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During National Police Week, we honor our law enforcement officers, extend our gratitude for their service, and remember those whose lives have been tragically lost in the line of duty—including Sergeant Bill Hooser of the Santaquin Police Department.
The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution designating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024, as “National Police Week” and reiterating support for the men and women in law enforcement. Senator Romney cosponsored the bipartisan resolution, led by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham (R-SC) and Chair Durbin (D-IL), with 75 of his Senate colleagues.
We cannot allow Putin to invade another country with impunity—he would not stop at Ukraine. Continuing to defend the cause of freedom helps keep us and our allies safe from future military ambitions of authoritarians around the world.
Senator Romney joined ABC4 Utah’s Inside Utah Politics with Brian McElhatten to raise the importance of American leadership in global affairs—including providing support to Ukraine and competing strategically with China. Senator Romney argued that providing military aid to Ukraine is in the United States’ best interest because it will help deter Russia from invading other countries, including NATO members, which could draw the U.S. into greater conflict.
It has been more than a year since President Biden formally ended COVID-19 public health emergency declarations, yet most of our federal office buildings remain empty—wasting millions of taxpayer dollars every day. Senator Romney, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Spending Oversight Subcommittee, and Senator Hassan (D-NH), the Subcommittee’s Chair, led a hearing on reducing duplication, overlap, and fragmentation within the federal government and saving taxpayer dollars.
During the hearing, Romney highlighted legislation he introduced with Senator Manchin to require employees of federal agencies to return to in-person work after a recent report found that 17 of 24 federal agency headquarters were operating at an average capacity of 25% or less.
Full story by Lisa Riley Roche here.
Poison control centers play an important role in the health and safety of our communities. In fact, since its inception, the Utah Poison Control Center has supported more than two million poisoning crisis cases—the highest utilization per capita of any poison center in the nation! Senator Romney, member of the Senate Health Committee, joined Senators Murray (D-WA), Tuberville (R-AL), and Luján (D-NM) in introducing the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Poison Control Centers Network program through 2029.
The U.S. Army War College—one of our nation’s oldest military installations—develops military leaders for critical service at the strategic level. Senator Romney met with U.S. Army soldiers studying at the War College for a discussion on foreign affairs and America’s leadership around the world.
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