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Spencer Cox: “Neither President Obama nor President Trump would allow us…”

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16)

Published August 16, 2022 | Video Starts at 15:54

And it seems like I just, gosh, it's so frustrating. I believe that this is one area, but there are so many others. Immigration is another example where Utah did something very special. Now, Neither President Obama nor President Trump would allow us to implement what we did [on immigration]. but we found some great compromise around immigration. Immigration that I think could be a model for the nation. (15:54–16:00)

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Asserts that both President Obama and President Trump did not allow Utah to implement its immigration compromise.

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“We put aside about $500 million this past year, which is a record amount of funding for water conservation.”
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“All four members of the House of Representatives in Congress from the state of Utah, all four Republicans, voted to support same sex…”
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“We passed last, not this year, but the year before, was a policy change around prohibiting the procurement of hunting and fishing licenses…”
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“The announcement today will have some serious impacts, especially on the lower basin states who have over-allocated their proportion of the…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 03:54-04:04
“Many of the upper basin states, including Utah, we're under our allocation.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 04:04-04:09
“We introduced and passed 11-12 pieces of legislation specifically around water conservation and reducing the amount of water that is being…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 04:21-04:33
“We changed legislation that had been in place since Utah became a state well over 100 years ago impacting the way that we [manage water…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 04:55-04:57
“We've had some areas of the state that have seen a 25% water reduction rate.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 05:41-05:47
“We would love to build that pipeline, but we're also very practical and recognize that that's not going to do us much good with Lake Powell…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 06:23-06:36
“We measure things a little different than some other states and so those aren't apple to apple comparisons.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 07:54-08:00
“They've been implementing over the last couple years some very serious water restrictions that are cutting down significantly on the amount…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 08:04-08:15
“One of the laws we passed this last legislative session requires municipalities to be able to prove that they have the water to support the…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 08:24-08:36
“We also set aside $40 million to purchase those water rights.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 10:02-10:07
“We're also doing a significant amount of work around the stream beds to enhance and actually remove some of the invasive species.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 10:37-10:47
“We're going to see additional funding for that coming, coming in the future.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 11:17-11:21
“We passed this signature bill that did preserve and enhance the rights of faith-based institutions and believers in our state.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 14:39-14:52
“We passed this signature bill... supporting and putting in protections specifically, specifically in the areas of housing and employment…”
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“There is an effort in Arizona right now to pass something similarly.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 15:30-15:34
“There has been some proposed legislation in Congress that would do the same thing.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 15:34-15:39
“One of the reasons we're so divided is because of Roe, because we had this piece of policy and legislation that didn't come from Congress…”
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“We've actually seen that [policy] be successful.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 21:10-21:13
“We're looking at other ways where we can expand that to try to hold people more accountable for their responsibilities.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 21:12-21:19
“I'm really hoping that we will have several policy proposals that will be passed by the legislature.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 21:25-21:31
“We do care about all lives, obviously life in the womb, but especially life after birth, and the women who are far too often bearing the…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 21:30-21:45
“There are too many men that fail in their responsibility to that woman and to that child.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 22:09-22:16
“It was released, I believe, a couple days late.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 22:58-23:01
“The DOJ and the FBI have an absolute responsibility in this case, because it is so very unique, to keep us as informed as possible.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, abortion and the GOP (Full Stream 8/16) | Uploaded August 16, 2022 | 24:36-24:44
“No one can or should be above the law.”
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