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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee speaks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee speaks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.

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