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Utah cities prepare to celebrate safe Fourth of July with fireworks, laser shows

By East SLC News Report | Jul 8, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY KUTV — Across the Wasatch Front, cities are preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July. But with the ever-present threat of wildfire, will cities shoot off fireworks this year?

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Rep. Owens Announces Key D.C. Staff Changes

By East SLC News Report | Jul 6, 2023

Representative Burgess Owens (UT-04) has announced several key changes in staff leadership.

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ED’s Gainful Employment Rule Will Stifle Innovation, Increase College Costs

By East SLC News Report | Jul 5, 2023

Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calling for the Department to abandon its proposed gainful employment rule, a sweeping regulatory package that imposes burdensome requirements on postsecondary education institutions, increases college tuition, and threatens the future of online learning.

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Owens Celebrates Full Utah Delegation Support Of The DCA Act

By East SLC News Report | Jul 4, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced the Utah Congressional delegation’s full support of The Direct Capital Access (DCA) Act, legislation to add 28 additional in- and beyond-perimeter flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in the 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill.

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Utah Delegation introduce Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

By East SLC News Report | Jul 3, 2023

Representatives Burgess Owens (UT-04), John Curtis (UT-03), Chris Stewart (UT-02), and Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to use unexpended funds from the Central Utah Project Completion Act to conduct water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin.

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Sandy resident builds wall to divert water away from property in anticipation of flooding

By East SLC News Report | Jun 23, 2023

A neighborhood in Sandy is on high alert as temperatures continue to rise, along with the potential for flooding.

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Owens Leads Hearing On Postsecondary Education Innovation

By East SLC News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 14, 2023, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04), delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities”:

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FAIR Act Brings Clarity To Student Loan Borrowers, Protects Taxpayers

By East SLC News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 15, 2023, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R. 4144, the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment (FAIR) Act, which takes a critical step towards addressing the failures of the student loan program by providing a fair, responsible path back to repayment for 40 million borrowers.

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Owens Co-Signs A Letter Urging European Allies To Initiate Snapback Sanctions On Iran

By East SLC News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-signed a bipartisan letter to the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3), encouraging the countries to initiate snapback sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231.

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Owens Co-Sponsors Legislation To Rehire Troops Discharged Over Vax Mandate

By East SLC News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored legislation to defend service members who have been discharged for exercising their right to medical privacy by declining to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Congressmen Burgess Owens And Hank Johnson To Hold Press Conference On Bipartisan Direct Capital Access Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 14, 2023

.On Tuesday, June 13, Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT), Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI), and members of the Capital Access Alliance (CAA), will hold a press conference to discuss H.R. 3185, The Direct Capital Access Act (The DCA Act), which will improve affordable air travel to Washington, D.C. by modernizing the federal perimeter rule and adding 28 in- and beyond-perimeter flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

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Owens Co-Sponsors the Uyghur Policy Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 13, 2023

This bipartisan, bicameral bill would create a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to raise international awareness of the persecution of Uyghurs, direct the State Department to effectively respond to human rights challenges in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and push back on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to silence Uyghur voices.

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Chairman Owens To Hold Hearing On Innovation In Postsecondary Education

By East SLC News Report | Jun 13, 2023

On Wednesday, June 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), will hold a hearing titled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities.”

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Owens Co-Sponsors The Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 13, 2023

.Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk and reduced-fat milk to be offered in school cafeterias in addition to already existing low-fat and fat-free milk options.

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Owens Statement On The Fiscal Responsibility Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statement on his support of the H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

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Owens Co-Sponsors The Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen road safety by requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enact a Safety Fitness Determination test for trucking companies, as well as require manufacturers and shippers to ensure trucking companies are licensed, registered, and insured.

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Owens Co-Sponsors The Free Speech On Campus Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, co-sponsored the Free Speech on Campus Act.

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Utah House Delegation Reacts To Stewart Announcement

By East SLC News Report | Jun 11, 2023

Congressman Chris Stewart (UT-02) announced his planned resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Owens Introduces Bill to Stop Accreditors From Forcing Political Agendas

By East SLC News Report | Jun 11, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE) Act, legislation to prohibit accreditors from requiring the colleges they accredit to meet any political litmus tests, such as requiring adherence to DEI standards, as a condition of accreditation.

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Owens Co-Sponsors The Responsible Borrowing Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 11, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Responsible Borrowing Act, legislation to help alleviate excessive student loan debt by allowing institutions of higher education to implement guard rails on how much money students can borrow.