SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 30 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01) applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $24.5 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant for 15 Wasatch Front region projects that will improve transit access. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) applied for the grant, in close collaboration with Mountainla  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following statement on June 24, 2023: * * * Congressman Blake Moore released the following statement regarding IRS whistleblower testimony on Hunter Biden's tax crimes. "On Thursday, the House Committee on Ways and Means voted to release the testimony of two credible IRS employees who spent several years investigating Hunter Biden for tax crimes. After experiencing frustration of how this investigation was being handled, they brough  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- 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 June 14, 2023, entitled "Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Opportunities": * * * Welcome to today's hearing on postsecondary innovation and thank you to the witnesses for coming to testify on such an important issue. I think we can all agree that   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSper) -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Representative Burgess Owens (UT-04) has announced several key changes in staff leadership. The office is proud to welcome Lee Lonsberry as the new Chief of Staff and Devon Murphy as the Legislative Director, as well as announcing promotions for Emma Hall and Kalyn Swihart. Lee Lonsberry brings a breadth of experience to the Owens office, having previously served as the Director of Communications in   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 30 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today applauded an announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that the Wasatch Front region will receive $24.5 million in a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant for 15 projects that will improve transit access. Using the funds provided by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investmen  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 28 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today applauded an announcement from the Department of Commerce that the State of Utah would be awarded more than $317 million in a Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program grant. TheInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--negotiated by Senator Romney and his colleagues--created the BEAD program to help expand high-speed internet access to  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), SFRC Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, and 27 of his colleagues in releasing the following statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong "National Security Law." Joining Romney,   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "Examining the Findings and Recommendations of GAO's 2023 Report on Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Financial Benefits." GAO is the Government Accountability Office. * * * Thank you, Chair Hassan,   more