WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the EXPLORE Act, legislation that will expand access to America's public lands and waters. Included in the package are the SOAR Act, PARC Act, Connect Our Parks Act, and BOLT Act, four pieces of legislation led by Representative John Curtis (R-UT). "Passage of the EXPLORE Act is a testament to our collective commitment to enhancing and  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at hearing titled "FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impacts on Students, Families, and Schools": "Welcome to today's hearing titled   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, penned an op-ed arguing that efforts by Senate Democrats to end impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without a trial are unconstitutional and a violation of Senate rules. The op-ed ran in the Wall Street Journal and can be read here. In the piece, the Senators wrote: "The Constitution  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Today, American Airlines announced they will begin flight service out of Provo Airport to major hubs starting October 7, 2024, with three daily flights. American will operate two daily flights to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and one daily flight to Phoenix (PHX). The airline joins Allegiant Air who flies to seven destinations. Following the announcement, former mayor of Provo, Representative  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) led the first hearing on the Department of Education's failure to launch the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in a timely and effective manner, resulting in over 18 million students and families who are unable to make financial decisions about their college education. "When the Department of Education rolled   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04), Chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting to pass the Stronger Workforce for America Act, legislation to make critical updates to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Specifically, H.R. 6655 expands the amount of skills development provided under the law, strengthen  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah), and Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) to discuss the Biden Administration's failure to defend American citizens at home and our allies abroad. Leader Scalise emphasized that President Biden has the authority to   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led 10 other members of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic in a letter to the Department of Justice urging greater enforcement in prosecuting illegal flavored vaping products not authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while requesting an update on the scale of enforcement activities on  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight (ETSO) Subcommittee respectively, today introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect U.S. national security by strengthening export controls enforcement. The Export Controls Enforcement Improvement Act bolsters the Export Enfor  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Spending Oversight subcommittee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), HSGAC Chairman, to strengthen oversight of federal funds vulnerable to fraud today passed out of committee and now moves to the full Senate for consideration. The bill creates the Government Spending Over  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, today led a bipartisan hearing with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Subcommittee Chair, focused on strengthening the enforcement of export controls, which protect national security and prevent our adversaries from acquiring and misusing Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee, joined SFRC Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), in introducing a bipartisan resolution underscoring the strength and importance of the United States-Japan alliance. Introduced in advance of Japanese Prime Ministe  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chairman and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, and Senators Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), chairman and ranking member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Bill Ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: This week, the House of Representatives is set to deliver its Articles of Impeachment for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. In anticipation of these articles, Senate Republicans will be hosting a press conference to discuss the importance of holding Secretary Mayorkas accountable and conducting a full impeachment trial in the Senate. WHAT: Press Conference on DHS Sec. Mayo  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cy  more