SALT LAKE CITY — The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that will make it easier for rural communities to install broadband infrastructures. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the bill in 2017. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) sponsored the bill in the House. Hatch feels internet access is a key to development, especially in rural communities. “One of the most… Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Rep. John Katko (R-NY) introduced a new bill to address gun violence on Friday. The bill is officially titled “The Protecting our Communities and Rights Act of 2018.” A press release claimed the bill will “empower communities with new tools to prevent gun violence while also preserving law-abiding Americans’… Read more »

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WATCH CONGRESSMAN CURTIS' INTERVIEW WITH CHEDDAR HERE Congressman John Curtis is a Republican representing Utah's third district and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He calls President Trump's meetings with Russian President Putin "really unfortunate," and believes American intelligence officers need to assume Russia is trying to interfere again. Congress Curtis joined… Read more »

Rep. John Curtis, (R-Utah), on President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, trade tensions and a potential second round of tax cuts. Read more »

Representative John Curtis (R-UT) talked about President Trump’s meeting with NATO leaders at the Brussels summit. Read more »

Now that the mines have closed, the small towns of Emery County, Utah, are dreaming a up an ambitious plan: a veritable outdoor playground with a new monument and more than half a million acres of designated wilderness. Can this daring scheme convince other towns to transition from extraction to recreation? When Steven Jeffery helped pioneer climbing at Joe’s Valley Boulders in the… Read more »

Rep. John Curtis won his run-off race against Chris Herrod with 75% of the vote. After a short-lived celebration, he was back to Washington on a red-eye. He made it to D.C just in time for a committee hearing on the national debt. Immigration Wednesday afternoon he voted in favor of an immigration bill that went down in flames with less GOP support (121-301) than the bill… Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — Among the legislation the U.S. House of Representatives passed Friday to curb the opioid crisis was a bill designed to address this statistic: Utah leads the nation in opioid prescriptions for pregnant women. “Sadly, the impact this has had on Utah has been overwhelming,” Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, said on the House floor about the opioid… Read more »

Rep. John Curtis had a message for President Trump and other administration officials about their policy separating families as they attempt to cross the southern border into the United States. "It was really important to me that I somehow deliver a personal message to the president about how Utah feels about this issue," he said. Curtis was part of a meeting between President Trump and… Read more »