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4:11 pm
Wed February 20, 2013

Senator Hatch Brings "Unhappy News" to House Chamber

Credit Bob Nelson
Senator Orrin Hatch in Utah House Chamber

Utah Senator Orrin Hatch visited state representatives in the House Wednesday to deliver what he called unhappy news. He says the Sequester, the automatic across-the-board spending cuts, will happen and it will be a difficult thing, especially for civilian employees at Hill Air Force Base.

”and it’s certainly going to hit a lot of small contractors and it’s also going to hit our workforce up there, is about two thirds civilian. So if you can imagine we’ve got to be prepared for whatever comes,”says Hatch. 

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