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Letter: Burgess Owens orders his priorities poorly

(Screengrab via Grabien) Republican Burgess Owens appears on Lou Dobbs Tonight on Nov. 17, 2020.

(Screengrab via Grabien) Republican Burgess Owens appears on Lou Dobbs Tonight on Nov. 17, 2020.

Utah’s newly elected 4th District representative, Burgess Owens, has chosen as his first priority in office to join the attempt to overturn the presidential election by manipulating the Electoral College.

I am curious as to why he chooses to spend his time, energy and taxpayer money in this meaningless exercise when there are so many pressing national issues such as an out-of-control pandemic, foreign espionage attacks on our nation’s computer networks, a crushing national debt, and a medical system that eats up a higher and higher percentage of our GNP while leaving almost 30 million without medical care.

If this is an indication of how he orders his priorities as an elected official of the people, then Utah is very poorly represented.

Roger Harrie, Salt Lake City

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