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Senator Romney announced the opening of his new Senate offices located in Spanish Fork and Ogden:
Spanish Fork Office
648 N. 900 E.
Suite #8
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
To schedule an appointment for office hours, please call (801) 515-7230
Ogden Office
James V. Hansen Federal Building
324 25th Street
Suite #1018
Ogden, UT 84401
To schedule an appointment for office hours, please call (385) 264-7885
In Utah, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail provides outstanding outdoor recreational opportunities, but right now several wilderness-designated areas along the trail are hampering full use and development of the trail. Senator Romney, along with Senator Lee and Representative Curtis, introduced the Bonneville Shoreline Trail Advancement Act, legislation which would resolve boundary disputes and enable construction of high priority sections of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. This solution would enhance recreation by adjusting the boundaries without increasing or decreasing wilderness designated areas, to ensure that the trail can be completed and fully accessible. A natural resources subcommittee took up the legislation for consideration this week.
In a statement to the subcommittee, Senator Romney asserted: “Our solution is good policy, good for forest management, good for recreationists, and good for our state. I thank the committee for taking it under consideration today, and I implore the committee to vote to advance this important legislation."
Full story by Lee Davidson here.
After the Pentagon announced that the U.S. plans to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15, 2021, Senator Romney urged the Administration to reconsider and reverse this politically-motivated decision, saying:
"The decision to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, and potentially elsewhere should not be based on a U.S. political calendar. The Administration has yet to explain why reducing troops in Afghanistan—where conditions for withdrawal have not been met—is a wise decision for our national security interests in the region. Similarly, with continued security challenges in the Middle East, an arbitrary withdrawal from Iraq risks alienating our allies and emboldening our enemies. At a time when our adversaries are looking for every opportunity to exploit our weaknesses, the Administration should reconsider and reverse this politically-motivated decision and avoid worsening our national security challenges."
Full story by Tracy Smith here.
This week, the Senate approved legislation introduced by Senators Romney and Lee to name the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City in honor of former Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Senator Hatch dedicated his life to serving our country and Utah. He played a pivotal role in the confirmation of many current and retired Supreme Court justices as one of the longest serving chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Romney spoke on the Senate Floor to advocate for the bill, which now awaits consideration by the House of Representatives.
Full story by Lee Davidson here.
The State of Utah has made excellent progress in enhancing and developing sage-grouse habitat. State-led efforts to conserve the sage-grouse include a wide array of stakeholders and significant investment to recover the species. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has also received hundreds of millions of dollars in sage-grouse conservation funding through the annual appropriations process. Senator Romney joined a bicameral group of colleagues in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership urging the continued Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing prohibition for greater sage-grouse. This prohibition gives the state conservation plans time to be effectively implemented and show results, instead of allowing the greater sage-grouse to be another victim of the activism industry that has been built around ESA-related litigation.
Senator Romney spoke to several groups of Utahns this week, discussing his priorities as we finish out the 116th Congress, as well as news of the day. These groups included BYU’s Washington Seminar students (below) and more than 600 Utah employees at American Express.
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