Press Releases

Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), James Lankford (R-OK), John Cornyn (R-TX), David Perdue (R-GA), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and John Boozman (R-AR) sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to seek answers as to why the passport applications of Americans have not been completed since March 19, 2020. The lack of processing has resulted in a backlog of 1.6 million applications, and the State Department has continued to receive applicants’ payments for passport fees even though...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) to commend State Department professionals for their dedication repatriating United States citizens and legal permanent residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution, led by Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), now moves to the full Senate for consideration.

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office published a Notice of Realty Action in the Federal Register for conveyance of public lands to the City of Hyde Park located in Cache County, Utah. The 80-acre parcel is within the Hyde Park city limits and isolated from other BLM-managed lands.

Senator Mitt Romney joined colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin following disturbing reports that the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) state-owned and -directed enterprises are looking to exploit the economic crisis by buying U.S. and foreign companies. As companies backed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) approach banks to identify the purchase of companies in the U.S. and in Europe affected by the pandemic, the senators urged Mnuchin to protect...

Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) today joined their colleagues, led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), in urging the Department of Justice to investigate whether dozens of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country applied for and received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) despite knowing they were ineligible to apply.

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) released the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office announced the conveyance of 790 acres of public lands, known as Ashley Springs Property, in Uintah County.

Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) today introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Deadline Extension Adjustment for Loans (DEAL) Act. The PPP DEAL Act would extend the loan forgiveness period from 8 to 16 weeks and amend the rehire date from June 30th to 16 weeks after the PPP loan is awarded.

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and 86 other colleagues, in introducing a resolution to commemorate National Police Week 2020. The resolution, among other things, honors the life of Provo Police Officer Joseph Shinners, who gave his life in the line of duty on January 5, 2019.

At a Senate health committee hearing today on the federal government’s response to COVID-19, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) pressed health leaders on the progress on a vaccine for the American public and the need for comprehensive, current data on COVID-19 to better equip the country to reopen and handle future pandemics.