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Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Streamline VA Benefits Assistance

Senator Curtis cosponsored the TAP Promotion Act, bipartisan legislation to streamline the benefits process for service members before they leave active duty. The bill would allow accredited members of Veterans Service Organizations and similar entities to participate in Transition Assistance Program classes, file Benefits Delivery at Discharge claims, and complete medical evaluations before leaving service.

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Highs and Lows: Supporting Local Communities

To my colleagues in the Senate from the East, it may be hard to grasp just how deeply federal overreach affects daily life in Utah. In some counties, more than 90% of the land is owned and controlled, not by local leaders or communities, but by a distant, federal government.

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Highs and Lows: Marriage Counseling with China

For decades, Washington clung to the hope that inviting China to the  global economic table would pull them toward democracy and our shared values. Instead, the opposite has happened. While stealing our intellectual property, cheating on labor, and manipulating trade, Beijing has moved further away from freedom. I often compare

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Highs and Lows: Why Debt and Deficit Can Wait

If there’s one thing Utahns understand, it’s thrift. We plan carefully, live within our means, and expect our leaders to do the same. It’s why I’ve made debt and fiscal responsibility a cornerstone of my work in the Senate. America is more than $36 trillion in debt. Utah families don’t spend more

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