{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Democrat\", state = \"UT\" and year = 2019 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=149", "McAdams votes for trade agreement to strengthen Utah economy; support Utah jobs", "2019-12-20", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams joined in the bipartisan vote to approve the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). McAdams has been a strong advocate for passage, urging all sides to reach an agreement and for Democratic leadership to bring it to the House floor for a vote before the end of 2019.\r\nThis is a major win for Utah farmers and ranchers, medical equipment manufacturers, eCommerce companies, and the thousands of Utahns they employ. Mexico and Canada are key trading partners and the economic relationship between Utah and those countries supports more than 120,000 Utah jobs, said McAdams.\r\nAt a recent roundtable in Utah with representatives from Utah businesses who trade with Mexico and Canada, McAdams said the message was clear:  passage of USMCA must happen, and must happen soon, to provide the certainty they need to operate and grow their businesses. Utah agriculture groups say 20 percent of the state's agricultural products are sold to Mexico and Canada and a delay in approving the trade deal is a contributing factor to a 24 percent increase in farming and ranching bankruptcies in Utah. A medical device manufacturer noted that the trade agreement helps them recruit and retain highly-paid workers to compete with other companies serving international customers. A major Utah credit union said it's important to them as well, since it financially supports many Utah businesses seeking to expand into international markets.\r\n            Utah County's economic growth is driven by a number of different factors, including international trade. USMCA is critical to our economic future because it will preserve and strengthen U.S. trade ties to Canada and Mexico, said Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Rona Rahlf.\r\nMcAdams said final negotiations on the trade deal resulted in stronger enforcement provisions on labor and environmental standards, ensuring U.S. companies are not undercut by weaker standards in other countries. Changes negotiated between Congress and the White House brought a wide range of organizations together in support of the final agreement, including the American Farm Bureau, the Information Technology Industry, the National Association of Homebuilders, the AFL-CIO, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The deal is also backed by numerous Utah chambers and business groups including World Trade Center Utah, West Jordan Chamber of Commerce and the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, among others.\r\nThis was a priority of President Trump that I have long supported. I am glad that I was able to help deliver on this priority for him and for Utahns. We were elected to move forward on priorities that matter to people's everyday lives. Nothing is more fundamental than for businesses, employees and communities to have stability and opportunity on the economic front.  Open and fair trade is a win for Utah and for America, said McAdams.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-statement-articles-impeachment", "McAdams statement on articles of impeachment", "2019-12-18", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\"I voted yes. What the President did was wrong. His actions weakened our country and the checks and balances enshrined in our founding documents. I voted to hold him accountable for that.\nPeople who I respect have reached different conclusions on the best course of action. We must continue to work together as a Congress and as a country and I will continue working with Republicans and Democrats to find solutions to lower prescription drug prices, strengthen Utah's economy, protect seniors and children from predators and improve air quality.\"\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=148", "McAdams statement on articles of impeachment", "2019-12-18", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams statement on articles of impeachment \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      December 18, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \"I voted yes. What the President did was wrong. His actions weakened our country and the checks and balances enshrined in our founding documents. I voted to hold him accountable for that.\r\nPeople who I respect have reached different conclusions on the best course of action. We must continue to work together as a Congress and as a country and I will continue working with Republicans and Democrats to find solutions to lower prescription drug prices, strengthen Utah's economy, protect seniors and children from predators and improve air quality.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-against-budget-busting-rushed-spending-package-one-major-win-no", "McAdams votes against budget-busting, rushed spending package One major win \u2013 no pay raise for Congress", "2019-12-17", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted against two fiscally-reckless, end-of-the-year spending bills that are loaded with unpaid for provisions, adding an additional $500 billion to the federal debt over 10 years. The jumbo spending bills  H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865were hastily rushed through the House with little time for reading or review. The $500 billion is in addition to new funding levels set earlier this year shown by a nonpartisan analysis to add nearly $2 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. McAdams voted no on those higher funding levels as well.\nFrom the start of this budget year, both Republicans and Democrats have ignored the need to debate and prioritize spending and try to move towards a balanced federal budget. The result is these irresponsible bills that lack appropriate review for whether taxpayers are getting their money's worth. Voting on legislation without a Congressional Budget Office score and without a sufficient chance for Representatives or the public to review is Washington at its worst, said McAdams. One spending perk that isn't in the package is a Congressional pay increase. I'm proud that I led the fight on the House floor that successfully killed that idea floated by Democratic leadership.\nMcAdams said the fiscal failure, unfortunately, overshadows what are some important wins for Utah that he fought for, such as funding for youth suicide prevention programs, ongoing support for community health centers serving low-income families, and additional funding for the Central Utah Project (added through a McAdams amendment). It includes the CREATES Act to lower prescription drug prices through increased generic drug competition and raises the national age to buy tobacco products to 21. McAdams said the package also bolsters cancer research funding for centers such as Huntsman Cancer Institute and support for Children's Justice Center programs serving victims of child abuse.\nMcAdams said he learned, as Salt Lake County mayor, that a balanced budget that funds necessary services could be achieved by making tough bipartisan choices, and prioritizing spending decisions.\nMcAdams said that beginning in January, he will be working hard on getting support for the No Budget, No Pay Act  a bill that halts paychecks for members of Congress if they miss annual deadlines for budget and appropriations bills. He is also pushing strongly for his bill calling for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, which requires a balanced budget every year, except in times of war or recession. McAdams said the fiscal path the country is on today is dangerously unsustainable and an immoral burden on Utahns, who currently owe more than $70,000 as their share of the national debt.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=147", "McAdams votes against budget-busting, rushed spending package One major win  no pay raise for Congress", "2019-12-17", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams voted against two fiscally-reckless, end-of-the-year spending bills that are loaded with unpaid for provisions, adding an additional $500 billion to the federal debt over 10 years. The jumbo spending bills  H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865were hastily rushed through the House with little time for reading or review. The $500 billion is in addition to new funding levels set earlier this year shown by a nonpartisan analysis to add nearly $2 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. McAdams voted no on those higher funding levels as well.\r\nFrom the start of this budget year, both Republicans and Democrats have ignored the need to debate and prioritize spending and try to move towards a balanced federal budget.  The result is these irresponsible bills that lack appropriate review for whether taxpayers are getting their money's worth.  Voting on legislation without a Congressional Budget Office score and without a sufficient chance for Representatives or the public to review is Washington at its worst, said McAdams. One spending perk that isn't in the package is a Congressional pay increase. I'm proud that I led the fight on the House floor that successfully killed that idea floated by Democratic leadership.\r\nMcAdams said the fiscal failure, unfortunately, overshadows what are some important wins for Utah that he fought for, such as funding for youth suicide prevention programs, ongoing support for community health centers serving low-income families, and additional funding for the Central Utah Project (added through a McAdams amendment). It includes the CREATES Act to lower prescription drug prices through increased generic drug competition and raises the national age to buy tobacco products to 21.  McAdams said the package also bolsters cancer research funding for centers such as Huntsman Cancer Institute and support for Children's Justice Center programs serving victims of child abuse.\r\nMcAdams said he learned, as Salt Lake County mayor, that a balanced budget that funds necessary services could be achieved by making tough bipartisan choices, and prioritizing spending decisions.\r\nMcAdams said that beginning in January, he will be working hard on getting support for the No Budget, No Pay Act  a bill that halts paychecks for members of Congress if they miss annual deadlines for budget and appropriations bills.  He is also pushing strongly for his bill calling for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, which requires a balanced budget every year, except in times of war or recession.  McAdams said the fiscal path the country is on today is dangerously unsustainable and an immoral burden on Utahns, who currently owe more than $70,000 as their share of the national debt.\r\n\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcadams-statement-articles-impeachment", "Rep. McAdams' statement on articles of impeachment", "2019-12-16", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I came to Congress to do the right thing for Utah and America. I pledged to put country over party and to work with both parties and with the President to get things done. And I have. While some in Congress focused on investigating the President, I'm working to make prescription drugs affordable, strengthen Utah's economy, protect seniors and children from predators and clean our dirty air.\nI was sworn in, taking an oath to uphold the Constitution, and the Constitution requires me to study the articles of impeachment and to vote on them.\nIn my eleven months of service in Congress, I have been disappointed and distressed by the behavior of both parties. Some Democrats are all too gleeful about the serious matter before us and they reflexively oppose anything the President proposes. Senate Republicans have ignored over 275 bipartisan bills passed by the House, denying progress on many issues. House Republicans have dismissed the testimony of lifelong public servants who have implicated the President in alarming behavior.\nI recognize that we are living in contentious times. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have conducted themselves in such a way over the last decade, and especially in the last year, that neither party has the public's confidence to fulfill this serious duty with credibility. They have squandered the trust the Constitution and the American public demand of them in these serious times.\nI hoped to find bipartisan common ground to censure the President instead of putting the country through a divisive and lengthy Senate impeachment trial with a predetermined outcome of dismissal. I believe a bipartisan action better protects our country from future election meddling and presidential wrongdoing than a party line impeachment followed by a Senate show trial that makes a mockery of objective consideration of the President's deeds. But that's not the choice I have before me.\nMy duty is to the Constitution and our country. What the President did was wrong. His actions warrant accountability. I cannot turn a blind eye, thereby condoning this President and future Presidents, Republican or Democrat, to do the same.\nThe evidence for me is clear. The President abused the power of his office by demanding a foreign government perform a personal favor. He obstructed Congress in its constitutional duty of oversight by withholding pertinent documents and central witnesses. His actions weakened our country and the checks and balances enshrined in our founding documents.\nPeople who I respect have reached different conclusions on the best course of action. We agree that what the President did was wrong.\nI will vote yes, knowing full well the Senate will likely acquit the President in a display of partisan theater that Republicans and Democrats in Washington perform disturbingly well.\nBecause of that, I know my vote will not remove the President from office. We must continue to work together as a Congress and as a country. In eleven months, the people will ultimately decide President Trump's fate, not me or politicians in Washington.\nI believe our country is bigger than one man or either party. I trust the American people to decide President Trump's political consequences. I trust them to make this decision.\nIt is with a heavy heart that I reach this decision today, but with the certainty that God will continue to bless America.