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Being a world leader does indeed mean the United States’ has a responsibility to defend freedom and pursue the cause of peace. Helping Ukraine isn’t only the right thing to do, but it's key to maintaining a safe and prosperous world, which is in our own interest.
After attending Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress, Senator Romney shared his support for immediately fulfilling Zelenskyy’s requests for additional aircraft and ground weaponry.
As the American West continues to get drier and fires become more destructive, it makes less and less sense to continue to adhere to the fire policies of the past. While helping negotiate the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Senator Romney worked to ensure his commission to improve strategies to prevent future wildfires from becoming catastrophic disasters in Utah and across the West was included in the bill.
Now that the bill is law, the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that they are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. This commission will bring together some of our nation's top experts, including state and local stakeholders, to form policy recommendations and strategies on ways to better prevent, manage, suppress and recover from wildfires.
For those interested in applying to serve on the commission, the application can be found here.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted our deficiency in medical countermeasure manufacturing. Senator Romney’s measure to allow for new capabilities for domestic surge manufacturing—for tests, PPE, vaccines, therapeutics, and the like—passed out of committee as part of the PREVENT Pandemics Act by a vote of 20-2. Also included in that package was Senator Romney’s measure to require an inventory of the public health preparedness, response, and recovery data systems.
Local leaders know the challenges and needs of their communities better than the federal government. Senator Romney met with elected officials from across Utah to discuss how our cities and towns can best leverage funding and other resources from the infrastructure bill for their needs. Below, Senator Romney meets with local leaders from St. George, Murray, Salt Lake City, and Lehi.
The Iranian-backed missile strike near a U.S. consulate in Iraq last weekend is further evidence of the need for a stronger, more restrictive agreement with Iran. A weak Iran Deal would threaten our security interests in the region. Senator Romney joined 48 Republican colleagues in warning the Biden Administration that they will not support the revived Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, which, according to public reports, will weaken sanctions and lessen restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.
Unnecessary federal overreach associated with public land and water usage is negatively impacting our farmers and ranchers. Senator Romney met with Utah Farm Bureau Federation members for an update on the issues our farmers and ranchers are currently facing and how we can better support their work to keep our communities healthy and fed.
Investments in Utah's infrastructure, including improvements to our public transit, are critical to address our state's growth and traffic challenges. Senator Romney met with Utah Transit Authority trustees on next steps for implementing the transit resources provided by the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The historic droughts facing the American West have brought new challenges to Utah’s wool producers. Senator Romney met with Utah Wool Growers to discuss ways to help mitigate these burdens and bolster Utah’s share of the global market.
Utah’s young people are, undoubtedly, some of the nation’s best and brightest. Senator Romney met with some of Utah’s exemplary youth, including members of the Clearfield Youth Council and students from St. Joseph Catholic High School, for discussions on civic engagement.
Senator Romney celebrated his birthday with surprise celebrations and a little practical joking put on by his staff.
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