WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has been honored as a "Fiscal Hero" for the 118th Congress by Fix the Debt—a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CFRB). Romney's bipartisan efforts to rein in the national debt and balance the federal budget have earned him this recognition.Romney, who has prioritized budget and debt issues since entering Congress, has been advocating for the passing of the Fiscal Stability Act, a legislative initiative he introduced with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). This act aims to create a bicameral fiscal commission...
The average coaching salary at Brigham Young University, the only institution paying coaches during 2022 in Utah County, was $380,061, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 17 other Republican colleagues in introducing the No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act. This legislation aims to prevent individuals convicted of state or federal offenses in connection with campus protests from receiving federal student loan relief.Senator Romney expressed his stance on the issue, stating, “Our legislation ensures that students convicted of a crime while protesting at our institutions of higher education are ineligible for federal student debt relief.”Senator Cotton...
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has called for immediate action to address the rapid spread of the bird flu virus (H5N1) in a letter sent to key government agencies. Romney expressed his concerns about the agencies' response to the outbreak and urged them to take swift measures to understand and contain the virus, drawing parallels to past public health crises.In the letter addressed to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
On May 1, 2024, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers, including U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, introduced legislation to block the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandates. The initiative was led by Senators Pete Ricketts and Dan Sullivan, along with Representatives John James and Russ Fulcher.Senator Romney criticized the regulations, stating, "The Biden Administration continues to roll out climate regulations that may be politically attractive, but won’t put a dent in lowering global emissions." Senator Ricketts echoed this sentiment by calling...