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Supporting families raising children.

Utah—out of all 50 states—has the highest number of children in each family. And in today’s economy, families are facing great financial strain. This week, Senator Romney introduced legislation that would support families raising kids by expanding the Child Tax Credit without adding to the debt. He also introduced legislation to help the federal government assess its ability to respond to economic shocks and to continue oversight of funds tied to COVID-era programs.

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Romney, Manchin, Warner, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Assess U.S. Resilience to Fiscal Shocks

Senators Romney, Manchin (I-WV), Warner (D-VA), and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Reassuring Economic Stability In Light of International, Economic, and Natural Conflicts and Emergencies (RESILIENCE) Act. The bipartisan legislation would require the U.S. Treasury Secretary and OMB Director to conduct annual examinations on the federal government’s ability to respond to hypothetical domestic and international fiscal shocks.

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A world led by China is a world where America is less secure and prosperous. 

With each passing day, China works to expand its geopolitical, military, and economic dominance in the world—seeking to overtake America as the global leader. To address the growing China threat, Senator Romney this week introduced legislation that would counter the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative, root out its influence in our educational institutions, strengthen our security alliances, and sanction supporters of China’s maritime militia. He also saw his bill to reduce the United States’ dependence on China for critical minerals unanimously pass the Senate and introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal a COVID-era tax credit that has become riddled with fraud.

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Romney, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Target China’s Maritime Militia

Senators Romney and Kaine (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation that provides the administration with the authority to sanction foreign adversary entities that provide support to China’s maritime militia. The Targeting Illicit Disruption and Encroachment in Seas (TIDES) Act aims to expand our toolkit to respond to China’s use of its maritime militia to exert excessive territorial claims, harass U.S. ships and those of our partners in the South China Sea, and carry out illicit fishing activities.

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Romney Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Uinta Basin Railway Project in Supreme Court Case

Senator Romney joined a group of colleagues, led by Senator Barrasso (R-WY), in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States opposing the extreme judicial expansion of the National Environmental Policy Act and supporting the construction of the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile rail line that would connect the oil-rich Uinta Basin region of eastern Utah to the national rail network.

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Romney Welcomes Historic Investment for Semiconductor Manufacturing in Utah

Senator Romney applauded an agreement between Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to use up to $1.6 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act in support of three 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants (fab) already under construction—including its fab in Utah’s Silicon Slopes. In February 2023, TI announced it had selected Lehi, Utah, as the site of its next fab—bringing an $11 billion investment to the state.

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