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CURTIS, RISCH STATEMENT CONDEMNING VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Curtis, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, and Jim Risch, SFRC Chairman, today released the following statement regarding the ongoing wave of violence in Colombia, which has included an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate, Miguel Uribe, and at
CURTIS, CORTEZ MASTO INTRODUCE BILL TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK THROUGH STRATEGIC GRAZING
Senators Curtis and Cortez Masto introduced the Strategic Grazing to Reduce the Risk of Wildfire Act, bipartisan legislation to direct the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service to collaborate with grazing allotment holders, States, Tribes, and local fire departments to create a strategy to use targeted grazing to manage hazardous fuels and reduce risks from wildfires.
OPINION: TAX CREDITS WITH A SCALPEL—HOW TO BOOST AMERICAN ENERGY WITHOUT KILLING INNOVATION
Just days after I was sworn into Congress in 2017, I found myself in the thick of negotiations over the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Republicans passed the bill within a month, and I returned to Utah eager to tell small-business owners and manufacturers about the historic tax relief they could expect.
Highs and Lows: Supporting Families
Hello, Utah! I’m excited to share my highs and lows for the week with you. My high, we introduced a number of bills (more on those below), and I did want to highlight one that’s especially important for Utah because it addresses child care. Our bipartisan bill provides tax credits for hardworking families to help
Highs and Lows: The “Utah Way”
Hi, everybody! It’s time for another highs and lows. My high this week was that I published an op-ed in the Deseret News about the budget, particularly about what I would call the “Utah way” for budgeting—being fiscally conservative. It got a lot of legs. I found myself on national TV talking about how we would solve this
Highs and Lows: Vote-a-Rama
Well, I have big highs and lows this week! If you were following the news, you know that last night the Senate held a “vote-a-rama.” So, the high is that we actually passed what’s the forerunner of the reconciliation package to do exactly what Americans asked us to do in the election—secure the border, strengthen our