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=146", "Rep. McAdams' statement on articles of impeachment", "2019-12-16", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I came to Congress to do the right thing for Utah and America. I pledged to put country over party and to work with both parties and with the President to get things done. And I have. While some in Congress focused on investigating the President, I'm working to make prescription drugs affordable, strengthen Utah's economy, protect seniors and children from predators and clean our dirty air. \r\nI was sworn in, taking an oath to uphold the Constitution, and the Constitution requires me to study the articles of impeachment and to vote on them. \r\nIn my eleven months of service in Congress, I have been disappointed and distressed by the behavior of both parties. Some Democrats are all too gleeful about the serious matter before us and they reflexively oppose anything the President proposes. Senate Republicans have ignored over 275 bipartisan bills passed by the House, denying progress on many issues. House Republicans have dismissed the testimony of lifelong public servants who have implicated the President in alarming behavior. \r\nI recognize that we are living in contentious times. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have conducted themselves in such a way over the last decade, and especially in the last year, that neither party has the public's confidence to fulfill this serious duty with credibility. They have squandered the trust the Constitution and the American public demand of them in these serious times.\r\nI hoped to find bipartisan common ground to censure the President instead of putting the country through a divisive and lengthy Senate impeachment trial with a predetermined outcome of dismissal. I believe a bipartisan action better protects our country from future election meddling and presidential wrongdoing than a party line impeachment followed by a Senate show trial that makes a mockery of objective consideration of the President's deeds. But that's not the choice I have before me.\r\nMy duty is to the Constitution and our country. What the President did was wrong. His actions warrant accountability. I cannot turn a blind eye, thereby condoning this President and future Presidents, Republican or Democrat, to do the same.\r\nThe evidence for me is clear. The President abused the power of his office by demanding a foreign government perform a personal favor. He obstructed Congress in its constitutional duty of oversight by withholding pertinent documents and central witnesses. His actions weakened our country and the checks and balances enshrined in our founding documents.\r\nPeople who I respect have reached different conclusions on the best course of action. We agree that what the President did was wrong.\r\nI will vote yes, knowing full well the Senate will likely acquit the President in a display of partisan theater that Republicans and Democrats in Washington perform disturbingly well.\r\nBecause of that, I know my vote will not remove the President from office.  We must continue to work together as a Congress and as a country.  In eleven months, the people will ultimately decide President Trump's fate, not me or politicians in Washington.  \r\nI believe our country is bigger than one man or either party. I trust the American people to decide President Trump's political consequences.  I trust them to make this decision. \r\nIt is with a heavy heart that I reach this decision today, but with the certainty that God will continue to bless America.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-demands-end-politics-wants-bipartisan-action-lowering-prescription-drug", "McAdams demands an end to politics;  wants bipartisan action on lowering prescription drug prices", "2019-12-12", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted yes on H.R. 3  as well as on a Republican alternative that provides relief from high prescription drug prices. He said both parties and both the House and the Senate must stop playing political games with this issue and come together to get something done.\nMcAdams said that unaffordableprescription drugs are a top concern for Utah families and the main driver of higher health care costs for everyone.McAdams argues it is critical to provide Utahns with relief from high prescription drug prices as soon as possible.\nThe cost of many life-saving prescription drugs is too high. Utah moms have told me frightening stories about the outrageous costs of insulin for their kids. Without taking meaningful action, we are hurting Utahnsespecially older Utahnswho are forced to choose between filling their prescriptions and paying their bills, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said that H.R. 3 includes changes important to older Americans, such as capping out-of-pocket drug costs and reversing years of unfair price hikes above inflation. While he supports these changes, he wants legislation that can get to the President's desk quickly.\nMcAdams calls on Congress to stay over Christmas recess and get this solved.\n\"Leaders in both parties like to complain about the other side not getting anything done but then refuse to put forward bills that have an actual chance of gaining bipartisan support. Everyone agrees we must make prescription drugs more affordable and stop the abusive practices of the pharmaceutical industry.So, let's hash this out and get something done. There is a bipartisan bill in the Senate that Senators aren't allowed to vote on.There are two bills in the House that aren't that far apart.Instead of working together everyone is trying to score political points while the pharmaceutical industry spends tens of millions to keep the status quo.Enough is enough. I'm tired of watching working families pay the price for these political games.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=144", "McAdams demands an end to politics; wants bipartisan action on lowering prescription drug prices", "2019-12-12", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams demands an end to politics; wants bipartisan action on lowering prescription drug prices \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      December 12, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted yes on H.R. 3  as well as on a Republican alternative that provides relief from high prescription drug prices. He said both parties and both the House and the Senate must stop playing political games with this issue and come together to get something done.\r\nMcAdams said that unaffordable prescription drugs are a top concern for Utah families and the main driver of higher health care costs for everyone. McAdams argues it is critical to provide Utahns with relief from high prescription drug prices as soon as possible.\r\nThe cost of many life-saving prescription drugs is too high. Utah moms have told me frightening stories about the outrageous costs of insulin for their kids.  Without taking meaningful action, we are hurting Utahnsespecially older Utahnswho are forced to choose between filling their prescriptions and paying their bills, said McAdams.\r\nMcAdams said that H.R. 3 includes changes important to older Americans, such as capping out-of-pocket drug costs and reversing years of unfair price hikes above inflation. While he supports these changes, he wants legislation that can get to the President's desk quickly.\r\nMcAdams calls on Congress to stay over Christmas recess and get this solved.\r\n\"Leaders in both parties like to complain about the other side not getting anything done but then refuse to put forward bills that have an actual chance of gaining bipartisan support. Everyone agrees we must make prescription drugs more affordable and stop the abusive practices of the pharmaceutical industry. So, let's hash this out and get something done. There is a bipartisan bill in the Senate that Senators aren't allowed to vote on. There are two bills in the House that aren't that far apart. Instead of working together everyone is trying to score political points while the pharmaceutical industry spends tens of millions to keep the status quo. Enough is enough. I'm tired of watching working families pay the price for these political games.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-strong-national-defense-support-military-families", "McAdams votes for strong national defense; support for military families", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams today voted for the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act, (NDAA) which invests in U.S. military readiness and meets the needs of the nation's military men and women and their families. McAdams supported S. 1790-- the conference report outlining House and Senate agreement on defense department needs.\nThe men and women who wear the uniform and put their lives on the line to defend our country deserve our strong commitment to the success of their mission and support for their sacrifices. This legislation honors our promise to give them the tools, training and benefits they deserve as they work to keep us safe and protect our freedom, said McAdams.\nMcAdams says the bill provides a 3.1 percent pay raise (the largest in a decade) for service men and women and includes a bill McAdams backed which extends Tricare (military health care) to certain Reserve members of the Armed Services. It also offers 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal civilian employees, giving them parity with active military. It also repeals the so-called widow's tax, which currently reduces payments to families of fallen service members from the Survivor Benefit Plan, by the amount they receive from the VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation program. It repeals this reduction over a three-year period, allowing surviving families to collect both payments in full. McAdams backed a stand-alone bill to repeal this harmful tax on military widows.\nMcAdams said the bill also requires the Defense Department to develop a comprehensive mental health policy that looks at the availability of mental health services for service members. It allows service members to be referred to mental health services in the civilian community within 15 days of requesting treatment, if services aren't available at a Military Treatment Facility.\nThe legislation includes provisions designed to counter Russian influence and election interference efforts as part of the FY 2020 Intelligence Authorization Act, which is included in the NDAA.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=143", "McAdams votes for strong national defense; support for military families", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams today voted for the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act, (NDAA) which invests in U.S. military readiness and meets the needs of the nation's military men and women and their families.  McAdams supported S. 1790-- the conference report outlining House and Senate agreement on defense department needs.\r\nThe men and women who wear the uniform and put their lives on the line to defend our country deserve our strong commitment to the success of their mission and support for their sacrifices. This legislation honors our promise to give them the tools, training and benefits they deserve as they work to keep us safe and protect our freedom, said McAdams.\r\nMcAdams says the bill provides a 3.1 percent pay raise (the largest in a decade) for service men and women and includes a bill McAdams backed which extends Tricare (military health care) to certain Reserve members of the Armed Services. It also offers 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal civilian employees, giving them parity with active military.  It also repeals the so-called widow's tax, which currently reduces payments to families of fallen service members from the Survivor Benefit Plan, by the amount they receive from the VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation program. It repeals this reduction over a three-year period, allowing surviving families to collect both payments in full. McAdams backed a stand-alone bill to repeal this harmful tax on military widows.\r\nMcAdams said the bill also requires the Defense Department to develop a comprehensive mental health policy that looks at the availability of mental health services for service members. It allows service members to be referred to mental health services in the civilian community within 15 days of requesting treatment, if services aren't available at a Military Treatment Facility.\r\nThe legislation includes provisions designed to counter Russian influence and election interference efforts as part of the FY 2020 Intelligence Authorization Act, which is included in the NDAA.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-welcomes-house-vote-trade-agreement-canada-mexico", "McAdams welcomes House vote on trade agreement with Canada, Mexico", "2019-12-10", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) will come to the House floor for a vote. McAdams has been urging that it receive a vote since August conversations with Vice President Pence in Utah. McAdams said he's glad that negotiations have resulted in stronger enforcement provisions while keeping to his preferred timeline of completion this year.\nI've spent months urging leaders on both sides to come to an agreement, which will strengthen Utah's economy and create more Utah jobs. Today's announcement is an important and long overdue step to modernize the 1994 agreement known as NAFTA.USMCA represents progress - for farmers and ranchers, for auto workers, medical equipment manufacturers, and others. Getting it across the finish line is a top legislative priority for me, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said that North American trade is a multi-trillion -dollar economic relationship between the U.S. and its two neighbors. It supports millions of American jobs  in Utah alone, trade with Mexico and Canada supports over 120,000 jobsjobs that pay the rent, provide health care, send kids to college and help Utahns save for retirement.\nOver $418 million dollars' worth of agricultural exports are sent from Utah to its North American neighbors each year.