A determined search for Bipartisanship in a time of deep partisan divides.

In debating a new model for self-rule that would eventually become the Constitution, states’ delegates in the summer of 1787 were so intensely divided over the difficult idea of congressional representation that the very topic threatened to end the Constitutional Convention. Representatives from small states were loathe approve any plan that tampered with the equal representation they currently enjoyed under the Articles of Confederation. Representatives from large, populous ...Continue reading

In debating a new model for self-rule that would eventually become the Constitution, states’ delegates in the summer of 1787 were so intensely divided over the difficult idea of congressional representation that the very topic threatened to end the Constitutional Convention. Representatives from small states were loathe approve any plan that tampered with the equal representation they currently enjoyed under the Articles of Confederation. Representatives from large, populous ...Continue reading

Senator Mitt Romney 8 April at 12:23 "As Utah has experienced rapid growth over the last decade, housing prices have skyrocketed. This has caused housing affordability challenges for communities across our statea challenge which has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. We must make finding and affording houses more accessible for everyone. However, with two-thirds of our state owned by the federal government, the ability of many communities to expand is prohibited by ...Continue reading

Senator Mitt Romney 8 April at 12:23 "As Utah has experienced rapid growth over the last decade, housing prices have skyrocketed. This has caused housing affordability challenges for communities across our statea challenge which has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. We must make finding and affording houses more accessible for everyone. However, with two-thirds of our state owned by the federal government, the ability of many communities to expand is prohibited by ...Continue reading

"We are really the only significant experiment in democracy, and preserving liberal democracy is an extraordinary challenge" -Sen. Mitt Romney, March 2022. From the Mongol Empire to the Roman Empire, Sen. Romney said, autocracy is the chart's "default setting," with authoritarian leaders at every turn. The Senator framed the survival of American democracy as a battle on two fronts, with the possibility of significant erosion unless leaders are vigilant....Continue reading

"We are really the only significant experiment in democracy, and preserving liberal democracy is an extraordinary challenge" -Sen. Mitt Romney, March 2022. From the Mongol Empire to the Roman Empire, Sen. Romney said, autocracy is the chart's "default setting," with authoritarian leaders at every turn. The Senator framed the survival of American democracy as a battle on two fronts, with the possibility of significant erosion unless leaders are vigilant....Continue reading

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's mission is "to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army." Cadets learn to live honorably, lead honorably, and demonstrate excellence by following through the Character, Academic, Physical, and Military pr...Continue reading

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's mission is "to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army." Cadets learn to live honorably, lead honorably, and demonstrate excellence by following through the Character, Academic, Physical, and Military pr...Continue reading

https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1509570704932544519 "We’re fortunate in Utah to have such smart and exemplary youth. My staff and I welcomed a group of students from Spanish Fork High School to the Capitol today for a discussion on leadership and tour of the building." -Sen. Romney....Continue reading

https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1509570704932544519 "We’re fortunate in Utah to have such smart and exemplary youth. My staff and I welcomed a group of students from Spanish Fork High School to the Capitol today for a discussion on leadership and tour of the building." -Sen. Romney....Continue reading

"We have got to get our federal spending under controland the President’s budget offers an unserious proposal to reduce our deficit that is nowhere near a long-term solution. Hardworking Americans are suffering real economic harm due to historic levels of inflation, which is a direct result of Washington’s failure to address its spending problem. The President’s budget still borrows a tremendous amount of money and does nothing to address the two-thirds of our federal spend...Continue reading

"We have got to get our federal spending under controland the President’s budget offers an unserious proposal to reduce our deficit that is nowhere near a long-term solution. Hardworking Americans are suffering real economic harm due to historic levels of inflation, which is a direct result of Washington’s failure to address its spending problem. The President’s budget still borrows a tremendous amount of money and does nothing to address the two-thirds of our federal spend...Continue reading

https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1508899990420267015 "Enjoyed meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. We had a wide-ranging discussion about her experience and qualifications, which was helpful as I continue my review of her record and testimony." 4:12 PM Mar 29, 2022Twitter Web App On this historic day, Senators acknowledged the historic nomination of the first Black woman to the Supreme ...Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/senatorromney/posts/535181227964979 Senator Mitt Romney 15 March at 13:26 Journalists take enormous risk when reporting from war zones. Their courage provides the world with the truth essential to freedom and eventual peace. Their work is noble and heroic. My prayers go to the families and loved ones of the slain Pierre Zakrzewski and Brent Renaud, and to Benjamin Hall for a full recovery....Continue reading

