Foreign Policy & National Security

Senators Romney and Risch released the following statement on the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo:

Senator Romney joined his colleagues in requesting a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas regarding his misleading testimony before the Committee on May 4 on the Department of Homeland Security Disinformation Governance Board.

Senator Romney joined his colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging him to expedite the Executive Branch’s process to advance Sweden and Finland’s applications for NATO membership and pledging to work with the Administration to ensure swift ratification of the Washington Treaty.

Senators express concern that the Chinese Government will deny United Nations team access to people and places in Xinjiang Province to prevent release of additional evidence of crimes against humanity and of genocide.

Senator Romney and his colleagues sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security expressing opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and urging that any funding for such board be prohibited in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.

Senator Romney released the following video message regarding legislation being considered by Congress to send $40 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine:

Senator Romney and Foreign Relations colleagues introduced a new Senate Resolution ahead of the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit next week to welcome the Association of South East Asian Nations and to urge continued cooperation to advance mutual interests.