\nWe were elected to move forward on priorities that matter to people's everyday lives. Nothing is more fundamental than for businesses, and employees, and communities to have stability on the economic front. Open and fair trade is a win for Utah and for America, said McAdams.\nSee Congressman McAdams' House floor speech here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=77", "McAdams welcomes House vote on trade agreement with Canada, Mexico", "2019-12-10", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) will come to the House floor for a vote. McAdams has been urging that it receive a vote since August conversations with Vice President Pence in Utah. McAdams said he's glad that negotiations have resulted in stronger enforcement provisions while keeping to his preferred timeline of completion this year.\r\rI've spent months urging leaders on both sides to come to an agreement, which will strengthen Utah's economy and create more Utah jobs. Today's announcement is an important and long overdue step to modernize the 1994 agreement known as NAFTA.USMCA represents progress - for farmers and ranchers, for auto workers, medical equipment manufacturers, and others. Getting it across the finish line is a top legislative priority for me, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams said that North American trade is a multi-trillion -dollar economic relationship between the U.S. and its two neighbors. It supports millions of American jobs  in Utah alone, trade with Mexico and Canada supports over 120,000 jobsjobs that pay the rent, provide health care, send kids to college and help Utahns save for retirement.\r\rOver $418 million dollars' worth of agricultural exports are sent from Utah to its North American neighbors each year.\r\rWe were elected to move forward on priorities that matter to people's everyday lives. Nothing is more fundamental than for businesses, and employees, and communities to have stability on the economic front. Open and fair trade is a win for Utah and for America, said McAdams.\r\rSee Congressman McAdams' House floor speech here.\r\r \r\r###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-bill-restore-strengthen-social-security-medicare-endorsed-fiscally", "McAdams\u2019 bill to restore, strengthen Social Security, Medicare endorsed by fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition", "2019-12-06", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams welcomed the endorsement by the fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition for his bipartisan bill to bolster endangered federal trust funds, including Social Security and Medicare. McAdams and Utah Senator Mitt Romney have introduced the Time to Rescue United States' Trusts (TRUST) Act (H.R. 4907) in the House and Senate.\nWithout legislative action, the government's vital trust funds Highway, Medicare Hospital Insurance, and Social Securitywill be exhausted in the next 13 years.\nMillions of Americans depend on the benefits they've earned through Social Security and Medicare programs over a lifetime of hard work, said McAdams. We owe it to them and to future generations to carefully consider the options that will ensure we protect and strengthen these programs. Republicans and Democrats must engage in a serious conversation about how we keep the promises we've made about aging with dignity in our country. We can't keep these promises without working together to get our fiscal house in order.\nHow the TRUST Act works:\n \nThe Treasury Department would have 45 days upon passage of the legislation to deliver to Congress a report of the government's major, endangered federal trust funds.\n\tCongressional leaders would appoint members to serve on Rescue Committeesone per trust fundwith the mandate to draft legislation that restores solvency and otherwise improves each trust fund program.\n\tRescue Committees would ensure bipartisan consensus by requiring at least two members of each party to report legislation.\n\tIf a Rescue Committee reports a qualifying bill for its trust fund program, it would receive expedited consideration in both chambers.\n \nThe TRUST Act is supported by other organizations, including the following: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Americans for Prosperity, Bipartisan Policy Center, Brookings Institution, Concord Coalition, and FreedomWorks.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=78", "McAdams bill to restore, strengthen Social Security, Medicare endorsed by fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition", "2019-12-06", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams' bill to restore, strengthen Social Security, Medicare endorsed by fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      December 6, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams welcomed the endorsement by the fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition for his bipartisan bill to bolster endangered federal trust funds, including Social Security and Medicare. McAdams and Utah Senator Mitt Romney have introduced the Time to Rescue United States' Trusts (TRUST) Act (H.R. 4907) in the House and Senate.\r\rWithout legislative action, the government's vital trust funds Highway, Medicare Hospital Insurance, and Social Securitywill be exhausted in the next 13 years.\r\rMillions of Americans depend on the benefits they've earned through Social Security and Medicare programs over a lifetime of hard work, said McAdams. We owe it to them and to future generations to carefully consider the options that will ensure we protect and strengthen these programs. Republicans and Democrats must engage in a serious conversation about how we keep the promises we've made about aging with dignity in our country. We can't keep these promises without working together to get our fiscal house in order.\r\rHow the TRUST Act works:\r\r \r\tThe Treasury Department would have 45 days upon passage of the legislation to deliver to Congress a report of the government's major, endangered federal trust funds.\r\tCongressional leaders would appoint members to serve on Rescue Committeesone per trust fundwith the mandate to draft legislation that restores solvency and otherwise improves each trust fund program.\r\tRescue Committees would ensure bipartisan consensus by requiring at least two members of each party to report legislation.\r\tIf a Rescue Committee reports a qualifying bill for its trust fund program, it would receive expedited consideration in both chambers.\r \r\rThe TRUST Act is supported by other organizations, including the following: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Americans for Prosperity, Bipartisan Policy Center, Brookings Institution, Concord Coalition, and FreedomWorks.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-measure-put-end-illegal-robocalls", "McAdams votes for measure to put an end to illegal robocalls", "2019-12-04", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for a measure to put an end to illegal robocalls and to hold violators responsible by imposing fines and streamlining enforcement action. The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, (S. 151) is an agreement between similar Senate and House bills designed to put Americans back in charge of their phones. McAdams signed on to H.R. 3375  the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, a similar measure, which passed the House in July by a vote of 429-3.\nThe legislation allows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fine robocall or spoofing violators as much as $10,000 per violation, with additional penalties of up to $10,000 for intentional violations. Spoofing is the practice of making calls with misleading caller identification information.\nIllegal robocalls are annoying, disruptive and often a way to perpetrate phone scams, said McAdams. This legislation will require telephone carriers to verify calls and to block robocalls in a consistent and transparent way, all at no extra charge to consumers.\nMcAdams said the measure, which includes parts of a House-passed robocall bill, would ensure that the FCC, working with the Federal Trade Commission, would report to Congress on its enforcement efforts, including the numbers of complaints, citations issued, and fines imposed. The measure doesn't change the exception that allows robocalls to be made to individuals who have a previous relationship with the caller, such as a business's customers.\nIn addition, the FCC would have to launch action to protect consumers from one-ring scams, in which a call is ended very shortly after it's made to prompt the called party to return the call, subjecting them to charges.\nThe legislation now goes to the President for his signature.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=66", "McAdams votes for measure to put an end to illegal robocalls", "2019-12-04", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams voted for a measure to put an end to illegal robocalls and to hold violators responsible by imposing fines and streamlining enforcement action. The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, (S. 151) is an agreement between similar Senate and House bills designed to put Americans back in charge of their phones. McAdams signed on to H.R. 3375  the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, a similar measure, which passed the House in July by a vote of 429-3.\r\rThe legislation allows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fine robocall or spoofing violators as much as $10,000 per violation, with additional penalties of up to $10,000 for intentional violations. Spoofing is the practice of making calls with misleading caller identification information.\r\rIllegal robocalls are annoying, disruptive and often a way to perpetrate phone scams, said McAdams. This legislation will require telephone carriers to verify calls and to block robocalls in a consistent and transparent way, all at no extra charge to consumers.\r\rMcAdams said the measure, which includes parts of a House-passed robocall bill, would ensure that the FCC, working with the Federal Trade Commission, would report to Congress on its enforcement efforts, including the numbers of complaints, citations issued, and fines imposed. The measure doesn't change the exception that allows robocalls to be made to individuals who have a previous relationship with the caller, such as a business's customers.\r\rIn addition, the FCC would have to launch action to protect consumers from one-ring scams, in which a call is ended very shortly after it's made to prompt the called party to return the call, subjecting them to charges.\r\rThe legislation now goes to the President for his signature.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-calls-tech-industry-protect-children-dangerous-app-content", "McAdams calls on tech industry to protect children from dangerous app content", "2019-11-21", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams introduced a resolution designed to empower parents to protect their children from dangerous and exploitative content on digital apps. McAdams joined Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) on a House resolution (H. Res. 721) to resolve barriers that prevent adults from effectively protecting their children.\nThe resolution calls on technology and app development companies to establish an app rating board, comprised of industry representatives, and child development and child protection experts to 1) establish new criteria for appropriate content for age-specific app ratings, 2) review app ratings and descriptions of the most downloaded apps, and 3) impose sanctions for noncompliance. The model is based on the ratings provided to parents from the film and video game industry.\nAs a parent to four kids, this issue really hits home for me. My wife Julie and I are always looking for tools that will help protect our children online, said McAdams. Salt Lake County police arrested 30 online predators in four days last month alone, in a crackdown on cybercrimes. This resolution is a commonsense step that parents, tech companies and law enforcement can all support. Nothing should get in the way of keeping our children safe from online exploitation.\nResearch shows that children ages 8-12 are exposed to online content an average of six hours a day. McAdams says that parents do their best to monitor their kids' exposure to harmful apps, but the tech industry can and should do more to give parents stream-lined app ratings and more user-friendly parental controls.\nMcAdams said the resolution is supported by the Fix App Ratings Coalition and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, among others.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=41", "McAdams calls on tech industry to protect children from dangerous app content", "2019-11-21", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams introduced a resolution designed to empower parents to protect their children from dangerous and exploitative content on digital apps. McAdams joined Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) on a House resolution (H. Res. 721) to resolve barriers that prevent adults from effectively protecting their children.\r\rThe resolution calls on technology and app development companies to establish an app rating board, comprised of industry representatives, and child development and child protection experts to 1) establish new criteria for appropriate content for age-specific app ratings, 2) review app ratings and descriptions of the most downloaded apps, and 3) impose sanctions for noncompliance. The model is based on the ratings provided to parents from the film and video game industry.\r\rAs a parent to four kids, this issue really hits home for me. My wife Julie and I are always looking for tools that will help protect our children online, said McAdams. Salt Lake County police arrested 30 online predators in four days last month alone, in a crackdown on cybercrimes. This resolution is a commonsense step that parents, tech companies and law enforcement can all support. Nothing should get in the way of keeping our children safe from online exploitation.\r\rResearch shows that children ages 8-12 are exposed to online content an average of six hours a day. McAdams says that parents do their best to monitor their kids' exposure to harmful apps, but the tech industry can and should do more to give parents stream-lined app ratings and more user-friendly parental controls.