today I wish to recognize a longtime member of the Senate family who is concluding his tenure with us as this session comes to a close. His last day of service in the U.S. Senate will be December 22. Steve Johnson, a resident of Annandale…

As you can see in this picture, Indian Creek, located in southeastern Utah in my congressional district, is home to some of the most beautiful and majestic scenery in the world, but it has also become an epicenter of an ongoing conflict…

This Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on their Restoring Internet Freedom proposal, to revisit the FCC's previous open internet order of 2015. Over the past few weeks, I have received thousands of calls and…

before I turn to the main portion of my remarks, I would be remiss if I failed to recognize two staffers who were instrumental in helping us pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act earlier this month--James Williams, my senior policy adviser, and…

I rise today to congratulate, recognize, and acknowledge the longtime public service that Donald Harlan Hansen has provided to the State of Utah. This month, Donald Hansen will officially retire as the civil litigation chief for the Salt…

Well, thank you. Dr. Collins, one of the provisions of the 21st Century Cures was designed to improve opportunities for young and emerging researchers.

I've been a champion of the rare disease community for quite some time, and I applaud you for also recognizing how vital research in this area truly is.

last week, the Senate came another step closer to providing real tax relief to the middle class and providing a much needed boost to our economy. Yes, I am talking about the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That bill spent years in…

I certainly appreciate you two gentlemen. I think you're both some of the best public servants I've seen in all of my 40-plus years in the U.S. Senate.

We recognize, however, that properly-established, federally-reserved water rights, particularly tribal rights, are an important exception to that rule.

I would just say in my small town, we have a saying that whiskey is for drinking and water should be for fighting.

In the big picture, it gives us some certainty when it comes to the water rights in the Colorado River Basin.

The entire State of Utah is in full support of this bill and this settlement.

We have committed to use negotiation rather than litigation as our preferred method of resolving reserved right claims.

These programs do not cost taxpayers any money, because they are completely funded by fees collected from water users.

By being proactive about the recovery of threatened fish species, we ensure that important water projects can continue on in the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers.

This bill is extremely important to the economics of many in the rural parts of my congressional district and throughout the West.

Hoping that as this Brexit moves forward it can be done as gracefully as possible so that we can enjoy that same relationship with others in the European Union.