U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect U.S. national security by strengthening export controls enforcement.
Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Spending Oversight subcommittee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), HSGAC Chairman, introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen oversight of federal funds vulnerable to fraud.
Senator Romney (R-UT) today led his Foreign Relations Committee colleagues in a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram highlighting concerns over HHS’s recommendation to reschedule marijuana from a schedule I to schedule III-controlled substance.
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released the following statement on the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which passed by a vote of 74-24:
While Congress worked to keep the federal government funded, Senator Romney continued working toward safeguarding the United States from threats related to the rise of China. He introduced bipartisan legislation to counter the national security risks associated with our economic entanglement with China and led a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing to learn more about how the U.S. government can prevent fentanyl, and the precursor chemicals used to make it, from entering the country—primarily from China and Mexico. Senator Romney also received an award for his efforts to modernize federal wildfire policies.
Romney, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter National Security Risks of Economic Entanglement with China
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today was presented with the National Emergency Management Association’s annual “Legislative Achievement Award” in recognition of his efforts in enacting the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today led a bipartisan hearing to discuss how the U.S. government can stop the flow of fentanyl, and the precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, into the United States.
At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) chided the Administration on its failure to deliver to Congress a comprehensive strategy to counter the China threat, which was required by law to be provided by June 2023—almost one year ago.
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today helped lead a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing focused on preventing, managing, and responding to wildfires in the United States.
Capitol Hill was abuzz this week as groups from all over the country flew in for their spring “fly-ins” to meet with their senators and representatives. Senator Romney met with many local leaders from cities and towns throughout Utah who were in Washington to advocate for their priorities that can be addressed at the federal level. The President also released his proposed budget—an unserious proposal filled with gimmicks—which Senator Romney chastised at a Budget Committee hearing. Senator Romney also led a committee hearing focused on modernizing wildfire policies based off of the recommendations of his Wildland Fire Commission.
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in support of greater competition for regulated banks in Utah and across the country.