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Don’t Tread on Our TRAX: Curtis, Lee Bill Gives Transit Environmental Review Back to States

Senators Curtis and Lee introduced bipartisan legislation today to improve transit project timelines and quality by restoring the responsibility for environmental reviews back to state agencies from the federal government. The Streamline Transit Projects Act is cosponsored by Senators Kelly, and Warnock and endorsed by Utah Transit Authority, Wasatch Front Regional Council, and the American Public Transportation Association.

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CURTIS AND MERKLEY WORK TO CODIFY TAIWAN SIX ASSURANCES

Today, Senators Curtis and Merkley introduced the Six Assurances to Taiwan Act, a bipartisan bill to formally codify the Six Assurances as foundational U.S. policy toward Taiwan, reinforce congressional oversight, and prevent any unilateral change in America’s longstanding position without legislative review.

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CURTIS, KELLY INTRODUCE ALGORITHM ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Senators Curtis and Kelly introduced legislation to modernize online protections and hold social media companies accountable for harms caused by content pushed by their algorithmic feeds. The bill, the Algorithm Accountability Act, amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 to impose a duty of care on the companies that utilize recommendation-based algorithms.

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Highs and Lows: What We Learned in Shutdown Week Two

Hey, I am here today with a group from Utah State University, the Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center. Normally, that would be my high because these are pretty amazing students that I’m with. But there’s a big deal this week with a hopeful peace treaty in Gaza that just sounds

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Highs and Lows: The Life of A Shutdown!

Okay. Highs and lows. Well, you’re not going to be surprised. We are totally dysfunctional here. Unable to budget moving into a shutdown. I know that you’re all disappointed, and you should be. I’m disappointed in us as well. Hopefully, we can navigate out of it as quickly as possible.

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