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Romney Sounds Alarm on Pervasive and Growing Illegal E-Cigarette Market

In light of the growing illegal e-cigarette market in the United States, Senator Romney urged FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and Attorney General Merrick Garland—heads of the multi-agency task force to combat the illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes—to regain control of the e-cigarette marketplace and help curb the rise of youth vaping.

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Romney Secures Passport Agency for Salt Lake City

After years of efforts to improve in-person consular services for Utahns, Senator Romney welcomed today’s announcement from the State Department that Salt Lake City will be the site of one of the six passport agency expansion locations throughout the country.

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Romney, Colleagues Request Hearing on Threat of Terrorists Exploiting Southern Border

Senator Romney, member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), joined HSGAC Ranking Member Paul (R-KY) and fellow Committee Republicans Johnson (R-WI), Lankford (R-OK), and Marshall (R-KS), in sending a letter to Chairman Peters (D-MI) requesting a hearing to examine the threat of individuals exploiting the southern border for potential terrorist activities.

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Romney Joins Britt, Cruz, Colleagues in Reaffirming Support for Continued IVF Access Nationwide

“Senate Democrats have embraced a Summer of Scare Tactics—a partisan campaign of false fearmongering intended to mislead and confuse the American people. In vitro fertilization is legal and available in every state across our nation,” the senators said. “We strongly support continued nationwide access to IVF, which has allowed millions of aspiring parents to start and grow their families.”

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Romney Highlights & Garners Support for His One Door to Work Act

At a HELP Committee hearing on reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Senator Romney highlighted the importance of his legislation to lift people out of the social safety net and into the workforce. Romney’s One Door to Work Act would allow states the flexibility to implement Utah’s successful model of consolidating federal workforce development and social safety net programs within a single state entity—like Utah’s Department of Workforce Services—to help unemployed workers reintegrate more quickly into the workforce.

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Romney, Rosen Introduce Bill to Keep Drones Out of the Hands of Foreign Terrorists

Senators Romney and Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Combating Foreign Terrorist Drones Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing foreign terrorists—such as Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and Iran-backed groups like the Houthis—from acquiring unmanned aerial systems, or drones, to conduct attacks, collect intelligence, and deliver weapons or supplies.

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Romney, Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Promote Investment in Technology Critical to National Defense

Senators Romney and Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Investing in Our Defense Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to promote investment in technology vital to U.S. national security by strengthening the authorities of the Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital (OSC). The legislation would allow OSC to make limited equity investments in technology and assets critical to our defense—including critical minerals.

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