\r\rMcAdams said the resolution is supported by the Fix App Ratings Coalition and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, among others.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=86", "McAdams bill aiding consumers hurt by investment fraud passes the House", "2019-11-19", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams' bill to improve the likelihood that investors who are defrauded by white collar criminals recover their hard-earned money, passed the House today with strong bipartisan support. The legislation gives more tools to federal securities investigators who work on some of the most notorious and complicated investment fraud cases, such as the Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford schemes.\r\rMcAdams introduced the billthe Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344)together with Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI). Both are members of the House Financial Services Committee.\r\rU.S. capital markets are the envy of the world, promoting job growth and economic opportunity. But they only work to the extent that investors have faith that fraudsters cannot profit off wrongdoing. This legislation extends the time for the Securities and Exchange Commission to get back money from white collar criminals who prey on innocent investors and steal millions to enrich themselves. Those who commit fraud should not profit from their crimes and this bill helps ensure that victims recover what was stolen from them, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams says the bill is a response to a 2017 Supreme Court decision, which ruled that the SEC's authority to get convicted fraud perpetrators to return their ill-gotten gains was subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The case stems from the federal prosecution of Charles Kokesh, who owned a firm that provided investment advice to business development companies. Over more than a decade, Kokesh misappropriated tens of millions of dollars from these companies, funding a lavish lifestyle for himself while defrauding investors out of hard-earned funds. Kokesh was convicted and ordered to pay a civil penalty but due to time limitations imposed by the courts, he only had to repay $5 million of the $35 million in stolen funds. In the two years since the Kokesh ruling, the SEC estimates that it has had to forgo approximately $1.1 billion dollars in ill-gotten gains in prosecuted cases as a result of the decision.\r\rUtah, sadly, has seen more than its share of Ponzi schemes. A recent analysis showed that Utah has 1.35 Ponzi schemes per 100,000 people. The next closest state is 0.51 per 100,000. And that doesn't include other types of fraud we are all familiar with, including other types of investment scams or other types of affinity frauds. In those ten years alone, Utah investors lost over $1.5 billion  plus an additional $500 million in other types of fraud. That's $2 billion that won't be there for Utahns' retirement, or for them to pass along to children and grandchildren. That's wrong, said McAdams.\r\rThe Chairman of the SEC and other expert witnesses have testified that a solution to the Kokesh ruling is needed to give the government a longer timeline, since certain securities violations, such as Ponzi-type schemes, are hard to detect and require extensive legal leg-work. McAdams' bill would restore the longer period of time allowed for investigation and recovery that was available prior to the 2017 Supreme Court ruling. It would ensure the SEC has up to 14 years to bring cases against bad actors and recoup funds for cheated investors.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-advances-bill-improve-science-technology-engineering-and-math-education", "McAdams advances bill to improve science, technology, engineering and math education in rural schools", "2019-11-18", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams' bipartisan legislation to enhance STEM education in rural schools has been advanced by a House committee. The Rural STEM Education Act (H.R. 4979) was approved unanimously in the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, a step towards consideration by the full House. Congressman Frank Lucas, (R-OK) is the lead Republican on the bill.\nNearly half of all public schools are considered rural and more than 9 million students in the U.S. attend rural schools. Those schools face unique barriers to providing STEM education, including a shortage of science and math teachers, high teacher turnover and difficulty accessing online and computer-based technology. This legislation gives teachers, students and rural communities some of the tools they need to overcome these challenges.\nThis legislation provides research grants that help educators develop tools for the classroom that are inexpensive but effective STEM teaching methods, said McAdams. What works could range from industry partnerships to mobile labs, as long as it's proven to get kids excited about and successful in STEM.\n\"Supporting teachers and students with increased access to STEM resources will greatly improve the educational opportunities for rural students, who can use those STEM tools to succeed in a global economy, often times without having to leave their hometown. This will strengthen the rural economies, which in turn strengthens the whole state, said Dr. Tamara Goetz, Executive Director, Utah STEM Action Network.\nMcAdams said the bill also authorizes National Science Foundation grants on evaluating the use of online courses for STEM in rural communities. It also authorizes a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) prize competition on creative technologies to deploy affordable and reliable broadband to underserved rural communities.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-bill-aiding-consumers-hurt-investment-fraud-passes-house", "McAdams\u2019 bill aiding consumers hurt by investment fraud passes the House", "2019-11-18", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams' bill to improve the likelihood that investors who are defrauded by white collar criminals recover their hard-earned money, passed the House today with strong bipartisan support. The legislation gives more tools to federal securities investigators who work on some of the most notorious and complicated investment fraud cases, such as the Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford schemes.\nMcAdams introduced the billthe Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344)together with Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI). Both are members of the House Financial Services Committee.\nU.S. capital markets are the envy of the world, promoting job growth and economic opportunity. But they only work to the extent that investors have faith that fraudsters cannot profit off wrongdoing. This legislation extends the time for the Securities and Exchange Commission to get back money from white collar criminals who prey on innocent investors and steal millions to enrich themselves. Those who commit fraud should not profit from their crimes and this bill helps ensure that victims recover what was stolen from them, said McAdams.\nMcAdams says the bill is a response to a 2017 Supreme Court decision, which ruled that the SEC's authority to get convicted fraud perpetrators to return their ill-gotten gains was subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The case stems from the federal prosecution of Charles Kokesh, who owned a firm that provided investment advice to business development companies. Over more than a decade, Kokesh misappropriated tens of millions of dollars from these companies, funding a lavish lifestyle for himself while defrauding investors out of hard-earned funds. Kokesh was convicted and ordered to pay a civil penalty but due to time limitations imposed by the courts, he only had to repay $5 million of the $35 million in stolen funds. In the two years since the Kokesh ruling, the SEC estimates that it has had to forgo approximately $1.1 billion dollars in ill-gotten gains in prosecuted cases as a result of the decision.\nUtah, sadly, has seen more than its share of Ponzi schemes. A recent analysis showed that Utah has 1.35 Ponzi schemes per 100,000 people. The next closest state is 0.51 per 100,000. And that doesn't include other types of fraud we are all familiar with, including other types of investment scams or other types of affinity frauds. In those ten years alone, Utah investors lost over $1.5 billion  plus an additional $500 million in other types of fraud. That's $2 billion that won't be there for Utahns' retirement, or for them to pass along to children and grandchildren. That's wrong, said McAdams.\nThe Chairman of the SEC and other expert witnesses have testified that a solution to the Kokesh ruling is needed to give the government a longer timeline, since certain securities violations, such as Ponzi-type schemes, are hard to detect and require extensive legal leg-work. McAdams' bill would restore the longer period of time allowed for investigation and recovery that was available prior to the 2017 Supreme Court ruling. It would ensure the SEC has up to 14 years to bring cases against bad actors and recoup funds for cheated investors.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=87", "McAdams advances bill to improve science, technology, engineering and math education in rural schools", "2019-11-18", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams' bipartisan legislation to enhance STEM education in rural schools has been advanced by a House committee. The Rural STEM Education Act (H.R. 4979) was approved unanimously in the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, a step towards consideration by the full House. Congressman Frank Lucas, (R-OK) is the lead Republican on the bill.\r\rNearly half of all public schools are considered rural and more than 9 million students in the U.S. attend rural schools. Those schools face unique barriers to providing STEM education, including a shortage of science and math teachers, high teacher turnover and difficulty accessing online and computer-based technology. This legislation gives teachers, students and rural communities some of the tools they need to overcome these challenges.\r\rThis legislation provides research grants that help educators develop tools for the classroom that are inexpensive but effective STEM teaching methods, said McAdams. What works could range from industry partnerships to mobile labs, as long as it's proven to get kids excited about and successful in STEM.\r\r\"Supporting teachers and students with increased access to STEM resources will greatly improve the educational opportunities for rural students, who can use those STEM tools to succeed in a global economy, often times without having to leave their hometown. This will strengthen the rural economies, which in turn strengthens the whole state, said Dr. Tamara Goetz, Executive Director, Utah STEM Action Network.\r\rMcAdams said the bill also authorizes National Science Foundation grants on evaluating the use of online courses for STEM in rural communities. It also authorizes a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) prize competition on creative technologies to deploy affordable and reliable broadband to underserved rural communities.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-renew-us-export-credit-agency", "McAdams votes to renew U.S. export credit agency", "2019-11-15", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted with Republicans and Democrats to reauthorize America's export credit agencythe Export-Import Bankwhich both business and labor agree has been an engine of economic development and job creation. McAdams supported the U.S. Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4863), which renews the credit agency through 2029 and improves the agency's ability to support exports and Utah's small businesses' reach to global customers. McAdams is an early supporter of the bill and a member of the House Financial Services Committee which held hearings on the measure.\nThe export credit agency's charter expired at the end of September but has received temporary extensions.\nThe finance agency directly supports thousands of American jobs at no cost to the taxpayer. Its role is to provide short-term credit when the private sector is unwilling or unable to finance businesses' efforts to expand into global markets and compete through sales of U.S. goods and services. Its support is indispensable to companies and supply chains before they can bid on overseas projects-- who need credit-backing and insurance for everything from airliners to advanced technology, said McAdams.\nThe U.S. Export Finance Agency is demand-driven and fee-based. Its products include:\n Direct loans to foreign buyers of U.S. exports\n\tInsurance to protect U.S. exporters or financial institutions against certain risks of exporting\n\tShort-term, secured working capital loans and guarantees, usually to small businesses\n In fiscal year 2014 (the last fiscal year the bank was fully operational), the bank authorized $20.5 billion for 3,746 transactions, to support an estimated $27.5 billion in U.S. exports and more than 164,000 U.S. jobs. The Finance Agency charges fees for its services that have generated $9.6 billion in returns for the U.S. Treasury since 1992.\nMcAdams also offered an amendment blocking the Export Finance Agency from supporting any transactions to people involved with illegal trafficking of synthetic opioids, highlighting concerns about China's fentanyl violations. His amendment was approved 414 to 1.\nMiles Hansen, President and CEO of World Trade Center Utah, said the credit agency plays an important role in supporting Utah's economic growth and Utah companies' ability to compete with countries such as China, Brazil, the U.K. and Germany.\nInternational trade is vital to Utah's economy. The state's $14.5 billion in exports adds 7 percent to Utah's GDP annually and close to 1 in 4 Utah jobs are supported by international trade and investment, said Hansen. Direct access to the Export Finance Agency's finance and risk management programs provide Utah's small businesses with critical tools for international growth.\nThe bill also creates an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion; directs the credit agency to conduct outreach to small businesses; prohibits financing to the Chinese Army and Intelligence Services; and creates an Office of Financing for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage Exports.