Dear Friends, I write to you today amidst the somber backdrop of recent events that have deeply affected us all. On October 7, 2023, a wave of surprise attacks shook the foundations of Israel, initiated by terrorists from the Gaza Strip under the banner of Hamas. These attacks have brought about unspeakable horrors, the kind of atrocities we witness only from the darkest corners of… Read more »

As a Ukrainian lawmaker put it, “Every barrel of oil and every cubic meter of gas which is now bought from Russia is something which is paid by our Ukrainian blood.” By: John Curtis | March 7, 2022 https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2022/3/7/22966174/utah-john-curtis-congress-president-biden-vladimir-putin-russia-oil-and-gas-industry-sanctions The unprovoked… Read more »

By: John Curtis and Heather Reams | July 16, 2021 https://www.usatoday.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2F2021%2F07%2F16%2Fhow-conservatives-can-fight-climate-change-and-protect-our-economy%2F7962424002%2F More than 60 Republican members of Congress recently launched the Conservative Climate Caucus to provide leadership in… Read more »

By: John Curtis | June 13, 2021 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-broadband-plan-government-plan-doesnt-work-utah-rep-john-curtis Broadband internet has become part of America’s core infrastructure. It’s right to focus on it in the infrastructure debate, but President Biden’s most recent proposal offers a misguided solution: Giving… Read more »

By: John Curtis & Alicia Kearns https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-left-should-not-dominate-the-conversation-on-climate-change-whmrxwz7w In both of our countries, the left has historically dominated the conversation on climate change. In recent years, conservatives have crafted new ideas that will allow us to be better stewards of the environment, create new good-paying… Read more »

Congress needs to champion small businesses more than ever before. Millions of hard-working men and women put their heart and soul — and often their life savings — into these businesses. COVID-19 has created even more challenges for these hometown heroes, and it is up to Congress to create an environment that helps them come out of this pandemic stronger than before. Read more »

By: John Curtis and Chris Stewart https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/9/30/21495691/guest-opinion-china-task-force-communist-party-chris-stewart-john-curtis-ccp The astonishing depth and breadth of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression laid out this week by the House China Task Force is unparalleled anywhere in the world. Serving on that task force, we have both been astounded… Read more »

By: Rep. John Curtis & Rich Powell https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/us-must-counteract-chinas-rapidly-increasing-carbon-emissions It is impossible to combat global climate change and mitigate its negative impacts on the world, without confronting the exponentially growing carbon dioxide emissions problem stemming from China. American innovation and… Read more »

By: John Curtis https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/7/27/21340326/utah-john-curtis-paycheck-protection-program-stimulus-check-cares-act-economy-covid-19 Utah consistently tops the lists of best places in the United States to start a business and to raise a family. That’s no coincidence: we are resilient, resourceful, philanthropic and deeply embedded in our communities. This… Read more »

By: John Curtis https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/506010-the-us-must-stand-with-the-people-of-hong-kong-as-they In 1997, Hong Kong was handed off from Great Britain to China in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984, which stipulated that Hong Kong must enjoy a “high degree of autonomy” for 50 years before it is officially under… Read more »