WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today re-introduced the End Child Trafficking Now Act, which would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the border and any accompanying children. This comes as the Biden administration reportedly ended all DNA familial testing at the border last week on May 31, 2023. Senator Blackburn was joine  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with six of his colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of CommerceGina Raimondo urging the administration torevise tariff exclusion rules previously approved for aluminum extrusion products. The letter details how the Department of Commerce's General Approved Exclusion Rules have placed unnecessary burdens on domestic aluminum manufacturers and   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on May 24, 2023, entitled "Breaking the System Part II: Examining the Implications of Biden's Student Loan Policies for Students and Taxpayers": * * * This is the second hearing in a two-part series examining the implications of Biden's student loan policies for students and taxpayers.  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: On Wednesday, June 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled "Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Opportunities." "In today's world, the avenues in w  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023, and a letter: Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-signed a bipartisan letter to the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3), encouraging the countries to initiate snapback sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231. This action by the United States E3 partners would reimpose sanctions on the Iranian regime that were removed under the Joint Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Uyghur Policy Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would create a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to raise international awareness of the persecution of Uyghurs, direct the State Department to effectively respond to human rights challenges in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and push back on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts t  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk and reduced-fat milk to be offered in school cafeterias in addition to already existing low-fat and fat-free milk options. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 highlights the many health benefits and nutrients milk provides to young Americans, includ  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, issued the following statement on June 9, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) released the following statement in response to former President Trump's classified documents indictment. Rep. Stewart sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. "These charges are equally unprecedented and unconscionable," said Rep. Stewart. "This is a sad d  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Blake Moore (R-UT) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs--formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program--which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs fil  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs--formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program--which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs f  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following statement on June 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today issued the following statement on reports of the indictment of former President Trump: "Like all Americans, Mr. Trump is entitled to the presumption of innocence. The government has the burden of proving its charges beyond a reasonable doubt and securing a unanimous verdict by a South Florida jury. "By all appearances, the Justice Department and special  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Dr. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), today introduced the bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), a bill that would require social media compa  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), joined by Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), today introduced theMilitary Service Promotion Act of 2023, legislation aimed at addressing the current military recruitment crisis by enhancing military recruiter access to high schools and colleges. While current law requires high schools to provide access to military recruiters, this bill requires schoo  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing bipartisan legislation to reduce the United States' reliance on China and other adversarial nations for critical minerals. Critical minerals and rare earth metals are used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries,  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 6, 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 Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the Subcommittee's Chair, and Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), introduced a resolution to recognize the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square Massacre, during which thousands of pe  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, joined by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tim Scott (R-SC), applauded today's unanimous committee passage of the Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act. This bipartisan legislation establishes U.S. policy to oppose the g  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: At a Foreign Relations Committee hearing today to examine the State Department's Consular Affairs services and programs, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) criticized the inability for State to handle passport renewal requests and urged the Administration to open a passport agency in Salt Lake City to accommodate the needs of Utahns. As a rapidly expanding center for global commerce and with thousand  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. Department of Homeland Security. Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sen. Cruz on the brief. Sen. Cruz filed the brief in support of a Petition   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the ARTICLE ONE Act, a bill that would reclaim significant legislative powers delegated to the executive branch by the National Emergencies Act of 1976. When Congress passed this act in 1976, it gave the president of the United States the ability to exercise unilateral power like a king. Now, there are more than forty ongoing national emergencies that were never approved by Congress  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA) alongside Senate colleagues Dr. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today, a bill that would require social media companies to share more data with the public and researchers. "Socia  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), the Chair and Ranking Member of the East Asia, The Pacific, & International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), introduced a resolution to recognize the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square Massacre,  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, joined by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), applauded today's unanimous committee passage of the Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act. This bipartisan legislation establishes U.S. policy to o  more