\nThe legislation is supported by The AFL-CIO, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the National Association of Manufacturers, among others.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=76", "McAdams votes to renew U.S. export credit agency", "2019-11-15", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams voted with Republicans and Democrats to reauthorize America's export credit agencythe Export-Import Bankwhich both business and labor agree has been an engine of economic development and job creation. McAdams supported the U.S. Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4863), which renews the credit agency through 2029 and improves the agency's ability to support exports and Utah's small businesses' reach to global customers. McAdams is an early supporter of the bill and a member of the House Financial Services Committee which held hearings on the measure.\r\rThe export credit agency's charter expired at the end of September but has received temporary extensions.\r\rThe finance agency directly supports thousands of American jobs at no cost to the taxpayer. Its role is to provide short-term credit when the private sector is unwilling or unable to finance businesses' efforts to expand into global markets and compete through sales of U.S. goods and services. Its support is indispensable to companies and supply chains before they can bid on overseas projects-- who need credit-backing and insurance for everything from airliners to advanced technology, said McAdams.\r\rThe U.S. Export Finance Agency is demand-driven and fee-based. Its products include:\r\r \r\tDirect loans to foreign buyers of U.S. exports\r\tInsurance to protect U.S. exporters or financial institutions against certain risks of exporting\r\tShort-term, secured working capital loans and guarantees, usually to small businesses\r \r\rIn fiscal year 2014 (the last fiscal year the bank was fully operational), the bank authorized $20.5 billion for 3,746 transactions, to support an estimated $27.5 billion in U.S. exports and more than 164,000 U.S. jobs. The Finance Agency charges fees for its services that have generated $9.6 billion in returns for the U.S. Treasury since 1992.\r\rMcAdams also offered an amendment blocking the Export Finance Agency from supporting any transactions to people involved with illegal trafficking of synthetic opioids, highlighting concerns about China's fentanyl violations. His amendment was approved 414 to 1.\r\rMiles Hansen, President and CEO of World Trade Center Utah, said the credit agency plays an important role in supporting Utah's economic growth and Utah companies' ability to compete with countries such as China, Brazil, the U.K. and Germany.\r\rInternational trade is vital to Utah's economy. The state's $14.5 billion in exports adds 7 percent to Utah's GDP annually and close to 1 in 4 Utah jobs are supported by international trade and investment, said Hansen. Direct access to the Export Finance Agency's finance and risk management programs provide Utah's small businesses with critical tools for international growth.\r\rThe bill also creates an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion; directs the credit agency to conduct outreach to small businesses; prohibits financing to the Chinese Army and Intelligence Services; and creates an Office of Financing for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage Exports.\r\rThe legislation is supported by The AFL-CIO, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the National Association of Manufacturers, among others.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-bill-advances-spur-more-research-causes-prevention-suicide", "McAdams\u2019 bill advances to spur more research into causes, prevention of suicide", "2019-11-13", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams' Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4704) is moving forward rapidly, gaining approval today in the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. The vote in committee was unanimous.\nThe measure  introduced in the House last month with Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)  directs the National Science Foundation to fund competitive research grants across a range of disciplines, with the goal of understanding why the rate of Americans dying by suicide is on the rise.\nMcAdams said the legislation specifically directs the National Science Foundation to support work of early career research to strengthen the suicide research field.\nThis is a complex issue that requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, including more research, more mental health providers, more education and less stigma for those struggling with a mental health crisis. Encouraging more fundamental research on the biological, social and cultural and environmental factors related to why suicide occurs is an important step towards saving lives, said McAdams.\nAccording to the largest private funder of suicide prevention research  the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)90 percent of people who die by suicide have an underlying  and potentially treatablemental health condition. AFSP finds that if someone can get through the intense and short moment of active suicidal crisis, chances are they will not die by suicide.\nThemeasure is endorsed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Psychological Association.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-bipartisan-bills-supporting-veterans", "McAdams votes for bipartisan bills supporting veterans", "2019-11-13", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams supported numerous bipartisan bills to serve veterans, including one to protect their GI educational benefits and another to offer tele-hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.\nIt is fitting that this week following Veterans Day, when we commemorate the service and sacrifice of our veterans, we also address issues of health, employment, education, credit, and battlefield memorials that are important to them and to their families, said McAdams. As a nation, we are in their debt and we owe it to them to deliver the benefits and support they have earned.\nMcAdams supported nearly a dozen bills voted on Tuesday including:\n \nH.R. 4360  VA Overpayments and Credit reports. This measure requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to tell credit reporting companies to remove erroneous information from the credit reports of veterans who received an overpayment of benefits from the department. Congressman McAdams passed a related amendment to the VA spending measure earlier this year that ensures the VA is following consumer protections requirements for veterans who face adverse credit report information following inappropriate or delayed payment information related to the VA's community care programs.\n\tH.R.4625  Veterans Educational Programs. This measure would bar colleges from receiving GI Bill educational assistance payments on behalf of student veterans if they misrepresent their costs and job placement rates or are at risk of losing accreditation. The legislation would also allow military personnel who have served for a required period to transfer some of their VA educational benefits to their spouses and children.\n\tH.R. 4771, Remote Hearings for Veterans. This measure would allow veterans with pending cases to appear remotely before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (headquartered in Washington D.C.) rather than in person.\n\tH.R. 3224, Female Vets' Health & Harassment. This measure requires the VA to establish policies to report and respond to harassment and sexual assault at its facilities, expands services for veterans who experience intimate partner violence or military sexual trauma, and extends and expands VA assistance for veterans with newborns.\n \nOther bills that passed the House would permit battlefield cross memorials in any national cemetery and a requirement that the VA provide Congress with a plan to address problems identified by the Government Accountability Office related to acquisition management and health care.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=49", "McAdams votes for bipartisan bills supporting veterans", "2019-11-13", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams votes for bipartisan bills supporting veterans \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      November 13, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams supported numerous bipartisan bills to serve veterans, including one to protect their GI educational benefits and another to offer tele-hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.\r\rIt is fitting that this week following Veterans Day, when we commemorate the service and sacrifice of our veterans, we also address issues of health, employment, education, credit, and battlefield memorials that are important to them and to their families, said McAdams. As a nation, we are in their debt and we owe it to them to deliver the benefits and support they have earned.\r\rMcAdams supported nearly a dozen bills voted on Tuesday including:\r\r \r\tH.R. 4360  VA Overpayments and Credit reports. This measure requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to tell credit reporting companies to remove erroneous information from the credit reports of veterans who received an overpayment of benefits from the department. Congressman McAdams passed a related amendment to the VA spending measure earlier this year that ensures the VA is following consumer protections requirements for veterans who face adverse credit report information following inappropriate or delayed payment information related to the VA's community care programs.\r\tH.R.4625  Veterans Educational Programs. This measure would bar colleges from receiving GI Bill educational assistance payments on behalf of student veterans if they misrepresent their costs and job placement rates or are at risk of losing accreditation. The legislation would also allow military personnel who have served for a required period to transfer some of their VA educational benefits to their spouses and children.\r\tH.R. 4771, Remote Hearings for Veterans. This measure would allow veterans with pending cases to appear remotely before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (headquartered in Washington D.C.) rather than in person.\r\tH.R. 3224, Female Vets' Health & Harassment. This measure requires the VA to establish policies to report and respond to harassment and sexual assault at its facilities, expands services for veterans who experience intimate partner violence or military sexual trauma, and extends and expands VA assistance for veterans with newborns.\r \r\rOther bills that passed the House would permit battlefield cross memorials in any national cemetery and a requirement that the VA provide Congress with a plan to address problems identified by the Government Accountability Office related to acquisition management and health care.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=85", "McAdams bill advances to spur more research into causes, prevention of suicide", "2019-11-13", "2019", "2019-11", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams' Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4704) is moving forward rapidly, gaining approval today in the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. The vote in committee was unanimous.\r\rThe measure  introduced in the House last month with Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)  directs the National Science Foundation to fund competitive research grants across a range of disciplines, with the goal of understanding why the rate of Americans dying by suicide is on the rise.\r\rMcAdams said the legislation specifically directs the National Science Foundation to support work of early career research to strengthen the suicide research field.\r\rThis is a complex issue that requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, including more research, more mental health providers, more education and less stigma for those struggling with a mental health crisis. Encouraging more fundamental research on the biological, social and cultural and environmental factors related to why suicide occurs is an important step towards saving lives, said McAdams.\r\rAccording to the largest private funder of suicide prevention research  the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)90 percent of people who die by suicide have an underlying  and potentially treatablemental health condition. AFSP finds that if someone can get through the intense and short moment of active suicidal crisis, chances are they will not die by suicide.\r\rThemeasure is endorsed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Psychological Association.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-for-openness-fairness-transparency", "McAdams votes for openness, fairness, and transparency", "2019-10-31", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for H. Res 660 that outlines a fair, public process that protects the rights of the president and the minority party, allows the public release of the transcripts of witness depositions, and provides for the public testimony of witnesses before the House Intelligence Committee.\nToday's vote is not a vote for or against impeachment. It is a vote to gather facts and create a fair process. Utahns deserve an opportunity to judge the facts for themselves rather than taking the Republican or Democratic Party's spin. To ensure transparency, facts, witness testimony and documents must be brought forward to be considered objectively by all members of the House and by the American people. These are serious times, and we must treat this process with reverence and respect for our country and our Constitution. \nI will not decide for or against impeachment until the time that the facts have been disclosed and I have had a chance to weigh all the facts and evidence. In the meantime, I am focused on the issues that Utahns sent me here to work on, such as lowering the cost of prescription drugs, improving air quality, fighting the opioid epidemic, and finding solutions to the alarming rise in suicide rates in our communities, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=67", "McAdams votes for openness, fairness, and transparency", "2019-10-31", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams votes for openness, fairness, and transparency \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      October 31, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted for H. Res 660 that outlines a fair, public process that protects the rights of the president and the minority party, allows the public release of the transcripts of witness depositions, and provides for the public testimony of witnesses before the House Intelligence Committee.