WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced the Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act to provide greater support for Colorado River Basin water users and local governments working to reduce the salt load in the Colorado River. U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.),   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following remarks on July 27, 2023: * * * Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers": "Deeply embedded in the American psyche is the idea that colleges and universities provide valuable education that offers the best pathway t  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- 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: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers": "Deeply embedded in the American psyche is the idea tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, the House passed the Taiwan International Solidarity Act, bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus that seeks to counter Beijing's attempts to exclude Taiwan from participating in international organizations. "The passage of the Taiwan International Solidarity Act is a significa  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act, a bill that brings transparency, accountability, and competition to higher education. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) sponsored the HERO Act in the House of Representatives. The HERO Act aims to simplify federal student loans by offering a single option and introduces a new financial "skin-in-the-game" requirement for uni  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today applauded Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), annual legislation that authorizes funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. military and other critical defense priorities, ensuring America's forces have the training, equipment, and resources they need to carry out their missions. The bipartisan Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in introducing the Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act, legislation which would provide greater support for Colorado River Basin water users and local governments working to reduce the salt load in the Colorado River. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Barrasso (R-WY), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ),  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as 22 of their Senate and House colleagues in calling on President Biden to take immediate action to strengthen the U.S. submarine industrial base as the U.S. works to fulfill the terms of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today reintroduced the bipartisan Life Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment (LifeBOAT) Act, bipartisan legislation which would establish a stewardship fee to provide and expand access to substance use treatment. Senators Romney and Manchin were also joined by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angus King (I-ME), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., reintroduced the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act today, following the bill's unanimous passage in the House Judiciary Committee last week. The bill, first introduced in 2021, blocks the government from purchasing information about Americans that would otherwise require a warrant. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Ha  more