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There is broad recognition that we need to address the looming insolvency of our federal trust funds. Getting our country through the COVID-19 pandemic has required us to borrow trillions of dollars, which has in turn threatened essential programs like Medicare and Social Security. Congress must respond in a way which will address this long-term problem, which is coming down the pike much sooner than was expected. Senator Romney and a bipartisan group of House and Senate colleagues reintroduced the TRUST Act—legislation which would create a process to address the key structural issues behind the debt and allow Congress to put our major federal programs on a stronger footing. More information on the TRUST Act can be found here.
With more than 126 wildfires burning more than 6,200 acres of land, Utah’s 2021 fire season has already surpassed the five-year average for this time of year. Senator Romney joined Rep. Curtis (R-UT), Sen. Bennet (D-CO), and Rep. Garamendi (D-CA) in introducing the MATCH Act saying: “After seeing the many bureaucratic hurdles communities in Utah and Duchesne counties faced after the wildfires of 2018, Congressman Curtis and I saw a need to streamline the mitigation process. We are proud to continue advocating for leaders in our state by reintroducing this legislation, which would cut through the red tape that local communities face in the aftermath of wildfires to make it easier for them to recover.”
Full story by Dennis Romboy here.
As Washington Democrats continue to push extreme policies that would chip away at some of our country's longstanding institutions, Senator Romney issued the following statement: "My Democrat friends decry the last president for weakening our institutions with his words and behavior but they now cheer the effort to pack the Supreme Court and end the Senate filibuster, which would forever diminish institutions at our Republic’s foundation.”
Full story by Tal Axelrod here.
We must do better to ensure American students have the skills and training necessary to pursue good-paying jobs that keep up with our changing economy. Senator Romney joined Senator Sinema (D-AZ) to introduce the Earn To Learn Act—legislation to create a college matched-savings program that helps qualifying low-income students, including adult learners, pay for tuition, books, fees and other education-related expenses.
Senator Romney participated in an event hosted by Freedom House, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the McCain Institute to discuss the U.S. strategy to support democracy and counter authoritarianism around the globe. The Senator continued to urge that the U.S. needs a comprehensive China strategy to deal with the CCP's ambition to become the world's economic, geopolitical, and military superpower.
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