Romney Names Mandee Grant as New Utah State Director
SALT LAKE CITY—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has named Mandee Grant to serve as his next Utah State Director. Grant previously served as Senator Romney’s
10.03.2022
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Romney Statement on Putin’s Nuclear Threats
“Today, Putin threatened nuclear warfare—a murderous, redefining, reorienting geopolitical act. The Biden Administration and our allies must make clear to China that a Russian nuclear attack would align them with a global pariah and result in severe economic consequences. The end of Soviet-era containment and the opening of trade propelled China’s economy and dramatically reduced poverty. If Russia uses nuclear weapons, peaceful and responsible nations would be forced to turn back the clock for those aligned with a nuclear terror state.”
09.21.2022
Romney Welcomes $5.5 Million Investment from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Utah
Senator Romney today welcomed an announcement from the Department of the Interior that it has invested more than $5.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in Utah on 24,490 acres of land across the state.
09.20.2022
EPA announces $63 million in historic federal funding to Utah for clean watersheds and drinking water
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $63 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to Utah for water infrastructure improvements. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public health, clean up pollution and safeguard vital waterways.
09.16.2022
Romney, Peters, Burr, and Hagerty Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Appropriate Use and Recycling of Federal Electric Vehicle Batteries Passes Senate
Bipartisan legislation authored by Senators Romney, Peters, Burr, and Hagerty to ensure government agencies are properly using and recycling batteries from the federal fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) has passed the Senate. Properly recycling EV batteries can help recover valuable minerals like cobalt that are essential to the production of these batteries, but are often sourced from entities with ties to foreign adversaries like the Chinese government.
09.15.2022
Foreign Relations Committee Approves Romney Measure on Passport Agencies
Senator Romney released a statement regarding his measure to create a report on the geographical diversity of the United States’ passport agencies. In a letter to Secretary Blinken, Romney previously urged the State Department to improve their passport services by opening a passport agency in Salt Lake City.
09.14.2022
Senate Republicans: Unprecedented Drug Price Control Scheme Threatens Innovation, Future Drug Costs
Senate Republicans are expressing concerns with the establishment of a permanent government price-setting program in the partisan Inflation Reduction Act and raising questions regarding federal health agencies’ plans for program implementation.
09.14.2022
Romney Joins Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Regulatory and Permitting Reform Legislation
Includes needed permitting and process review reforms, provides regulatory certainty, and expedites permitting of key projects such as the Mountain Valley Pipeline
09.12.2022
Utah Challenges Unlawful Designation of National Monuments
SALT LAKE CITY— Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against President Biden’s
08.24.2022
Romney Joins Collins and Portman in Urging Commerce Department to Implement Broadband Expansion as Congress Intended
Senator Romney joined Senators Collins and Portman in sending a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, calling on the department to follow congressional intent in implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program that was created through the bipartisan infrastructure law negotiated by Senator Romney and his colleagues.
08.23.2022
Romney and Utah Speaker Brad Wilson Tour the Great Salt Lake
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Brad Wilson toured areas connected to and dependent on the survival of the Great Salt Lake.
08.19.2022
Romney Talks Faith, Washington D.C. Temple Opening on Fox News Sunday
To celebrate the rededication of the Washington D.C. Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Senator Romney sat down with Bret Baier for Fox News Sunday for a discussion on faith, family, and the challenges facing our country.
08.14.2022