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CURTIS STATEMENT AT EPW SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON CHEMICAL REGULATION
Senator Curtis, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, delivered the following remarks at a subcommittee hearing entitled, “Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals.”
RECAP: FOURTH ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE SUMMIT
Last week, Senator Curtis hosted the Fourth Annual Conservative Climate Summit at the University of Utah, convening policymakers—including Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright—alongside business leaders, researchers, and community stakeholders to discuss practical, market-driven solutions to Utah’s most pressing natural resource challenges. The summit focused on addressing the state’s growing water demand, wildfire risk, and energy needs through innovation, partnership, and conservative principles of stewardship.
SENATE ADVANCES FIX OUR FORESTS ACT, MARKING KEY PROGRESS TO COMBAT WILDFIRES
Senators Curtis, Padilla, Hickenlooper, and Sheehy today applauded the advancement of the Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act through the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The legislation would help combat catastrophic wildfires, restore forest ecosystems, and make federal forest management more efficient.
Highs and Lows: An Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Energy Future
So, let’s be honest—it’s time we talk more openly about the importance of innovative, American energy. Consumers are asking for energy choices that are more affordable, reliable, and clean. At the same time, we need to be realistic about the demands of powering a modern nation. Solving a problem is
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