President Joe Biden is turning to a reliably Republican state – and its GOP governor – to highlight one of his key bipartisan accomplishments he’s trying to sell to voters heading into 2024
The visit to Utah, where he arrived Wednesday, caps a four-day sales pitch through the West as he seeks to convince skeptical voters of the impacts of his economic and legislative achievements. But unlike his prior two stops in Arizona and New Mexico, which are home to Democratic governors, the president is joined here in Salt Lake City by the state’s Republican governor – Spencer Cox – as he makes his case for one of those bipartisan wins.
” But their focus here in Utah is on an issue both believe to be bipartisan at its core. The president will mark one year since the PACT Act was signed into law after passing Congress on a bipartisan basis, even though no members of Utah’s congressional delegation – all Republicans – voted for the bill. Since the bill was passed, more than 4.1 million veterans have received toxic exposure screenings, with more than $1.
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