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By Curt Bramble
Utah Senate Majority Leader

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly . . . ."

- Teddy Roosevelt, 1910

I would characterize the 2007 Session as rewarding, intense and productive. I appreciate the team effort between Senators, the House of Representatives, and the Governor’s Office that made this session historic. Respect and close communication work.

We started the session by establishing six major priorities (and several less public areas of focus) and we worked toward those goals all session. We met or surpassed each one and I believe that was a great service to the state.

Some of my favorite pieces of legislation:

• The tax cut package, including tax reform
• Funding education at an all time high
• The Voucher Bill
• DORA; and
• Creating Utah Valley University

To my colleagues in both chambers, let me echo President Valentine’s words:

Thank you.

Utahns will benefit from your work here for generations to come.

I salute each and every one of you for a job well done.

1 Comments:

 Marty Stephens said...

Curt,

I have talked to several people who have said that as part of the tax cut package, taxes were actually raised on everyone making more than $160,000 per year.

If that is true how much new revenue was actually raised by those who will be paying more in taxes, and was this a Republican proposal?

Other than this concern it looks like it was a very good session.

Thanks for the info.

Marty Stephens

3/03/2007 4:11 PM  

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