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June 10 - June 14, 2019

This week, Senator Romney met with several groups of Utahns, including representatives from the ALS Association and students in town for National History Day. As a part of his efforts to keep harmful tobacco products out of our children’s hands, he helped introduce a bill to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in schools. He also introduced a bill to make the E-Verify program permanent and reduce the incentive for illegal employment. A brief recap of his week can be found below.

This week, Senator Romney introduced the Permanent E-Verify Act, legislation to make the E-Verify program permanent. Congress needs to act now to address the illegal immigration crisis by closing legal loopholes and removing the magnets—like illegal employment—that drive illegal immigration.

Full story by Thomas Burr here.

At a Senate Small Business Committee Hearing, Senator Romney presses a witness from the Small Business Administration to reconsider the net worth value of individuals seeking government assistance to start up their small businesses.

Senator Romney welcomed multiple Utah student groups to the Capitol this week, including this group in town to discuss National History Day.

Senator Romney met with Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Commissioner Kerry Gibson.

Senator Romney introduced the Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019 with Senator Udall (D-NM) to help school districts and local education agencies address the surge of e-cigarettes in schools.

Full story by Wendy Leonard here.

Senator Romney offered his thoughts on climate change and options Congress should consider to help tackle the issue.

Utah State University President Noelle Cockett stopped by the office this week and presented Senator Romney with a USU football helmet.

Finding treatments and cures for neurologic diseases such as MS and ALS is a passion of Senator Romney and his wife, Ann. The Senator met with Utah representatives of the ALS Association to hear their stories and learn about how Congress can support the ALS community.

Senator Romney met with the FEMA Administrator Nominee Jeff Byard.

Utahn Randal Quarles serves as the Federal Reserve's Vice Chair for Supervision. Senator Romney met with him this week to discuss his work on developing regulatory, supervisory, and other financial sector policies.

The loss of even one life from suicide is one too many. In Utah, there is on average one suicide every 13 hours. Senator Romney met with representatives from the Utah chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to learn about the group's work toward reducing these statistics. If you need help or someone you know is struggling, please call 1-800-273-8255.

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