WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and nine other Republican members of the United States Senate sent a letter to President Biden urging him to reverse course and keep the Title 42 removal authority in place. Title 42 is set to expire on May 11. The letter was also signed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Republica  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Barrasso led six of their Senate colleagues from Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah on a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in support of the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub LLC's (WIH2) application for a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-established grant program at the Department's Office of Clean Energy Demonstration. WI  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Environmental, Social, and Governance Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General" at 10 a.m. on May 10, 2023, at 2154 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses and testimonies: * Sean Reyes, Attorney General, Utah * Steve Marshall, Attorney General, Alabama * * * Original text here: https://oversight.house.gov/hea  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced a $60,000,000 award from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the original UTA Light Rail Vehicles (LRV). Replacement LRVs are low-floor cars that significantly improve accessibility and safety for all passengers. The proposed replacement will provide twenty-five-plus years of additional system life, which is critical to meeting increased transit de  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation to allow Americans to use 529 education savings accounts for skills training, credentialing, and certification programs. Current law only permits workers and families to use 529 accounts to pay for college, university, and vocational school expenses. "Career and technical education is  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 2 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) yesterday joined KSL Sunday Edition with Doug Wright to discuss the ongoing debate around raising the debt ceiling and the reality of what will happen if the U.S. defaults. He also urged President Biden to negotiate with Republicans, saying it cannot just be Democrats' way or the highway. In addition, Romney advocated for Republicans and Democrats in Congre  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues, led by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Tim Scott (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raising concerns with the Federal Insurance Office's (FIO's) efforts to force the Biden Administration's unrealistic env  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined his colleagues, led by Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), in reintroducing the College Transparency Act (CTA), legislation which ensures that students and families have better information as they consider higher education opportunities. The CTA would modernize the college reporting system for postsecondary data by providing accurate re  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined a group of colleagues, led by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), in introducing legislation to protect multiple use policy on federal lands. This legislation blocks the Bureau of Land Management's proposed Public Lands Rule. "Utah is, and always will be, a public lands state. But th  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the Subcommittee's Chair, today led a hearing to consider the State Department's FY 2024 Budget Request for East Asia and the Pacific. The 2022 NDAA included legislation from Romney requiring the Ad  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 6 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today applauded an announcement from the Department of Transportation that Utah Transit Authority would be awarded $60 million for its Light Rail Vehicle Replacement Project as part of the Federal Transit Authority's (FTA) Rail Vehicle Replacement program. The FTA program--established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--was designed to help transi  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of SFRC, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chairman of the East Asia Subcommittee, in unveiling the Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023, bipartisan l  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: At a Budget Committee hearing today to discuss the recent House-passed bill that raises the debt limit and reduces spending, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) criticized the politicization of our country's fiscal situation. He urged his colleagues to put posturing aside and come together to save the U.S. from defaulting on its debt, rein in federal spending, and address the main drivers of the debt--o  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release and letter: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced today that he has drafted a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, rallying support from GOP senators for fiscal responsibility and spending control measures in debt ceiling negotiations. Numerous Republican senators have already signed the letter, with each signatory signaling their commitment to oppose advancing any legislation that lacks significant spending contr  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of SFRC, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in applauding the Committee's passage of their Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in addition to Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, today joined in unvei  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tim Kain  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Eleven Republican members of the United States Senate today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to reverse course and keep the Title 42 removal authority in place. The letter was led by the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina). It was also signed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Senate Judiciary Committee R  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in releasing the below statements applauding the Committee's passage of their Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Ne  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tim K  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) was joined by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about why orders issued to deputies of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) assigned to the homes of Supreme Court Justices directly contradict his and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco's recent sworn testi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) joined in unveiling the Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to authorize the Biden administration to negotiate and conclude a tax agreement with Taiwan. Similar to a tax treaty, this agreement would play a key role in facilitating investment between the United St  more