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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday June 30, 2024 ( 6 items )  

House Financial Services Subcommittee Sets June 27 Hearing on Chair Gensler's Equity Market Structure Reforms
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Solutions in Search of a Problem: Chair Gensler's Equity Market Structure Reforms" at 2 p.m. on June 27, 2024, at 2128 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Professor Jonathan Brogaard, Professor, David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah * Mr. Kevin Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Head of North American Market Services, Nasdaq,   more

Rep. Owens To Northwestern: End Your Al Jazeera Partnership
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: In response to recent reports connecting Al Jazeera journalists to Hamas, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04) sent a letter to Northwestern President Michael Schill, urging the immediate termination of the university's partnership with Al Jazeera. "Turns out that Al Jazeera is not just a platform for anti-Israel, pro-terrorist propaganda; it is also a safe h  more

Romney Pushes Back on Biden Administration's Disastrous Border Policies
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC)'s Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, joined his colleagues in sending three letters pushing back on the Biden Administration's disastrous border policies. Summaries and excerpts from the letters can be found below: Urging President Biden to Rescind Mass Amnesty Executive O  more

Romney, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Better Inform Students on Military Career Options
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) have introduced the Military and Educational Data Integration Act, bipartisan legislation to help states access military enlistment data to better inform students on military careers. The Military and Educational Data Integration Act would require the Department of Defense to create a data-sharing program to enable sta  more

Romney, Colleagues Request Information from DOJ, FDA on New Interagency Task Force to Combat Illegal E-Cigarette Market
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Letter represents Romney's latest effort to get harmful tobacco products out of children's hands Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined a group of colleagues, led by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in sending a bipartisan letter to Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Consumer Protection Branch, Arun Rao, and the U.S. Food and Dr  more

Sens. Moran, Murphy, Romney, Rosen Introduce Legislation to Better Inform Students on Military Career Options
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to help states access military enlistment data to better inform students on military careers. The Military and Educational Data Integration Act would require the Department of Defense to create a data-sharing program to enable state education systems to access military enlistment data. T  more