WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) to introduce the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act. The bill extends federal support for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program for s  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), joined by Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrives in Lithuania for a critical NATO s  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following remarks on July 13, 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 "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses": "Today's hearing addresses the growing threat of foreign influence on American education. "The father of this nation, George Washington  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Thursday, July 13, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), will hold a hearing titled "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses." "Emboldened foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party are using America's colleges and universities to subvert the nation's interests. Disappointingly,  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Blake Moore issued the following statement following final House passage of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "Today I was honored to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act, a robust and comprehensive bill that will promote innovation, strengthen our readiness and capabilities, provide for military families, counter the Chinese Communist Party,  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance provisions secured by U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) to improve passport services during a business meeting to consider the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023--continuing his longstanding efforts to bring a passport agency to Salt Lake City and improve Utahns' access to consular services. "Utah is quickly becoming a center for   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), joined by Senators JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrives in Lithuania for a critical NATO  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chair of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed a comprehensive health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members: H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Discl  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chair 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 "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses": "Today's hearing addresses the growing threat of foreign  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would expand the United States' capacity to track infectious diseases in wastewater. The Public health Response and Emergency Detection through Integrated wastewater Community Testing Act (PREDICT) Act, would significantly strengthen the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NW  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mike Braun (R-IN), and J.D. Vance (R-OH) introduced the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act to increase competition within the biological drug market and increase access to low-cost prescription drugs. For small-molecule drugs, pharmacists can substitute generics in lieu of their branded counterparts. Access to generics is essential to increasing competition and bringin  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.,) Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrived in Lithuania for a critical NATO summit, the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statement on his vote to pass the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024. "From Beijing to Moscow, America's enemies have seen Democrats in Washington prioritize wokeness and weakness over patriotism and strength. The Biden defense budget funneled taxpayer dollars into DEI initiatives, abortions, CRT, and drag shows, failing to   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) reintroduced the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coin Act to support and commemorate the 2028 Games set to take place in Los Angeles, California exactly five years from today. The House version of this bill is led by Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.-32). This bipartisan legi  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023, and a letter: Today, Representative Blake Moore joined the formal launch of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, a group dedicated to sounding the alarm about our nation's unsustainable debt trajectory and working together to get control of our fiscal future. Led by Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Representative Moore will serve on the steering committee alongside Represent  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release and letter on July 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined his colleagues, led by Senator Tedd Budd (R-NC), in penning a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers regarding reports of Chinese Intelligence outposts operating inside the United States, including in Salt Lake City, Utah. The letter was also signed by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX), D  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week secured several measures in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which 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 Senate NDAA includes f  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced the bipartisan Public Health Response and Emergency Detection Through Integrated Wastewater Surveillance (PREDICT) Act. This legislation would strengthen and expand the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), which was initially developed to coordinate and build the United States' capacity to tra  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, today joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecur  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) reintroduced the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, legislation to support and commemorate the 2028 Games set to take place in Los Angeles, California exactly five years from today. The House version of this bill is led by Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA). This bipartisan legislation would direct the Trea  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) today introduced the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act. The bill extends the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program for seven years, which, combined, protect four threatened and endangered native fish sp  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, released statements following the C  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, following the House passage of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Representative John Curtis (UT-03) made the following statement: This year's NDAA is a strong investment to deter foreign aggression that could impact the United States' security and economic interests. It reverses concerning cuts proposed in the Administration's budget that would leave us ill  more