\r\r\"Today's vote is not a vote for or against impeachment. It is a vote to gather facts and create a fair process. Utahns deserve an opportunity to judge the facts for themselves rather than taking the Republican or Democratic Party's spin.To ensure transparency, facts, witness testimony and documents must be brought forward to be considered objectively by all members of the House and by the American people.These are serious times, and we must treat this process with reverence and respect for our country and our Constitution.\"\r\r\"I will not decide for or against impeachment until the time that the facts have been disclosed and I have had a chance to weigh all the facts and evidence. In the meantime, I am focused on the issues that Utahns sent me here to work on, such as lowering the cost of prescription drugs, improving air quality, fighting the opioid epidemic, and finding solutions to the alarming rise in suicide rates in our communities,\"said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-joins-romney-bipartisan-legislation-house-senate-protect-taxpayers", "McAdams joins Romney on bipartisan legislation in House, Senate to protect taxpayers, Social Security and Medicare funds", "2019-10-29", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTONU.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Todd Young (R-IN), Doug Jones (D-AL), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) today introduced the Time to Rescue United States' Trusts (TRUST) Act, which would create congressional committees specifically tasked to develop legislation to restore and strengthen endangered federal trust funds. Without legislative action, the government's trust fundsHighway, Medicare Hospital Insurance, Social Security Disability Insurance, and Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurancewill be exhausted in the next thirteen years. U.S. Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), William Timmons (R-SC), and Ben McAdams (D-UT) have introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. \n\t\t\t\tIt's irresponsible for Congress to keep ignoring a preventable crisis, Senator Romney said. We must put in place a responsible process now to prevent dramatic cuts to programs like Social Security and Medicare or be forced to enact massive tax hikes down the road, both of which would be devastating to middle class Americans. We have a duty to work to secure these programs that provide a safety net for millions of Americans.\n\t\t\t\tI have always said that our national budget should reflect our values and priorities, but be fiscally responsible, Senator Manchin said. Unfortunately our fiscal irresponsibility has left critical programs like Social Security and Medicare heading towards insolvency. Congress cannot let these programs fail. That's why I'm proud to join my colleagues on this bipartisan bill to proactively help to secure sustainable funding for programs like these before it's too late.\n\t\t\t\tThe TRUST Act will enable us to have a serious, bipartisan conversation about the long-term stability of critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. We can no longer kick the can down the road, and we owe it to future generations to have this discussion and identify solutions before it's too late, Senator Young said.\n\t\t\t\tThis important legislation creates a bipartisan path forward that gives us the tools to we need to put our budget on the path to fiscal responsibility and upgrade our decaying infrastructure, protect pensions and Social Security benefits for retirees, and ensure that Medicare remains strong for seniors for generations to come, Senator Jones said.\n\t\t\t\tIt's no secret that a number of our nation's critical trust funds are spiraling towards insolvency. But rather than offer solutions, Congress has avoided the difficult conversations needed to get our fiscal house in order, Representative Gallagher said. Problems don't age well, and the TRUST Act would ensure that elected officials have the opportunity to work together and find solutions to this mess. It's high time we have these tough debates in Congress, and I hope my colleagues take up this bipartisan, bicameral idea immediately. There's no time to waste.\n\t\t\t\tSocial Security, Medicare and related programs are among our most successful and critical promises to each other. They have made the difference between stability and poverty, even life and death itself, for generations of Americans, Representative Case said. But as the program administrators, independent experts and Congress' own Government Accountability Office have repeatedly warned for decades, these programs are closing in on insolvency on their current path. Yet we have kicked this can down the road for just as long, hoping that it would solve itself or someone else would make the needed decisions. But we can no longer defer facing up to the question of not whether but how best to maintain our safety net and keep our promise to future generations. The TRUST Act charts a road that will get us there before our decisions become much much harder. \n\t\t\t\tOur nation's biggest fiscal issues are not going to solve themselves, Representative Timmons said. Vital programs such as Medicare and Social Security are at risk unless Congress takes action sooner rather than later. The TRUST Act will facilitate a bipartisan conversation tasked with developing solutions to shore up these programs for the next 75 years. I am proud to join Senators Romney, Manchin, and Young, along with several of my House colleagues in introducing this crucial piece of legislation and commend them for their leadership on this issue.\n\t\t\t\t\t          \n\t\t\t\t\tMillions of Americans depend on the benefits they've earned through Social Security and Medicare programs over a lifetime of hard work, Representative McAdams said. We owe it to them and to future generations to carefully consider the options that will ensure we protect and strengthen these vital programs. Republicans and Democrats must engage in a serious conversation about how we keep the promises we've made about aging with dignity in our country. We can't keep these promises without working together to get our fiscal house in order.     \n\t\t\t\tSome of the federal government's most important trust fund programs are headed toward insolvency, said Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The TRUST Act offers renewed hope that we can address these imbalances before it is too late. Senators Romney and Manchin deserve great praise for taking on a challenge that far too many ignore, by proposing to establish a process to achieve bipartisan solutions. The commissions established under the TRUST Act would be charged with securing programs like Social Security, Medicare, and the highway fund so that they are stronger, more effective, and continue to be there for current and future generations. The bill wouldn't force policymakers to agree, but it would force them to try to work together. That goal should have unanimous support.\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\tHow the TRUST Act works:\n\t\t\t\tTreasury would have 30 days upon passage of the legislation to deliver to Congress a report of the government's major, endangered federal trust funds.\n\t\t\t\t\tCongressional leaders would appoint members to serve on Rescue Committeesone per trust fundwith the mandate to draft legislation that restores solvency and otherwise improves each trust fund program.\n\t\t\t\t\tRescue Committees would ensure bipartisan consensus by requiring at least two members of each party to report legislation.\n\t\t\t\t\tIf a Rescue Committee reports a qualifying bill for its trust fund program, it would receive expedited consideration in both chambers. While 60 votes would be required to invoke cloture for final passage in the Senate, only a simple majority would be needed for the motion to proceed, which would be privileged.\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=89", "McAdams joins Romney on bipartisan legislation in House, Senate to protect taxpayers, Social Security and Medicare funds", "2019-10-29", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Todd Young (R-IN), Doug Jones (D-AL), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) today introduced the Time to Rescue United States' Trusts (TRUST) Act, which would create congressional committees specifically tasked to develop legislation to restore and strengthen endangered federal trust funds. Without legislative action, the government's trust fundsHighway, Medicare Hospital Insurance, Social Security Disability Insurance, and Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurancewill be exhausted in the next thirteen years. U.S. Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), William Timmons (R-SC), and Ben McAdams (D-UT) have introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. \r\r\t\t\t\tIt's irresponsible for Congress to keep ignoring a preventable crisis, Senator Romney said. We must put in place a responsible process now to prevent dramatic cuts to programs like Social Security and Medicare or be forced to enact massive tax hikes down the road, both of which would be devastating to middle class Americans. We have a duty to work to secure these programs that provide a safety net for millions of Americans.\r\r\t\t\t\tI have always said that our national budget should reflect our values and priorities, but be fiscally responsible, Senator Manchin said. Unfortunately our fiscal irresponsibility has left critical programs like Social Security and Medicare heading towards insolvency. Congress cannot let these programs fail. That's why I'm proud to join my colleagues on this bipartisan bill to proactively help to secure sustainable funding for programs like these before it's too late.\r\r\t\t\t\tThe TRUST Act will enable us to have a serious, bipartisan conversation about the long-term stability of critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. We can no longer kick the can down the road, and we owe it to future generations to have this discussion and identify solutions before it's too late, Senator Young said.\r\r\t\t\t\tThis important legislation creates a bipartisan path forward that gives us the tools to we need to put our budget on the path to fiscal responsibility and upgrade our decaying infrastructure, protect pensions and Social Security benefits for retirees, and ensure that Medicare remains strong for seniors for generations to come, Senator Jones said.\r\r\t\t\t\tIt's no secret that a number of our nation's critical trust funds are spiraling towards insolvency. But rather than offer solutions, Congress has avoided the difficult conversations needed to get our fiscal house in order, Representative Gallagher said. Problems don't age well, and the TRUST Act would ensure that elected officials have the opportunity to work together and find solutions to this mess. It's high time we have these tough debates in Congress, and I hope my colleagues take up this bipartisan, bicameral idea immediately. There's no time to waste.\r\r\t\t\t\tSocial Security, Medicare and related programs are among our most successful and critical promises to each other. They have made the difference between stability and poverty, even life and death itself, for generations of Americans, Representative Case said. But as the program administrators, independent experts and Congress' own Government Accountability Office have repeatedly warned for decades, these programs are closing in on insolvency on their current path. Yet we have kicked this can down the road for just as long, hoping that it would solve itself or someone else would make the needed decisions. But we can no longer defer facing up to the question of not whether but how best to maintain our safety net and keep our promise to future generations. The TRUST Act charts a road that will get us there before our decisions become much much harder. \r\r\t\t\t\tOur nation's biggest fiscal issues are not going to solve themselves, Representative Timmons said. Vital programs such as Medicare and Social Security are at risk unless Congress takes action sooner rather than later. The TRUST Act will facilitate a bipartisan conversation tasked with developing solutions to shore up these programs for the next 75 years. I am proud to join Senators Romney, Manchin, and Young, along with several of my House colleagues in introducing this crucial piece of legislation and commend them for their leadership on this issue.\r\t\t\t\t\t          \r\t\t\t\t\tMillions of Americans depend on the benefits they've earned through Social Security and Medicare programs over a lifetime of hard work, Representative McAdams said. We owe it to them and to future generations to carefully consider the options that will ensure we protect and strengthen these vital programs. Republicans and Democrats must engage in a serious conversation about how we keep the promises we've made about aging with dignity in our country. We can't keep these promises without working together to get our fiscal house in order.     \r\r\t\t\t\tSome of the federal government's most important trust fund programs are headed toward insolvency, said Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The TRUST Act offers renewed hope that we can address these imbalances before it is too late. Senators Romney and Manchin deserve great praise for taking on a challenge that far too many ignore, by proposing to establish a process to achieve bipartisan solutions. The commissions established under the TRUST Act would be charged with securing programs like Social Security, Medicare, and the highway fund so that they are stronger, more effective, and continue to be there for current and future generations. The bill wouldn't force policymakers to agree, but it would force them to try to work together. That goal should have unanimous support.