Senators Romney, Hassan (D-NH), Warner (D-VA), and Ernst (R-IA) introduced the COVID Spending Transparency Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that would extend the term of the Treasury Department’s Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR)—currently scheduled to sunset at the end of March 2025—for another five years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjW2vB0e058 WASHINGTON—During a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing today on the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) denounced
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senator Romney to provide young people and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to protect against online harm to minors.
Senator Romney joined colleagues, led by Senator Lankford, in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling out the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposed rule to move marijuana from the list of Schedule I drugs to Schedule III.
Senator Romney joined a group of colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Consumer Protection Branch and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products Director requesting more information about the recently announced interagency task force to combat the illicit sale and distribution of unauthorized e-cigarettes.
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.
“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.”
Senator Romney joined ABC4 Utah’s Inside Utah Politics with Brian McElhatten to raise the importance of American leadership in global affairs—including providing support to Ukraine and competing strategically with China. Senator Romney argued that providing military aid to Ukraine is in the United States’ best interest because it will help deter Russia from invading other countries, including NATO members, which could draw the U.S. into greater conflict. The interview concluded with the Senator’s efforts to push federal agencies to take greater action to understand and contain the outbreak of the bird flu virus (H5N1).
Senator Romney, member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, and CDC Director Mandy Cohen raising concern with the agencies’ inaction to understand and contain the outbreak of the bird flu virus (H5N1)—especially given the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent baby formula shortage.
Senator Romney joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues in introducing Congressional Review Act legislation to block the Biden Administration’s electric vehicle mandates.
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing a bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for an additional two years.
Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to reauthorize the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), which improves programs to respond to public health threats.