‘Standing Strong!’ Sen. Mitt Romney’s Impact On Military Veteran Affairs In Utah Politics
(Salt Lake City) — This week on Inside Utah Politics, we’re joined by Senator Mitt Romney and a soldier who is pushing for funding for injured veterans.
As Senator Mitt Romney approaches his legislative retirement, we have a conversation with him. As a senator from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Romney talks to certain GOP members about how disappointed he is with their resistance to US assistance going to Ukraine.
Romney also discusses the current situation of US power projection and influence in the world, in light of China’s and Russia’s growing assertiveness and the enlargement of their respective spheres of influence.
First American white pelican nesting site in eight decades on Utah Island
Dave Crete, Chairman of The Invisible Enemy (Home – The Invisible Enemy), is our second guest. His group is campaigning for veterans of America’s nuclear weapons testing program to be eligible for federal benefits.
US nuclear weapons tests took place in the Nevada desert between the 1950s and the 1990s. The organisation led by Crete is showcasing hundreds of soldiers who either died or grew sick due to radioactive exposure from the experiments.
House Speaker Mike Johnson in Washington withstood an attempt to remove him from office. However, Republicans teamed up with Democrats to thwart Representative Marjorie Taylor Green’s proposal.
Meanwhile, if Israel proceeds with its invasion of Rafah, the White House is threatening to withhold weapons from it. President Biden has voiced worries about the harm that those weapons would bring to a crowded place like Rafah. His announcement has infuriated a lot of MPs.
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