\r\r\t\t\t\t \r\r\t\t\t\tHow the TRUST Act works:\r\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\tTreasury would have 30 days upon passage of the legislation to deliver to Congress a report of the government's major, endangered federal trust funds.\r\t\t\t\t\tCongressional leaders would appoint members to serve on Rescue Committeesone per trust fundwith the mandate to draft legislation that restores solvency and otherwise improves each trust fund program.\r\t\t\t\t\tRescue Committees would ensure bipartisan consensus by requiring at least two members of each party to report legislation.\r\t\t\t\t\tIf a Rescue Committee reports a qualifying bill for its trust fund program, it would receive expedited consideration in both chambers. While 60 votes would be required to invoke cloture for final passage in the Senate, only a simple majority would be needed for the motion to proceed, which would be privileged.\r\t\t\t\t\r\r\t\t\t\t \r\r\t\t\t\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-secure-american-elections-defend-against-foreign-meddling", "McAdams votes to secure American elections, defend against foreign meddling", "2019-10-23", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted to protect U.S. elections from the type of foreign meddling in the 2016 election that saw over half the U.S. population unknowingly exposed to Russian propaganda on their social media accounts. The House passed the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) ActH.R. 4617.\nWithout question, foreigners extensively interfered in the 2016 election, weaponizing misinformation and computer network hacking. We've already been warned that they won't stop in the next election. Republicans and Democrats agree that American elections must be decided by Americans, and this measure closes gaps in the law that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to threaten the integrity of a fundamental part of our democracy, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said the recently released bipartisan Senate report into the 2016 election meddling says that Russian information warriors literally celebrated their success with a toast of champagne. The report summarizes how successfully online warfare was fought through alternative facts and phony social media accounts.\nThe SHIELD Act protects U.S. elections by:\n \nCreating a duty to report illicit offers of campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents\n\tImproving transparency of online political advertisements\n\tClosing loopholes that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to spend in U.S. elections\n\tRestricting the exchange of campaign information between candidates and foreign government and their agents\n \nThe SHIELD Act incorporates provisions backed by both Republicans and Democrats and is supported by numerous organizations including Common Cause, the NAACP, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=74", "McAdams votes to secure American elections, defend against foreign meddling", "2019-10-23", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams votes to secure American elections, defend against foreign meddling \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      October 23, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted to protect U.S. elections from the type of foreign meddling in the 2016 election that saw over half the U.S. population unknowingly exposed to Russian propaganda on their social media accounts. The House passed the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) ActH.R. 4617.\r\rWithout question, foreigners extensively interfered in the 2016 election, weaponizing misinformation and computer network hacking. We've already been warned that they won't stop in the next election. Republicans and Democrats agree that American elections must be decided by Americans, and this measure closes gaps in the law that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to threaten the integrity of a fundamental part of our democracy, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams said the recently released bipartisan Senate report into the 2016 election meddling says that Russian information warriors literally celebrated their success with a toast of champagne. The report summarizes how successfully online warfare was fought through alternative facts and phony social media accounts.\r\rThe SHIELD Act protects U.S. elections by:\r\r \r\tCreating a duty to report illicit offers of campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents\r\tImproving transparency of online political advertisements\r\tClosing loopholes that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to spend in U.S. elections\r\tRestricting the exchange of campaign information between candidates and foreign government and their agents\r \r\rThe SHIELD Act incorporates provisions backed by both Republicans and Democrats and is supported by numerous organizations including Common Cause, the NAACP, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice.\r\r###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-four-bipartisan-small-business-bills", "McAdams supports four bipartisan small business bills", "2019-10-22", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams supported House passage of four bipartisan measures reauthorizing and establishing a variety of small business programs to assist women-owned small businesses, and start-ups, among others. The bills are the Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act (H.R. 4406); Women's Business Centers Improvements Act (H.R. (4405); SCORE for Small Business Act (H.R. 4407); and a measure to establish the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration (H.R. 4387).\nUtah small businesses are responsible for most of our state's job growth and contribute to our strong economy. This legislation strengthens and improves some of the programs and tools offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that make an important difference to these job-creators, said McAdams.\nThe Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program provides grants to administer management training and technical assistance. The SCORE program is a cooperative agreement with the nonprofit SCORE Association and helps small businesses get free advice and mentoring from experienced or retired volunteer entrepreneurs. The SBA's Growth Accelerator Fund Competition provides prizes to small business accelerators and incubators. The fund would give prizes to entities that advise small businesses and help them find capital, mentors, and networking opportunities.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=48", "McAdams supports four bipartisan small business bills", "2019-10-22", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams supports four bipartisan small business bills \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      October 22, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams supported House passage of four bipartisan measures reauthorizing and establishing a variety of small business programs to assist women-owned small businesses, and start-ups, among others. The bills are the Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act (H.R. 4406); Women's Business Centers Improvements Act (H.R. (4405); SCORE for Small Business Act (H.R. 4407); and a measure to establish the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration (H.R. 4387).\r\rUtah small businesses are responsible for most of our state's job growth and contribute to our strong economy. This legislation strengthens and improves some of the programs and tools offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that make an important difference to these job-creators, said McAdams.\r\rThe Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program provides grants to administer management training and technical assistance. The SCORE program is a cooperative agreement with the nonprofit SCORE Association and helps small businesses get free advice and mentoring from experienced or retired volunteer entrepreneurs. The SBA's Growth Accelerator Fund Competition provides prizes to small business accelerators and incubators. The fund would give prizes to entities that advise small businesses and help them find capital, mentors, and networking opportunities.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-resolution-supporting-syrian-kurds-opposing-turkey-s-military", "McAdams votes for resolution supporting Syrian Kurds; opposing Turkey\u2019s military actions", "2019-10-17", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for a bipartisan resolution (H.J. Res. 77), calling on the Turkish president to immediately end military action in Northeast Syria. Turkish military operations began against the Syrian Kurds, following an October 6th decision by the President to pull back U.S. troops from the area.\nThe withdrawal of U.S. troops gave Turkey a greenlight to go into northeastern Syria. The decision has severe consequences for our strategic national security and dramatically increases the threat to our Kurdish allies the same allies who helped battle ISIS terrorism and takeover of lands. The move may strengthen an alliance between Syria, Russia and Iran, causing further instability in the region and a resurgence of ISIS forces, said McAdams.\nThe resolution calls for ongoing support to the Syrian Kurdish communities and a specific plan from the administration to defeat ISIS, also known as the Islamic State group.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=64", "McAdams votes for resolution supporting Syrian Kurds; opposing Turkeys military actions", "2019-10-17", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams votes for resolution supporting Syrian Kurds; opposing Turkey's military actions \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      October 17, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted for a bipartisan resolution (H.J. Res. 77), calling on the Turkish president to immediately end military action in Northeast Syria. Turkish military operations began against the Syrian Kurds, following an October 6th decision by the President to pull back U.S. troops from the area.\r\rThe withdrawal of U.S. troops gave Turkey a greenlight to go into northeastern Syria. The decision has severe consequences for our strategic national security and dramatically increases the threat to our Kurdish allies the same allies who helped battle ISIS terrorism and takeover of lands. The move may strengthen an alliance between Syria, Russia and Iran, causing further instability in the region and a resurgence of ISIS forces, said McAdams.\r\rThe resolution calls for ongoing support to the Syrian Kurdish communities and a specific plan from the administration to defeat ISIS, also known as the Islamic State group.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-bipartisan-bill-would-spur-more-research-causes-prevention-suicide", "McAdams\u2019 bipartisan bill would spur more research into causes, prevention of suicide", "2019-10-16", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), introduced the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act today. The measure directs the National Science Foundation to fund competitive research grants across a range of disciplines with the goal of understanding why the rate of Americans dying by suicide is on the rise.\nMcAdams said the legislation specifically directs the National Science Foundation to support the work of early career research to strengthen the suicide research field.\nEvery suicide is a tragic loss of life that affects families and communities and has long-lasting effects on the people left behind. Encouraging more fundamental research on the biological, social and cultural, and environmental factors related to why suicide occurs is an important step towards saving lives, said McAdams.\nSuicide rates are on the rise in America and effecting everyone from our veterans to a new generation of children facing the untold effects of social media. Better research on the causes of suicide attempts is badly needed to help us address this crisis at its roots, said Congressman Gonzalez\nMcAdams notes that despite progress in mental health research, current gaps exist in scientific understanding and basic knowledge of human genetic, behavioral, social, and environmental factors with potential relevance to suicide.\nAccording to the largest private funder of suicide prevention researchthe American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)90 percent of people who die by suicide have an underlyingand potentially treatablemental health condition. Specific treatments used by mental health professions, such as cognitive behavior therapyhave been proven to help people manage suicidal thoughts and behavior. But more multidisciplinary research is needed to improve our understanding of what leads to suicide attempts, including social and economic factors, technology and stigma associated with mental health conditions.\nMcAdams said this legislation directs the National Science Foundation to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health to award competitive grants to colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations to support fundamental research across a range of disciplines and to promote development of researchers who pursue this study as a career. The research includes, but is not limited to, the basic understanding of human social behavior. AFSP finds that if someone can get through the intense and short moment of active suicidal crisis, chances are they will not die by suicide.\nThe measure is endorsed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Psychological Association.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=81", "McAdams bipartisan bill would spur more research into causes, prevention of suicide", "2019-10-16", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), introduced the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act today. The measure directs the National Science Foundation to fund competitive research grants across a range of disciplines with the goal of understanding why the rate of Americans dying by suicide is on the rise.\r\rMcAdams said the legislation specifically directs the National Science Foundation to support the work of early career research to strengthen the suicide research field.