WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: This week, Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) re-introduced the bipartisan Hong Kong Business Integrity and Transparency Act to establish regular reporting on instances where Hong Kong authorities demand data, content takedowns, or assistance with law enforcement from U.S. companies. "Hong Kong after the 2020 National Security Law is no longer the global business city it   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act to protect more than eight million acres of land in Utah that is rich in archaeological resources and home to numerous rare plant and animal species. These landscapes are also the access point for many national parks and offer unparalleled research, educational, and recreational oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) reintroduced the University of Utah Research Park Act, a bill to protect and preserve Research Park, a vital center for research and development that serves both the University and the local workforce. Research Park is on a parcel of land transferred to the University by the Bureau of Land Management in 1968. The bill would preserve the University of U  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on April 25, 2023: * * * Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced his support for House Republicans' debt ceiling proposal, The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. "We can't get to the root of America's debt crisis without cutting off Washington's unlimited line of credit. Unfortunately, President Biden isn't listening to Senator Biden, who voted to raise the debt limit with significant deficit reduction measures attach  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined 30 Members of the Congressional Western Caucus to introduce a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an "all of the above" energy plan is the most viable approach to American energy independence. "Energy security and affordability are critical to growing our economy and strengthening our national security," said Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04). "From   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: This week, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) convened a group of colleagues on the House floor to recognize former NBA star Enes Freedom and his fight for human rights in Turkey and Communist China. In his remarks, Rep. Owens called out the Biden administration for refusing to meet with Enes Freedom and urged the White House to take decisive actions against authoritarian regimes. "I rise today to   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release and letter on April 28, 2023: Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined 12 Educaution and the Workforce Committee colleagues on a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, raising major questions about what the Department is doing to protect free speech and intellectual discourse on college campuses following the harassment of former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines at San Francisco State University.   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release and letter on April 25, 2023: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona questioning whether the Department is ready to restart student loan repayments. In the letter, Reps. Foxx and Owens write: "As you know, on March 20, 2020  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: This week, Representatives Chris Stewart (R-UT), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced The Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act. This is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will help address suicide amongst teens and young adults by increasing access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Crisis Text Line. "Our nation's young people are facing an u  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the University of Utah Research Park Act, a bill to protect and preserve Research Park, a vital center for research and development that serves both the University and the local workforce. Research Park is on a parcel of land transferred to the University by the Bureau of Land Management in 1968. The bill would preserve the Univ  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of Homeland Security's Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, signed onto the bipartisan American Security Drone Act of 2023, legislation to prohibit the purchase of drones from countries identified as national security threats, such as China. Romney joined this legislation following a Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing when a   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of Homeland Security's Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, along with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), the Subcommittee's Chair, today led a hearing focused on the Boston Marathon bombing and its impacts on emergency preparedness and homeland security in the decade since the attack. Witnesses for the hearing were Edward Davis, for  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced a bill, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and is cosponsored by Reps. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Rich McCormick (R-Ga.). About the bill  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: 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 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, were joined today by fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in addition to 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, were joined toda  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Directing Independent Research To Yield Carbon Assessment Regarding Electric Vehicles (DIRTY CAR EV) Act to require the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protecti  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in addition to Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, a  more