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We must make a concerted effort to confront the threat China poses to U.S. national security, intellectual property, and technology. Our bill will prohibit U.S.-based companies from doing business with Huawei until they no longer pose a national security threat.

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, today convened a hearing titled “Iraq: A Crossroads of U.S. Policy,” focused on addressing how the United States can support Iraq in achieving a secure and prosperous future. Key excerpts of his remarks are below.
 

Senator Romney: In 2014, ISIS seized control of roughly one third of Iraqi territory, terrorizing the Iraqi people with a...

With student loan debt at record high of $1.4 trillion, it is important for students and their families to have the most information available to them when deciding where to attend college and how much debt to assume. I’m proud to join my colleagues in cosponsoring this bipartisan measure that, in addition to providing relevant information about student loan borrowing, will ensure that students and their families have the most information possible to make the best decision regarding their future...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released the following statement regarding the president’s recent comments:
        
“The president’s comments were destructive, demeaning, and disunifying. The President of the United States has a unique and noble calling to unite the American people – of all different races, colors, and national origins. In that respect, the president failed badly. People can disagree over politics and policy, but telling American citizens to go back to where...

WASHINGTON—The Senate today passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 with a key amendment offered by U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) to reaffirm the constitutional authority of the president to protect and defend the United States. Ahead of the vote today, Romney spoke on the Senate floor regarding his amendment, which was approved by an overwhelming 90-4 vote.
 
“This bipartisan package will authorize critical policy aimed strengthening our military, supporting...

WASHINGTON—The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today voted to approve key components of the Tobacco 21 Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Todd Young (R-IN), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Dick Durbin (D-IL), to prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under the age of 21.
 
“The HELP Committee took an important step today by advancing our bipartisan legislation to raise the federal smoking and vaping age to...

For the past several months, Iran has taken a number of increasingly provocative actions, including its proxy attacks on an oil pipeline, on several ships in the Persian Gulf, and now with the takedown of a U.S. drone. Such behavior cannot go unanswered, and a failure to respond would only invite further provocation. Any response by the U.S. must be meticulously considered and executed, and it ideally should be made in coordination with our allies and friends in the region.

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes critical policy and programs that support our military readiness and our troops. As China expands its economic and military power, it is past time for us to construct a comprehensive strategy to confront their growing aggression. I also am proud to introduce several amendments that will benefit my home state of Utah, including my legislation to keep the longstanding promise by the federal government to Utah’s Navajo Nation.

In my home state of Utah, the use of electronic cigarettes has nearly doubled in the last five years, with young Utahns most likely to be introduced to vaping while they are in school. By banning the use of electronic cigarettes in schools, we are taking an important step to protect the health of young people in Utah and across the nation.