This week, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) convened a group of colleagues on the House floor to recognize former NBA star Enes Freedom and his fight for human rights in Turkey and Communist China.
On Apr 28, 2023, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined 12 Education and the Workforce Committee colleagues on a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, raising major questions about what the Department is doing to protect free speech and intellectual discourse on college campuses following the harassment of former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines at San Francisco State University.
On Apr 28, 2023, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined 30 Members of the Congressional Western Caucus to introduce a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an “all of the above” energy plan is the most viable approach to American energy independence.
On Apr 25, 2023, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona questioning whether the Department is ready to restart student loan repayments.
On Apr 19, 2023, Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Jim Costa (CA-21) reintroduced The Mining Schools Act, bipartisan legislation to increase and improve opportunities for America’s university and college mining and geological programs to prepare students to meet future energy needs.
On Apr 18, 2023, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, advocated for school choice and expanding educational freedom for every child in America at today’s Education and the Workforce Committee hearing.
On Apr 17, 2023, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2023, legislation to ensure that dairy farmers have the ability to price their products to reflect today’s market environment.
There were 10 companies in cities associated with Salt Lake County that received 10 FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
Salt Lake County saw 15,652 people migrate from across the U.S. during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Salt Lake County saw 11,111 people migrate from within the state during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.