WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, released the following statement from a hearing dated April 10, 2024, entitled "FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools." FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. * * * Welcome to today's hearing titled "FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impacts on Students, Families, and Schools." When it comes time fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S House of Representatives passed the Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act. The bill was introduced by Representative John Curtis (UT-03) and received bipartisan support from his colleagues. Following the vote, Curtis made the following statement: "It is critical that Utah's land remains under the stewardship of those who have tended it for generations," said Rep. Curti  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act, a new bill to address the misuse of taxpayer dollars in higher education. The bill targets institutions that perpetuate administrative bloat and advance ideological agendas under the guise of education. Its introduction comes in response to the disturbing wave of violence and antisemitic rhetoricthat has swept across college campuses. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Fox News Sunday's Shannon Bream to discuss the conflict in Israel, campus protests, President Biden's record, and his "Restoring The Common Good" initiative with Republican Governor of Utah Spencer Cox. On the long-term impact of Israel's military operations, Murphy said: "I think my worry is that the nature of this operation is ultimately going to   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Representatives Burgess Owens (UT-04), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Child RESCUE Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal efforts to rescue U.S. children from sexual exploitation and abuse. "The explosion of child exploitation and abuse is a crisis that demands immediate action," said Rep. Owens. "Capitalizing on the latest technology, predators have found n  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen raising concern with the agencies' inaction to understand and contain the outbr  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 17 of their Republican colleagues in introducing the No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act, legislation that would make any individual who is convicted of a state or federal offense in connection with a campus protest ineligible for federal student loan relief. The bill comes as widespread antisemitic protests spread on college campuses across t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy led a hearing regarding U.S. policy on Taiwan. Romney argued that it is in the United States' interest to support Taiwan in the face of China's growing aggression in the Indo-Pacific. In his exchange with the Assistant Secretary of State for East  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week was recognized as a "Fiscal Hero" for the 118th Congress by Fix the Debt--a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CFRB)--for his bipartisan efforts to rein in the national debt and balance the federal budget. Since coming to Congress, Romney has made budget and debt issues a top priority and has been urging Congress to pass the Fiscal Stability Act--his le  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues, led by Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Representatives John James (R-MI) and Russ Fulcher (R-ID), in introducing Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation to block the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new emissions re  more