills headed to the President’s Desk

 Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

 Mountain View Corridor Completion Act

           Utah State Parks Adjustment Act

 Two Utah Bills that have passed the Senate and are headed to the House

 S.2151 - Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act

S. 5000 – Addressing Glen Canyon Dam Hydropower and Environmental Impacts

 National Guard Funding for states

Wall Street Journal reaction, “How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge”

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Heidi Hatch

Maura Carabello Exoro Group

Rep. Mike Schultz Utah House Speaker 

• Mike and Maura make good on their Presidential Election bet with a MAGA hat, and bedazzled Jewels.

Trump won, so Carabello had to wear a MAGA hat for the day, with Schultz refusing to offer clemency during her meetings at the Utah State Capitol

• Alliance for a Better Utah files a campaign finance complaint against Stuart Adams.
• Utah legislative Election Audit
• Speaker Schultz questions future of vote by mail following legislative audit reports
• House Speaker Mike Schultz gave $120,000 to Preserving Utah Values PAC
• Women’s SLC Republican drama with leadership election: https://x.com/highergroundUT/status/1867289487858102612
• Salt Lake City and Millers reach MLB deal before losing control
• Trump is TIME’s Person of the year
• Biden Commutes record 1500 sentences
• Trump saying he will pardon Jan 6th defendants
• Trump wants to end Birthright citizenship – Mike Lee agrees

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Take 2 Podcast

Heidi Hatch

Maura Carabello Exoro Group

Rob Axson Utah Gop Chair

• Governor Cox lays out his budget proposal “Where we’ve been and where we’re going”

$1,000 in tax relief to 150,000 Utahns receiving Social Security benefits

Open to reducing income tax

Higher Education changes

Nuclear power $20 million

• Governor Cox Will help Trump with deportations

• Biden Pardon’s son Hunter Biden 

• Blake Moore DOGE Caucus Co-chair

• Mitt Romney gave his farewell address to the Senate: What will his legacy be

• Blake Moore DOGE Caucus Co-chair

• Senator Mike lee on Pete Hegseth nomination

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Heidi Hatch

Maura Carabello, Exoro Group

Rep. Ryan Wilcox Utah Legislator

• Trump Cabinet Picks the good, the bad and the MAHA
• Utah Elections wrap up: Flipped Legislative seats
• Utah’s vote counting, is it too slow?
• The winning Utah candidate for Wasatch School Board disqualified 9 days after election
• Phil Lyman keeps court filings going – after filing 501C4
• USU Joins lawsuit filed by women’s volleyball captain against the Mountain West Conf.
• Big news for Utah: Mike Lee to head Senate energy, natural resources committee
• Utah Legislative Session 60 days away
• Bills focusing on child abuse: Ritualistic sex abuse bill and False Child abuse claims charges
• Legislative work on school security
• Utah police move to encrypt their radio from public scanners: Is this good for transparency?

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Heidi Hatch

Speaker Mike Schultz -home from celebrating at Mara Lago

Maura Carabello Exoro Group

WINNERS AND LOSERS 2024

• Red Wave sweeps the Country

• Exit polls show Mormons vote 64% for Trump

• Trump support among Hispanic voters and young men up

• Utahns who might serve in Trump cabinet

• Abortion measures passed in 7 states expanding access

• Long lines across Utah on election Night -turnout at 73%

• Utah Congressional Races- clean sweep for Republicans

• Utah Governor’s Race

• Salt Lake County Council races undecided

• Utah’s Constitutional Amendments Pass by large margins

• Salt Lake county Jail Bond is currently failing

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Heidi Hatch

Maura Carabello Exoro Group

Rob Axson Utah GOP Chair

• Utah Voter turnout
• New Gubernatorial Poll
• Phil Lyman using video of Cox to “prove” why he should be on the November ballot- we add context and State law which Trumps private party rules
• https://x.com/phil_lyman/status/1851783821076632025
• Utah’s 2014 County My Vote Law: Dual path to the ballot and Utah primaries https://countmyvoteutah.org/overview
• Utah County Attorney’s office investigating Utah County Clerk
• Atlas polls most accurate in 2020 presidential race out with latest swing state poll
• Will Outreach to LDS voters in Nevada and Arizona help either campaign?
• Political “Garbage” drama in final days of Presidential election

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Democrat Bill Campbell, running for Utah Congressional District 1 joined KUTV’s Heidi Hatch October 28th to discuss issues important to Utah voters.

Campbell has run for office before, but as a Republican. Campbell is a CPA, with a master’s degree in business administration from Utah State University.

• Economy
• Inflation
• Continuing resolution
• Energy
• Social Security
• Immigration
• Ukraine/Israel Funding

Candidates:

• Republican Blake Moore https://blakemoore.house.gov/
• Democrat Bill Campbell https://www.bill4u.org/meetbill
• Libertarian Daniel Cottam

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Take 2 Podcast 10/24

Heidi Hatch

Maura Carabello Exoro Group

Rep. Tyler Clancy

• Rich Lyman drops out of Governor’s Race, retains and attorney after Phil Lyman sues him
• Utah Voter Turnout 16% statewide
• Republican Early Voter turnout for Republicans up in Battleground States
• You can now get text updates to track your ballot
• Washington County making an effort to make sure ballots are postmarked properly
• New Poll numbers looking at Utah voters, Governor Cox approval
• 51% of voters polled believe Utah is headed in the wrong direction
• October Surprises
• US Senate/US House could make history and flip control
• What’s old is new again in Utah: New Homeless 1,200 bed homeless center in the works after Rio Grande shut down

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Congressman Blake Moore currently representing Utah’s CD1 is the incumbent and Republican candidate. Moore has served the 1st District since 2021; he is currently the Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference.

Heidi Hatch interviewed the Congressman and candidate on October 23, 2024.

• Economy
• Continuing resolution
• Social Security
• Debt: $35 trillion
• Immigration
• Ukraine/Israel Funding

Republican Blake Moore https://blakemoore.house.gov/

Democrat Bill Campbell will join Heidi Hatch for an interview October 28, 2024 https://www.bill4u.org/meetbill

Libertarian Daniel Cottam

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