Key Priorities

Serving Utah’s families and taxpayers is my first responsibility and my greatest privilege.

Reducing spending , restoring the Constitution’s limits on the size of government, and balancing the federal government’s books is essential to ensuring our nation has a bright and prosperous future.

The bed rock of the nation lies with the strong foundation of family and a clear respect for life.

The Federal Government owns most of the land in Utah – making decisions without even consulting state and local officials.

Every day, families make choices about their budgets and about where to spend their money. An increasing amount of the federal budget is not subject to similar fiscal disciple.

I am deeply committed to ensuring that Americans receive the best health care available. I am committed to repealing ObamaCare.

Through our Constitution, our Founding Fathers formed a government in order to secure and protect the freedoms we cherish as Americans..

Crime has a damaging and pervasive influence on our children, our families, our communities and our nation.

The record is clear that the less Washington meddles in people’s lives through lower taxes, and less regulation the better it is for our economy, our job creators and our workers.

When it comes to educating our children, state and local governments know best.

For far too long, Washington has stalled development of our nation’s abundant energy resources.

America has long been a shining beacon of freedom around the world.

One of the most basic duties of a nation state is to protect its borders. For too long, Washington has neglected his responsibility.

What kind of America would we live in if people’s property could be stolen and there were no consequences?

It is essential that the President nominate, and the Senate confirm, only those judicial nominees who understand the difference between making and interpreting the law.

On September 11, 2001, our nation suffered the greatest attack on the homeland since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The threat posed by Islamic terrorism and the nations that support it cannot be taken lightly.

As our Constitution makes clear, American citizens have a right to keep and bear arms, plain and simple. I have long opposed any encroachment upon the Second Amendment and will oppose any future attempt to erode the rights of law-abiding gun owners.