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Curtis Secures Committee Passage of Eight of His Foreign Policy Bills
Senator Curtis, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, today applauded committee passage of eight bipartisan bills he leads and cosponsors to curb China’s human rights abuses, counter authoritarian influence in Latin America, support partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific, and advance U.S. interests abroad.
Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Second Amendment Protections Against Frivolous Lawsuits
Senator Curtis joined Senator Cornyn, along with 14 of their Senate Republican colleagues, in introducing the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act, which would strengthen the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to provide enhanced protections to the firearms industry from frivolous lawsuits brought by anti-gun bad actors.
Curtis Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Better Protect and Compensate Federal Firefighters
Senator Curtis cosponsored the Support Our Firefighters Act, bipartisan legislation to provide federal wildland firefighters dedicated rest and recuperation leave following extended deployments to major wildfire incidents. The bill aims to improve workforce well-being, reduce burnout, and help agencies retain the experienced personnel required to respond to increasingly complex wildfire threats.
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.
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
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