https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jy3XZpYjns WASHINGTON—The Office of U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released a report detailing the policy and constituent service accomplishments of Romney’s Senate term. Major
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.
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.
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.
Senator Romney applauded an announcement from the Department of Transportation that more than $70 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, negotiated by Romney and his colleagues, would be awarded to the Utah Department of Transportation for the I-15 South Iron County Freight, Mobility, and Safety Project.
In an effort to prevent money laundering and stop crypto-facilitated crime and sanctions violations, Senators Romney (R-UT), Reed (D-RI), Rounds (R-SD), and Warner (D-VA) introduced the Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement (CANSEE) Act. This bipartisan legislation requires decentralized finance (DeFi) services to meet the same anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions compliance obligations as other financial companies, including centralized crypto trading platforms, casinos, and even pawn shops.
The Utah Congressional delegation has announced its full support of the Direct Capital Access (DCA) Act, legislation to add 28 additional in-and beyond-perimeter flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in the 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill. Senator Romney today joined on as co-sponsor of the Senate’s version of the DCA Act, which was originally introduced by Rep. Owens (R-UT) in the House.
Senator Romney toured Utah businesses and met with local leaders to discuss Utah’s water challenges. Romney started the day at OxEon Energy in North Salt Lake, where he toured the firm’s facility and met with employees. He then visit Bonnell Aluminum in Clearfield for a meeting with their executive board about the company’s efforts to shore up our supply chains, followed by a discussion with its workers. Romney ended the day at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District for a roundtable discussion with local leaders about the Jordan River Watershed and the Great Salt Lake.
Senator Romney applauded an announcement by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) that it has selected Lehi, Utah, for its next 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant (or fab). This landmark $11 billion investment marks the largest economic investment in Utah history, and was made possible by the passage of the Romney-backed CHIPS and Science Act.
Senator Romney joined a bicameral letter urging the Department of Labor not to move forward with its proposed rule for determining independent contractor classification due to the negative impact on workers and business, the test’s lack of clarity and the devastating consequences for the U.S. economy.
The Office of Senator Romney released a report detailing the policy and constituent service accomplishments at the halfway mark of Romney’s Senate term.
Senators Romney and Durbin with Representatives Casten and Calvert led a bipartisan letter to Senate-passed USICA and house-passed America COMPETES Act conferees urging them to oppose provisions that would allocate a high, fixed percentage of future research funding based on EPSCoR.