WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: House Republican Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore, Natural Resources Vice Chairman Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05), and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a bill to block the Biden administration from damaging vital mining and mineral refining in the United States. Recently, the Biden administration proposed a new rule limiting the scope of the minerals that are eligible for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) of the House Committee on Small Business issued the following statement regarding Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) being appointed to serve on the Committee on Small Business. "I want to welcome Congresswoman Maloy from the great state of Utah to the Committee on Small Business," said Chairman Williams. "She is a fighter an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), joined by Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Rick Scott (R-FL), introduced the Protect American Gun Exporter Act. This bill comes in response to the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) recent 90-day pause on the issuance of new export licenses for firearms, ammunition, and component parts to non-governmental end us  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following commentary to Fox News on Dec. 12, 2023: * * * As anti-Jewish hate surges on campuses across America, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) penned an opinion piece for Fox News on the disturbing connection between Black Lives Matter, antisemitism, and the rise of divisive race ideology into school curriculums. * ** The disturbing connection between BLM and antisemitism in t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: For Utahns located in Israel or Gaza in need of assistance, guidance from the State Department can be found here and our office can be reached at (801) 524-4380. SALT LAKE CITY-- Following a recommendation by Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Ann Marie McIff Allen to serve as United States District Court Judge for the District of Utah. Judge Allen is a graduate of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2023: On Sunday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined 14 of his Senate GOP colleagues in sending a letter to Conference Chair John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.) requesting a meeting of the Conference the week of January 8, 2024 to discuss the negotiations with President Biden and Senate Democrats regarding border security. Sen. Johnson was joined on this letter by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Sco  more