Senators Curtis, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Shaheen; Tillis; and Rosen sent a letter to Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan Speaker Han Kuo-yu and Deputy Speaker Chiang, as well as Legislative Yuan members Mr. Chen Kuan-ting, Mr. Niu Hsu-ting and Mr. Wang An-hsiang, urging them to approve a supplementary defense budget that would enable Taiwan to both procure critical American defense equipment and boost domestic production of innovative drones and missile defense systems.

Senators Curtis and Cortez Masto introduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act, bipartisan legislation to mark the 47th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, strengthen congressional oversight, and ensure the United States is fully prepared to uphold its commitments under the landmark law, which has served as the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations since its adoption in 1979.

During a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Senator Curtis questioned Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson on protecting consumers from predatory timeshare practices and ensuring regulatory stability for the direct selling industry—which is particularly significant to Utah’s economy.