Press Releases

Curtis Statement Ahead of 60th Day of Iran Conflict

Senator Curtis, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of the 60-day mark of the war in Iran: Continue Reading

Curtis Applauds EPA Proposal to Protect Utah from Unfair Ozone Reclassification

Senator Curtis, member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to repeal the Biden Administration’s decision to reclassify Utah’s Northern Wasatch Front from a “Moderate” to a “Serious” nonattainment area under the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Continue Reading

Curtis, Shaheen, Tillis, Rosen Urge Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to Strengthen Taiwan’s Defense and Advance Supplementary Budget

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. Continue Reading

Curtis, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act

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. Continue Reading

Curtis Presses FTC on Predatory Timeshare Practices, Burdensome Rulemaking on Utah’s Direct Selling Industry

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. Continue Reading

Commerce Committee Advances Curtis, Klobuchar Gate Safety Bill

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today unanimously passed the Alex Gate Safety Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Curtis and Klobuchar to create and enforce a consumer product safety standard for large and potentially hazardous gates often installed in residential, commercial, and recreational settings. Continue Reading

Curtis Joins Bipartisan Senators in Reaffirming Bipartisan Support for NATO

Today, Senators Curtis, Shaheen, Tillis, Collins, Murkowski, Merkley, Coons, King, Booker, and Rosen issued a statement reaffirming the bipartisan commitment in Congress to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Continue Reading

Curtis, Merkley, Cruz, Kim Introduce Bill to Bolster Taiwan’s Drone Production, Support U.S. National Security

Senators Curtis, Merkley, Cruz, and Kim introduced bipartisan legislation to expand cooperation between the United States and Taiwan on the development of unmanned aerial systems in the face of the People’s Republic of China increasing pressure on Taiwan and the PRC’s dominance in the UAS supply chain. Continue Reading

Opinion: Lessons from our war powers past—60 days must mean 60 days

While recognizing the inevitable costs of ongoing combat operations in Iran, I acknowledge that the president’s actions were consistent with his legal authority. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 provides the authority for a president to respond to emerging threats — for a limited period of time. Iran’s consistent and increasingly disruptive behavior presents exactly the kind of threat the War Powers Resolution envisions. Left unchecked, Iran would continue to pursue its nuclear weapons capabilities, destabilize the region, threaten our allies, and imperil Americans at home and abroad. Continue Reading