Senator Mitt Romney 16 March at 11:17 "Stepping out of President Zelenskyy's address to Congress, I’m again moved by his monumental leadership and heroic courage. Being a world leader does indeed mean we have 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. We must fulfill President Zelenskyy’s request immediately. Get U...Continue reading

https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1508899990420267015 "Enjoyed meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. We had a wide-ranging discussion about her experience and qualifications, which was helpful as I continue my review of her record and testimony." 4:12 PM Mar 29, 2022Twitter Web App On this historic day, Senators acknowledged the historic nomination of the first Black woman to the Supreme ...Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/senatorromney "It would be unacceptable to purchase more oil from some of our most awful adversaries like Iran or Venezuela, especially before furthering our own energy development domestically. It's foolhardy for the Administration to do anything but permit as much oil production as possible here at home. We must ensure the American people have the energy resources they need to get to work, heat their homes, and live their lives." -Senator Mitt Romne...Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/senatorromney/posts/535181227964979 Senator Mitt Romney 15 March at 13:26 Journalists take enormous risk when reporting from war zones. Their courage provides the world with the truth essential to freedom and eventual peace. Their work is noble and heroic. My prayers go to the families and loved ones of the slain Pierre Zakrzewski and Brent Renaud, and to Benjamin Hall for a full recovery....Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/senatorromney/posts/526892885460480 Senator Mitt Romney 2 March at 10:13 "During his State of the Union address last night, President Biden reiterated his request for additional funding for the COVID-19 response. Before we could even consider supporting additional funding, Congress must receive a full accounting of how the federal government has allocated trillions of dollars in taxpayer funds already spent to combat the pandemic....Continue reading

Senator Mitt Romney 16 March at 11:17 "Stepping out of President Zelenskyy's address to Congress, I’m again moved by his monumental leadership and heroic courage. Being a world leader does indeed mean we have 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. We must fulfill President Zelenskyy’s request immediately. Get U...Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/senatorromney "It would be unacceptable to purchase more oil from some of our most awful adversaries like Iran or Venezuela, especially before furthering our own energy development domestically. It's foolhardy for the Administration to do anything but permit as much oil production as possible here at home. We must ensure the American people have the energy resources they need to get to work, heat their homes, and live their lives." -Senator Mitt Romne...Continue reading

Senator Mitt Romney 6 March 2022, at 12:38 "Just heard from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. People are dying, freedom is under assault, and his number one request from us is old Soviet jets. The U.S. and NATO should accommodate his request now. Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi must also put the Ukraine aid bill on the floor Monday for the U.S. to send desperately needed military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine now. Waiting on the congressional calendar is unacceptable whe...Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/senatorromney/posts/526892885460480 Senator Mitt Romney 2 March at 10:13 "During his State of the Union address last night, President Biden reiterated his request for additional funding for the COVID-19 response. Before we could even consider supporting additional funding, Congress must receive a full accounting of how the federal government has allocated trillions of dollars in taxpayer funds already spent to combat the pandemic....Continue reading

Senator Mitt Romney 6 March 2022, at 12:38 "Just heard from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. People are dying, freedom is under assault, and his number one request from us is old Soviet jets. The U.S. and NATO should accommodate his request now. Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi must also put the Ukraine aid bill on the floor Monday for the U.S. to send desperately needed military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine now. Waiting on the congressional calendar is unacceptable whe...Continue reading

The president is here. We are all here. Our troops are here, President Zelensky said, surrounded by his top aides. We are defending our independence, our state, and that will continue. This may be the last time you see me alive, he told the leaders, according to two European officials familiar with his comments. The enemy has marked me as target number one, my family as target number two, Mr. Zelensky told Ukrainians in a televised address in the small hours of Friday...Continue reading

Sen. Mitt Romney: The Biden Administration’s Border & Immigration Policies are a Monumental Disaster. On July 27, 2021, Sen. Mitt Romney went after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the surge of migrants at the southern border, complaining that the Biden administration has politicized finishing the wall between the U.S. and Mexico. President Joe Biden stopped construction of the barrier started under former President Donald Trump shortly afte...Continue reading

Article 1: It is both commendable, and praiseworthy that both Republicans and Democrats in his home state Utah approve equally of the job Sen. Mitt Romney is doing, marking a dramatic shift from what has recently been greater Democratic than GOP support for the first-term senator. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows 51% of Republicans and 51% of Democrats in the state approve of his job performance. Romney does a little better among unaffiliated voter...Continue reading

Sen. Mitt Romney: The Biden Administration’s Border & Immigration Policies are a Monumental Disaster. On July 27, 2021, Sen. Mitt Romney went after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the surge of migrants at the southern border, complaining that the Biden administration has politicized finishing the wall between the U.S. and Mexico. President Joe Biden stopped construction of the barrier started under former President Donald Trump shortly afte...Continue reading

Article 1: It is both commendable, and praiseworthy that both Republicans and Democrats in his home state Utah approve equally of the job Sen. Mitt Romney is doing, marking a dramatic shift from what has recently been greater Democratic than GOP support for the first-term senator. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows 51% of Republicans and 51% of Democrats in the state approve of his job performance. Romney does a little better among unaffiliated voter...Continue reading