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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday June 09, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Breaking the Bank: Sen. Lee Introduces Bill to Abolish the Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, legislation that would dissolve the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks and repeal the 1913 Federal Reserve Act, which established the System. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) leads the companion bill in the House of Representatives. "The Federal Reserve has overstepped and repeatedly failed to   more

CONGRESSMAN BLAKE MOORE INTRODUCES BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO DETER CHINESE AGGRESSION AGAINST TAIWAN
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Deterring Economic Aggression Through Retaliation (DETER) Act, a bicameral piece of legislation with Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to counter the People's Republic of China's (PRC) aggressive behavior and use economic leverage to prevent an invasion of Taiwan. The DETER Act would look to avert a future crisis in the Taiwan Strait by revoking China's Permanent Normal   more

Lee Introduces Bill to Protect Gun Shop Owners and Uphold the Second Amendment
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the STOP the BIS Rule Act, legislation seeking to defend the rights of American gun shop owners and uphold the Second Amendment. Sen. Lee's bill would prohibitthe use of federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the harmful interim rule issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which severely restricts the sale of American-made firearms to international customers. Co  more

Rep. Owens Blasts Biden Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) participated in a Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Hearing titled "The Consequences of Biden's Border Chaos for K-12 Schools." During the hearing, Rep. Owens denounced the impact of President Biden's border crisis on Utah schools and the American K-12 education system. Rep. Owens: "I think I'd like to s  more

Romney, Colleagues Criticize Democrats' Stunt Contraception Bill, Attacks on Religious Freedoms
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in issuing a statement criticizing Senate Democrats for pushing stunt legislation, the Right to Contraception Act, which fearmongers and misleads the public on the accessibility of contraception and threatens the religious freedoms and parental rights of millions of Americans. "There is no threat to access to contr  more

Tuberville Honors Brave Soldiers Who Stormed Beaches of Normandy on 80th Anniversary of D-Day
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: "May we never forget their sacrifices and honor them by making sure our children know the truth about our great country and what happened on the beaches of Normandy" Today,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) honored the brave soldiers who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy during a speech on the Senate floor. Senator Tuberville spoke about his dad, Charles Tuberville, who, at 18 years old, pa  more

Tuberville to Join Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Normandy to Recognize D-Day Anniversary
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will join a bipartisan Senate delegation traveling to Normandy, France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by the Allied forces during World War II. Senator Tuberville's father, Charles Tuberville, was one of the brave soldiers who landed and fought on Utah beach on June 6, 1944. Yesterday, Senator Tuberville delivered a floor speech commemorating the heroes   more