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ICYMI: SENATORS CURTIS AND PADILLA JOIN PBS NEWSHOUR TO DISCUSS WILDFIRES AND BIPARTISANSHIP
In a PBS NewsHour segment yesterday, Senator Curtis appeared alongside Senator Padilla to discuss their bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, transparency in government, and how Senators can work on bills across the aisle. The bipartisan legislation would combat catastrophic wildfires, restore forest ecosystems, and make federal forest management more efficient and responsive.
UTAH SENATORS INTRODUCE STAR‑SPANGLED SUMMIT ACT TO RESTORE AMERICAN FLAG ON KYHV PEAK
This week, Senators Curtis and Lee introduced the Star-Spangled Summit Act, a bill to authorize a special-use permit allowing the American flag to be flown on Kyhv Peak above Provo, Utah. Rep. Kennedy introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
CURTIS OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, today gave the following opening remarks at a hearing examining the Status of Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong, Five Years After the PRC’s Judicial Takeover.
Sen. John Curtis questions EPA nominee on his approach to job, emissions
Utah’s newest GOP senator John Curtis praised President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asserting Lee Zeldin has a reputation for working across the aisle to get important environmental legislation done. Zeldin, a former GOP member from the House, was tapped by Trump to lead the agency charged with enforcing the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
As Trump’s nominee hearings begin, Sen. John Curtis calls for ‘seriousness’ from senators
As confirmation hearings begin for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Sen. John Curtis called on his Senate colleagues to carefully consider their roles. “I take very seriously the role that the Senate has in the Constitution for advice and consent,” Curtis said Tuesday. “And I hope all my colleagues take that same seriousness in our constitutional responsibility.”
Sen. John Curtis celebrates final House wins
Sen. John Curtis is taking his legacy of being a highly productive member of the House of Representatives to the Senate. In the final days before giving up his seat representing Utah’s 3rd District, Curtis saw several bills signed into law by President Joe Biden.
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
Highs and Lows: Monitoring Wildfires
Hey, highs and lows! I’m trying to smile for my high, but it’s getting blown up… We were supposed to be headed home today for what I think is a pretty, needed break. We’re all getting on each other’s nerves back here in D.C., but at this point, nobody quite