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Curtis Lauds $100 Million Investment in Central Utah Water Infrastructure
Senator Curtis applauded a $100 million federal investment, made possible by Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts Act, to replace the century-old Strawberry High Line Canal with an enclosed pipeline to improve safety and water delivery efficiency. The funding will support critical upgrades to water delivery systems in eastern Utah, strengthening reliability, efficiency, and safety for communities and agriculture across the region.
Curtis, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Save Our Sequoias Act
Senators Curtis and Padilla introduced the Save Our Sequoias Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect giant sequoias from the growing threat of wildfires, insects, and disease. Representatives Fong and Peters introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
What They Are Staying: Fiscal Commission Act
Senators Curtis and King today announced key stakeholder support for their Fiscal Commission Act. The legislation, introduced earlier this month, would create a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize spending and decrease the national debt, which now exceeds $38.8 trillion. Joining Curtis and King as cosponsors of the legislation are Senators Tillis, Coons, Young, Kaine, Cassidy, Shaheen, Cramer, and Warner.
New Utah Sen. John Curtis says he’ll enact Trump’s agenda while upholding ‘pioneer values’
The newest U.S. senator representing Utah was sworn into office Friday morning. Sen. John Curtis took the oath of office during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Friday, shortly after the 119th Congress convened. “Today, we start this new beginning,” Curtis said during a press conference Friday afternoon.
GOP Sen.-elect Curtis says he’s not afraid to disagree with Trump
As a House member, John Curtis, R-Utah, exhibited a willingness to buck his own party. Now the senator-elect who is set to take the seat being vacated by retiring Mitt Romney, said he’s not afraid to disagree with President-elect Donald Trump if he needs to. In an exclusive interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Curtis told co-anchor Jonathan Karl that he wants Trump to be “wildly successful” and said he supports his desire to address inflation and the economy. But he also made clear there will be times he disagrees with Trump’s approach.
John Curtis’ search for consensus
No one seemed to know what to do when John Curtis entered the Senate chamber. In the moments before, a steady stream of senators had shuffled in, taking their assigned seats. Mitt Romney, moments away from delivering his final Senate address, was already seated on the back row, his legs crossed, thumbing his cellphone. His colleagues, as they passed his desk, offered him greetings: Joe Manchin gave him a hug; Thom Tillis slapped his shoulder; Cory Booker cracked a joke.
Highs and Lows: New Bills for Utah’s Economy and Budgeting Conundrums
Greetings from Washington—here are my highs and lows this week! My high was introducing three bipartisan bills that are important for Utah’s economy: The first supports innovation in aviation. It paves the way for Utah to be the leader of what I would call “Uber aircraft,” where you can catch
Highs and Lows: When Your High and Low Is the Same Person
Hey, I’m here for my high and low, and I’ve invited a special guest—Max. He’s part of my high and low because he is my high and low. For the last number of months, he’s the guy who’s been responsible for getting me from every single thing I do to the
Highs and Lows: Not Helping the Arrest Warrant China Has Out for Me
Well, hello from a very cold and snowy Washington, DC. My highs this week, we had a really successful markup today in Foreign Relations. I had a couple of bills protecting Taiwan that passed through with unanimous voice votes. I’m really excited about that. And, continue to push back on