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The term “uniparty” is used by some Republicans to imply Democrats and Republicans are working together and against the interests of the American people.

Sen. Mike Lee told the Deseret News he uses the word most frequently in the context of spending bills, including the most recent $95 billion foreign aid supplemental package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Typically, these bills, largely unvetted by the public and lawmakers, are introduced on the House floor, and “this almost mysterious force, steps in and unifies enough members of both houses and local political parties to support them,” he said.

“I heard someone say that sometimes the battle really isn’t about left versus right, about liberal versus conservative, about Democrats versus Republicans. Sometimes the battle was about Washington, D.C., versus everyone else,” he said.

Read more about Lee’s thoughts on the “uniparty” phenomenon.

Utah GOP Senate candidates want Trump tax cuts extended

The four Republican U.S. Senate candidates on the June primary ballot all agreed during a panel discussion Friday that former President Donald Trump’s nearly $4 trillion tax cuts should not be allowed to expire next year.

Appearing together at the Utah Taxpayers Association’s annual “Taxes Now” conference, Congressman John Curtis, former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, businessman Jason Walton and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs were united in their support for extending the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.

Throughout what was billed as a lunch hour forum on the expiration of the tax cut passed by Congress in 2017, the contenders still in the race for the seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Mitt Romney after last month’s state Republican Party convention vote, largely remained agreeable even as they attempted to highlight their differences.

Read more about the four Republicans seeking to replace Romney and how they propose to extend tax cuts.

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