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As outdoor companies take a stand, pressure grows for Utah politicians to make a U-turn on public lands

Feb 10, 2017

By Center for Western Priorities

It’s been a rough week for politicians in Utah.

Congressman Jason Chaffetz faced a hostile crowd at a town hall meeting in his district Thursday night. An overflow crowd demanded answers on everything from public lands and the new Bears Ears National Monument to whether, as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, he intends to perform any oversight of the Trump White House.

The evening was overshadowed with a mic drop moment from a ten-year-old girl who asked Chaffetz simply, “Do you believe in science? Because I do.”