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CURTIS, BLUNT ROCHESTER INTRODUCE BILL TO SPUR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION NEAR TRANSPORTATION HUBS

Senators Curtis and Blunt Rochester, members of the committees on Environment and Public Works and Commerce, introduced the Build Housing, Unlock Benefits and Services Act. The bill cuts red tape to unlock transit-oriented development projects that boost local economies and housing supply. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives Lawler and Friedman.The Build HUBS Act makes several changes aimed at improving the usability of important infrastructure loan programs. These programs allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation to collaborate and prioritize projects that promote transit-oriented development.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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Highs and Lows: Pumping Iron

This week, sadly two lives were stolen, families were shattered, and a community was shaken in a shooting at a church in Salt Lake. Utah is a place where we believe in personal and collective responsibility. We look out for our neighbors, we reject senseless violence, and we refuse to

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Highs and Lows: Heading Home for Christmas

Okay. Highs and lows. It’s Christmas time and the high is obviously that I am going home, I don’t know when, but in a day or two, for Christmas. And I’ll get to be with my family. The low is where is the snow? We need snow in Utah. And

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