WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) gave remarks during an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on the Biden Administrations border policies and their effect on Utah. "With open borders, they're not safe. My district doesn't feel safe, and it's unacceptable on every level." -- Rep. John Curtis VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jp2BMMTmhmk TRANSCRIPT: https://drive.google.com/file/d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) introduced a bill to protect Utah's public lands from Wall Street activist investors. The bill prohibits Natural Asset Companies, or any similar entity, from entering into any agreement that would impact land in the state of Utah. "Wall Street shouldn't be allowed to control Utah's land just to meet with ESG goals," said Rep. Curtis. "Western communit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act. The bill would codify the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy (formerly the Mexico City Policy), which prohibits the funding of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that perform or promote abortions. T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2872 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024. Following the vote, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) issued the following statement. "Last November, I supported a continuing resolution to give our new Speaker the opportunity to unite the conference around a plan to rein in our out-of-control spendi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy announced that she has joined the Congressional FFA Caucus for the 118th Congress. The FFA Caucus is an informal, bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives dedicated to issues related to the next generation of agricultural leaders and students pursuing careers in agriculture, food, natural resources, and related sciences. "I am excited to join the Congression  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution, H.R. 2872 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024. Representative Celeste Maloy voted against it and issued this statement. "Through a continuing resolution, we are still funding the priorities of the last Congress that was led by Democrats. Now that Republicans are in the major  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and 175+ House and Senate Republicans in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. "At the heart of our democracy lies a fundamental freedom granted to American citizens - the right to vote," said Rep. Owens. "This cornerstone   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) helped introduce H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act, legislation that provides a comprehensive solution that will lower college costs for students and families. "Ignoring the Constitution, Congress, and the courts, the Biden administration has continued to 'cancel' billions of dollars in student debt," said Chair Owens  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act, legislation to establish more transparent procedures for the development of water quality criteria by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) often used for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, which would provide for additional public participation and limited judicial review.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today released a statement following the House Budget Committee's markup and passage of the bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act, which is the House companion to the Senators' Fiscal Stability Act. The legislation would create a bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize and decrease the national debt, wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: As the nation prepares to observe the annual March for Life, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is reinforcing his dedication to protecting the unborn by introducing four critical pieces of legislation: the Abortion is not Health Care Act, the Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Act, the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act, and the Guaranteeing the Unborn Access to Respect and Dignity (GUARD) Act. "Each human life,  more