Senator Romney spoke with The Atlantic's McKay Coppins for a conversation about his first nine months in the Senate, as well as news of the day, at the Atlantic Festival.





During a meeting with Governor Herbert this week, Senator Romney and Representatives Curtis, Bishop, Stewart, and McAdams discussed how they are tackling Utah priorities in Congress. Topics included public lands and the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act.





In Syria, we face an Assad regime still in power, the ongoing threat of terrorism, the entrenchment of Russia and Iran, and a humanitarian crisis. Senator Romney and Senator Murphy (D-CT) chaired a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on the path forward for the U.S. in Syria following the bipartisan Syria Study Group's release of its final report.



Walking away from Syria is not the right answer—not for Syrians, not for our fellow human beings that are children of the same God, and certainly not for the United States. Senator Romney spoke at the United States Institute of Peace's event marking the release of the Syria Study Group's final report.





As China expands its economic and military power, it is past time for us to construct a comprehensive strategy to confront their growing aggression. Senator Romney, along with Senators Hassan (D-NH), Young (R-IN), and Cortez Masto (D-NV), introduced the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Act of 2019. This legislation would require the U.S. to partner with allies in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe to address the significant threat China poses to our freedom and freedom around the world.



During National Clean Energy Week's Policy Makers Symposium, Senator Romney sat down with former Sen. Ayotte (R-NH) for a conversation that covered the need for American global leadership in tackling climate change, the role of innovation in clean energy, and efforts to create cleaner energy within Utah.





In spite of the Taliban’s attempt to stop the democratic process in Afghanistan, the country will be holding its presidential election tomorrow. Senator Romney met with Ambassador Rahmani to discuss the Afghan government's current security and peace process.





Senator Romney met with several groups of Utahns in the office this week, including:



Representatives from the Salt Lake Chamber.



Representatives from Rocky Mountain Power to discuss efforts to produce cleaner energy in Utah.



Deneece Huftalin (left), President of Salt Lake Community College, and Astrid Tuminez (right), President of Utah Valley University, to discuss how the institutions keep higher education affordable to students and efforts to ensure their curriculum serves the needs of industries within the state.



Ron Nielson, Superintendent of San Juan Schools, to discuss issues facing the school district.