Dan Liljenquist in 2012 Utah Senate Debates
On Health Care:
No 5-year wait for child health insurance for immigrants
Hatch accused Liljenquist of voting to expand child health insurance programs when he was a state senator."That is simply not true," Liljenquist said.
"Well, of course, it's true," Hatch responded.
"The vote I took in the Legislature removed a
five-year waiting period for legal immigrants--LEGAL immigrants--to qualify for these programs. That's all I did," Liljenquist said.
"That's an expansion," Hatch said.
"That was not an expansion," Liljenquist said.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune on 2012 Utah Senate debates
Jun 16, 2012
On Principles & Values:
Holds "debate" against opponent's video clips
In the absence of any televised debates, Republican senate candidate Dan Liljenquist did what he could. He held a decidedly "one-sided" debate against Utah's senior senator, Orrin Hatch.For an hour, Liljenquist debated short video clips of past
statements Hatch has made on various topics. He pledged to only serve 3 terms. Liljenquist denounced the federal government's role in education. His supporters roared with applause at his responses, booing Hatch's statements made over the years.
Source: Fox 13 Now on 2012 Utah Senate debates
Jun 7, 2012
On Budget & Economy:
TARP (bank bailout) was wasteful spending
Liljenquist reminded those in attendance that Hatch voted for TARP, the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and many other areas of wasteful spending.Liljenquist said that he is trying to help the citizens of Utah to know the differences between himself
and Senator Hatch and that he challenged Senator Hatch to eight televised debates. Hatch informed Liljenquist that he didn't have time for that.
Source: StGeorgeUtah.com on 2012 Utah Senate debate
May 20, 2012
On Environment:
States' right to control public land
While in St. George the would-be U.S. senator for Utah talked a lot about the state's rights. He said that he supported Utah's efforts to gain control of the public land. When asked about the Lake Powell pipeline he said that as a U.S. Senator he would
fight to keep the federal government out of the argument. He said that it is a local issue and that the federal government should let us figure it out and do whatever is best for us.
Source: StGeorgeUtah.com on 2012 Utah Senate debate
May 20, 2012
On Government Reform:
Congress should pass regulations, not executive agencies
Liljenquist spent time talking about how Congress has slowly delegated more and more authority to the president and several different bodies who now write and put into law, through regulation and executive order, most of the new laws in our country.
He talked about how the Founding Fathers didn't mean for it to be this way and said that he would push to change it so that the regulations, even if they are put together by other organizations, would have to be passed by Congress.
Source: StGeorgeUtah.com on 2012 Utah Senate debate
May 20, 2012
On Government Reform:
Sprinklers in every house are out-of-hand regulation
Liljenquist gave an example of a regulatory body that got out of hand when he was in the state Senate. Someone noted that the newest edition of the state building code was going to require that every house have sprinklers installed in the ceiling to put
out fires. Liljenquist then said that in his own house, with his own family, that would lead to sprinklers going off frequently as he has six kids and it is common to have someone burn a bag of popcorn in the microwave and set off the smoke alarm.
Source: StGeorgeUtah.com on 2012 Utah Senate debate
May 20, 2012
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