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CURTIS CHAMPIONS UTAH’S ROLE IN ADVANCING CLEAN, RELIABLE NUCLEAR ENERGY
During an Energy and Public Works nomination hearing to consider Ho Nieh to be a Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner, Senator Curtis underscored Utah’s growing leadership in the future of clean, technologically advanced nuclear energy, securing commitment from Mr. Nieh for greater collaboration between states and federal regulators.
CURTIS, CORTEZ MASTO PUSH CFTC FOR ANSWERS ON ENFORCEMENT OF ILLEGAL GAMING IN EVENT CONTRACTS
Senators Curtis and Cortez Masto led four of their Senate colleagues in a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chair Pham reminding the Commission sports betting is regulated by states and tribes, not the CFTC. The Senators underscore that by implicitly allowing some companies to offer sports betting activities as “event contracts,” the CFTC is preventing enforcement of state and tribal gaming laws which inappropriately permits sports betting nationwide.
CURTIS STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO AVOID SHUTDOWN
Senator Curtis issued the following statement today on Senate Republicans’ efforts to avoid a federal government shutdown: “Today, I voted to keep the federal government open and to prevent unnecessary harm to hardworking, taxpaying families in Utah and across America. Sadly, the measure failed without enough Democratic support, and once again Washington’s dysfunction has forced a shutdown.
Highs and Lows: Increasing Access to Your Public Lands
Welcome to another edition of ‘Highs and Lows’! I hope you are all well. I have two highs to share with you this week. First, the Senate passed a type of legislation called a Congressional Review Act that I introduced, which pulls back regulations from the past to provide better access
Highs and Lows: First Bill Passed in the Senate
Hello from my new office here in Washington, D.C.! It’s a big deal, and we’re all very excited to finally have a little space to move around. The high for this week is we passed my first bill in the Senate! I’d like to give a big shout-out to my
Highs and Lows: Innovation in the Uintah Basin
Hello friends, This week, I want to share an unusual “highs and lows” with you. The high is that I spent time out in Utah’s Uintah Basin, away from Washington, D.C. It’s been an incredible opportunity to connect with the heart of Utah and see firsthand the innovation happening right