Show Congressman Cook Speaks to Students and Staff By Angelique Pollard Contributing Writer Congressman Merrill Cook told a group of students and faculty he was delighted that the present Congress is working on a better tax structure Cook who spoke at the College Center Oct 14 said the present structure adds layers of complexity to the tax code With this complexity ty it is difficult for people to file taxes Cook noted that starting in Spring the local congressmen will be holding holding holding hold hold- ing seminars in order to get public input on how the tax system for our country should be changed These seminars will bring other congressmen congress congress- men like Newt Gingrich to Utah Cook said A goal of the Congress is to regain the peoples' peoples trust in the US U.S. government It is up to the American people to send messages loud and clear to Congress and once they get those messages they will begin to see a change A question was posed by a student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent about Cooks Cook's bill in Congress opposing nuclear waste storage on the Reservation Cook said I stand arm in arm with Governor Leavitt on this bill I would like to avoid a confrontation with but at the same time I dont don't want to endanger the one million million million mil mil- lion people along the Wasatch Front Cook added there is a hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing scheduled at the thc U of U for Nov 20 Cook was presented a certificate naming him an honorary member of Student Senate |