The U.S. Senate today passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senator Romney that would collectively award a group of Vietnam War veterans known as “Dustoff Crews” with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Senators Romney, Kaine (D-VA), and Hagerty (R-TN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Jim Risch (R-ID), SFRC Ranking Member, introduced the Coordinating AUKUS Engagement with Japan Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing the United States’ cooperation with allies in order to combat the growing threat of China.
Senator Romney, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy led a hearing regarding U.S. policy on Taiwan. Romney argued that it is in the United States’ interest to support Taiwan in the face of China’s growing aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
After months of needless delay, Congress has finally approved much-needed funding for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the U.S. military’s operations in these key regions. Just as I did in February, I again voted for this legislation because it is very much in America’s interests to support our friends and allies in the face of threats from Russia, China, and Iran.
At a Foreign Relations Committee hearing today on alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) engaged in an exchange with the witnesses about the likelihood of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan.
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released the following statement regarding the impeachment proceedings of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas:
Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Angus King (I-ME) unveiled the first congressional framework to deal exclusively with the extreme risks posed by future developments in advanced AI models.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) led a bipartisan hearing with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) focused on strengthening the enforcement of export controls, which protect national security and prevent our adversaries from acquiring and misusing American-developed technology.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) East Asia, joined colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution underscoring the strength and importance of the United States-Japan alliance.
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.
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.
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.