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In our federal government, empowerment of the minority is established in only one institution: the Senate. Without it, whenever one party replaced the other as majority, tax and spending priorities, safety-net programs, national security policy, and cultural interests would careen from one extreme to the other, creating uncertainty and unpredictability for families, employers and our partners around the world.
Senator Romney published an opinion editorial in the Washington Post arguing that abandoning the filibuster would fundamentally change the distinct role of the Senate—to the detriment of our country. He further discussed the importance of the filibuster with James Hohmann on the Washington Post podcast “Please, go on.”
Read the full opinion here.
Listen to the podcast here.
The American people are loud and clear: they want our border secured. With the unrestrained amount of people crossing our border—and amid such unbridled drug and human trafficking—it doesn’t make any sense for the Biden Administration to avoid completing the barrier at our southern border. During a Senate Homeland Security Committee meeting, Senator Romney highlighted the critical need to secure our border.
China's Belt and Road initiative is more than an infrastructure plan–it's a critical component of the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to become the global superpower. During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator Romney emphasized how our European allies must continue to take a strong stance against China and Russia.
Taiwan is an important friend of the United States, and it plays a significant role in promoting democracy and countering China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific. Senator Romney joined his colleagues in introducing the Taiwan Deterrence Act, legislation to bolster deterrence across the Taiwan Strait and strengthen Taiwan’s ability to defend against Chinese aggression and coercion. Learn more here.
Even 20 years later, the legacy of the Salt Lake Olympics still thrives in our state. Senator Romney, who organized the 2002 games, participated in the unveiling of the Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron Plaza at The University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium. Like the Olympics, this new plaza rekindles the best qualities of the human spirit.
The wait time to get a new passport is now 12 to 18 weeks and there were almost 182,000 claims backlogged at the VA last year because of a pause of in-person exams.
While businesses, schools, and other industries have reopened, many federal agencies are still operating at limited capacities—putting unnecessary burdens on Americans seeking services at federal agencies like the State Department of Department of Veterans Affairs. Senator Romney joined 41 of his colleagues in requesting that the Administration take immediate action to transition federal workers back to in-person operations.
The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake in the Western Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world. It is also an iconic and cherished part of Utah. Senator Romney joined the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council to discuss the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation Senator Romney introduced to help inform the coordinated management of and conservation actions for threatened Great Basin saline lake ecosystems.
Student organizations—both in high schools and on college campuses—play a significant role in shaping our country’s future leaders. Senator Romney met with BYU Model United Nations students, and state officers for Utah’s FCCLA, during their visits to Washington.
Movie theaters across Utah were heavily impacted by COVID-19, and while certain federal programs helped soften the blow, the industry is still recovering. Senator Romney met with representatives from Utah’s theater industry to discuss a path forward for our state’s film and cinema businesses.
Senator Romney met with Centerville Mayor Clark Wilkinson and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants to discuss the fiscal state of the nation, COVID-19 tax penalty relief, and timely issuance of IRS disaster relief.
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