![]() ![]() I will endorse the president’s policies that support those interests. If you elect me your senator, I will fight with vigor for the interests of our state and nation. I sometimes wonder which has the more lasting effect, policy or character? I hope for both. Just as important, the president of the United States shapes the character of our country Presidents Washington, Adams, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Reagan and Bush all impacted the character of who we are as a people. I know that any criticism may lessen the president’s flexibility to enact policy with which I agree, but that end does not justify my silence in the face of things that matter.Ī critical part of being president is shaping domestic and foreign policy. Martin Luther King noted, “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” I appreciate the argument made by those who believe we should stay silent, but I cannot subscribe to it. I believe that when you are known as a member of a “team,” and the captain says or does something you feel is morally wrong, if you stay silent you tacitly assent to the captain’s posture.ĭr. People ask me why I feel compelled to express my disagreements with the president. I do not make this a daily commentary I express contrary views only when I believe it is a matter of substantial significance. I have and will continue to speak out when the president says or does something which is divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions. ![]() I agree, however, with narrower penalties levied on companies or nations that employ unfair trade practices, such as China. I also oppose broad-based tariffs, such as those proposed on steel and aluminum, particularly when they are imposed on our allies. In addition, I am pleased that he backed away from imposing a 35 percent tariff on all foreign goods.īut I have openly expressed my disagreement with certain of the administration decisions such as the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) I want more markets open for Utah and American goods. ![]() I have noted, the first year of his administration has exceeded my expectations he made our corporate tax code globally competitive, worked to reduce unnecessary regulations and restored multiple use on Utah public land. I will support the president’s policies when I believe they are in the best interest of Utah and the nation. So in order to achieve Republican policy aims, solid Republicans should stand with the president 100 percent, or at least stay silent when in disagreement. ![]() The argument for this position is that you pick a team, so to speak, and when the leader of the team is criticized, his or her power to act is weakened and the opposition helped. It means refraining from criticizing anything the president says or does. On one hand there are those who believe supporting the Trump agenda means supporting every policy the president proposes, whether or not they actually agree with that policy. That difference, I believe, is a defining choice for Republicans. I’ve learned this means different things to different people. One of the questions I am asked frequently on the campaign trail is whether as Senator I will support the Trump agenda. ![]()
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