\r\rEvery suicide is a tragic loss of life that affects families and communities and has long-lasting effects on the people left behind. Encouraging more fundamental research on the biological, social and cultural, and environmental factors related to why suicide occurs is an important step towards saving lives, said McAdams.\r\rSuicide rates are on the rise in America and effecting everyone from our veterans to a new generation of children facing the untold effects of social media. Better research on the causes of suicide attempts is badly needed to help us address this crisis at its roots, said Congressman Gonzalez\r\rMcAdams notes that despite progress in mental health research, current gaps exist in scientific understanding and basic knowledge of human genetic, behavioral, social, and environmental factors with potential relevance to suicide.\r\rAccording to the largest private funder of suicide prevention researchthe American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)90 percent of people who die by suicide have an underlyingand potentially treatablemental health condition. Specific treatments used by mental health professions, such as cognitive behavior therapyhave been proven to help people manage suicidal thoughts and behavior. But more multidisciplinary research is needed to improve our understanding of what leads to suicide attempts, including social and economic factors, technology and stigma associated with mental health conditions.\r\rMcAdams said this legislation directs the National Science Foundation to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health to award competitive grants to colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations to support fundamental research across a range of disciplines and to promote development of researchers who pursue this study as a career. The research includes, but is not limited to, the basic understanding of human social behavior. AFSP finds that if someone can get through the intense and short moment of active suicidal crisis, chances are they will not die by suicide.\r\rThe measure is endorsed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Psychological Association.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-backs-bipartisan-bills-supporting-hong-kong-pro-democracy-protestors", "McAdams backs bipartisan bills supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors", "2019-10-15", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for three bipartisan measures to pressure China to back off any crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. McAdams is a member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and has joined House and Senate members in voicing bipartisan concerns about erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy, human rights and freedoms.\nThe voices of the courageous pro-democracy residents of Hong Kong must be heard, respected and followed. Any attempt by the Chinese government and the Communist Party to stifle pro-democracy efforts or to erode Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms should be strongly condemned, said McAdams.\nMcAdams signed on to one of the three bills passed by the House today  the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (H.R. 3289), which requires the State Department to provide an annual report on the autonomy of Hong Kong and to list individuals responsible for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and human rights and impose sanctions on them. He also supported the PROTECT Hong Kong Act (H.R. 4270), which requires the President to prohibit the issuance of export licenses for nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles to the Hong Kong police. The third bill that passed the House is H. Res. 543  Recognizing Hong Kong's bilateral relationship with the United States and supporting the people of Hong Kong's right to protest. The resolution calls on the Hong Kong government to address protesters' demands, condemns police brutality against peaceful protesters and condemns Chinese efforts to falsely accuse U.S. diplomats of fueling unrest.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=73", "McAdams backs bipartisan bills supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors", "2019-10-15", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams backs bipartisan bills supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      October 15, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted for three bipartisan measures to pressure China to back off any crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. McAdams is a member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and has joined House and Senate members in voicing bipartisan concerns about erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy, human rights and freedoms.\r\rThe voices of the courageous pro-democracy residents of Hong Kong must be heard, respected and followed. Any attempt by the Chinese government and the Communist Party to stifle pro-democracy efforts or to erode Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms should be strongly condemned, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams signed on to one of the three bills passed by the House today  the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (H.R. 3289), which requires the State Department to provide an annual report on the autonomy of Hong Kong and to list individuals responsible for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and human rights and impose sanctions on them. He also supported the PROTECT Hong Kong Act (H.R. 4270), which requires the President to prohibit the issuance of export licenses for nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles to the Hong Kong police. The third bill that passed the House is H. Res. 543  Recognizing Hong Kong's bilateral relationship with the United States and supporting the people of Hong Kong's right to protest. The resolution calls on the Hong Kong government to address protesters' demands, condemns police brutality against peaceful protesters and condemns Chinese efforts to falsely accuse U.S. diplomats of fueling unrest.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-bipartisan-bill-seeks-more-science-based-recommendations-fight-utah-s", "McAdams\u2019 bipartisan bill seeks more science-based recommendations to fight Utah\u2019s dirty air", "2019-10-10", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Francis Rooney, (R-FL), has introduced legislation requiring scientists to investigate ozone, how it's contributing to cities' and counties' poor air quality, and to offer recommendations to address it. The bill directs the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to produce scientific findings about this pollutant that is the primary component of smog.\nOzone levels along the Wasatch Front often exceed federal standards, which are measurements meant to improve human health and environmental impact. Ground level ozone is a combination of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (emissions from vehicles, power plants, industrial process, wild fire and other human-caused pollutants).\nThis toxic stew is dangerous to our health and caused an estimated 75 deaths in the Salt Lake Valley alone in 2017, said McAdams. Despite efforts to increase standards and improve compliance, we've seen an increase in ozone emissions and we don't know specifically where they are coming from. Scientific experts could give us answers and ways to address the pollution.\nMcAdams' bill directs scientists to examine current trends of background ozone levels, including international sources as well as how human-caused climate change may be affecting ozone. It also asks for public policy recommendations for steps to improve air quality.\nAccording to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, areas not currently in compliance with ozone standards in Northern Utah include parts of Weber and Tooele counties and all of Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=83", "McAdams bipartisan bill seeks more science-based recommendations to fight Utahs dirty air", "2019-10-10", "2019", "2019-10", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Francis Rooney, (R-FL), has introduced legislation requiring scientists to investigate ozone, how it's contributing to cities' and counties' poor air quality, and to offer recommendations to address it. The bill directs the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to produce scientific findings about this pollutant that is the primary component of smog.\r\rOzone levels along the Wasatch Front often exceed federal standards, which are measurements meant to improve human health and environmental impact. Ground level ozone is a combination of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (emissions from vehicles, power plants, industrial process, wild fire and other human-caused pollutants).\r\rThis toxic stew is dangerous to our health and caused an estimated 75 deaths in the Salt Lake Valley alone in 2017, said McAdams. Despite efforts to increase standards and improve compliance, we've seen an increase in ozone emissions and we don't know specifically where they are coming from. Scientific experts could give us answers and ways to address the pollution.\r\rMcAdams' bill directs scientists to examine current trends of background ozone levels, including international sources as well as how human-caused climate change may be affecting ozone. It also asks for public policy recommendations for steps to improve air quality.\r\rAccording to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, areas not currently in compliance with ozone standards in Northern Utah include parts of Weber and Tooele counties and all of Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties.\r\r###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-passage-bipartisan-bill-giving-legal-banking-services-medical", "McAdams supports passage of bipartisan bill giving legal banking services to medical cannabis businesses", "2019-09-27", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C.Congressman Ben McAdams supported the bipartisan passage of a bill which will help states such as Utah gain access to legal banking services for the state's medical cannabis businesses. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 (H.R. 1595) passed the House by a vote of 321-103\nThirty-four states, including Utah, have now legalized medical cannabis, yet current federal law prevents banks from offering financial services to sellers of this product. That forces commerce to be carried out with cash-filled duffle bags, making medical cannabis vendors easy targets for crime. This bill provides a safe harbor' for these state-approved businesses, which in Utah's case are set to open in March of 2020.\nMcAdams said current federal law and lack of regulatory clarity puts medical cannabis businesses' employees and the general public at serious risk of criminal activity and harm. McAdams said that the Utah State Treasurer and the Utah legislature have called on Congress to solve the problem. The Utah legislature recently revised the state's medical cannabis law to include 14 privately-run pharmacies to sell medical cannabis to patients.\nMcAdams said that the SAFE Banking Act does not legalize marijuana but protects state-authorized medical cannabis businesses, along with supply chain companies, such as real estate companies, accountants or lawyers who work with the companies, from losing their banking services. It also requires federal banking regulators to develop uniform guidance and examination procedures to help financial institutions lawfully serve state-authorized medical cannabis businesses.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=50", "McAdams supports passage of bipartisan bill giving legal banking services to medical cannabis businesses", "2019-09-27", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams supports passage of bipartisan bill giving legal banking services to medical cannabis businesses \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      September 27, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams supported the bipartisan passage of a bill which will help states such as Utah gain access to legal banking services for the state's medical cannabis businesses. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 (H.R. 1595) passed the House by a vote of 321-103\r\rThirty-four states, including Utah, have now legalized medical cannabis, yet current federal law prevents banks from offering financial services to sellers of this product. That forces commerce to be carried out with cash-filled duffle bags, making medical cannabis vendors easy targets for crime. This bill provides a safe harbor' for these state-approved businesses, which in Utah's case are set to open in March of 2020.\r\rMcAdams said current federal law and lack of regulatory clarity puts medical cannabis businesses' employees and the general public at serious risk of criminal activity and harm. McAdams said that the Utah State Treasurer and the Utah legislature have called on Congress to solve the problem. The Utah legislature recently revised the state's medical cannabis law to include 14 privately-run pharmacies to sell medical cannabis to patients.\r\rMcAdams said that the SAFE Banking Act does not legalize marijuana but protects state-authorized medical cannabis businesses, along with supply chain companies, such as real estate companies, accountants or lawyers who work with the companies, from losing their banking services. It also requires federal banking regulators to develop uniform guidance and examination procedures to help financial institutions lawfully serve state-authorized medical cannabis businesses.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-bipartisan-bill-aiding-consumers-hurt-investment-fraud-moves-forward", "McAdams\u2019 bipartisan bill aiding consumers hurt by investment fraud moves forward in Financial Services Committee", "2019-09-20", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), advanced a measure that gives federal securities officials more time to recover ill-gotten gains from white collar criminals who defraud investors. The legislation gives more tools to investigators who work some of the most notorious and complicated investment fraud cases, such as the Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford schemes. McAdams and Huizenga are members of the House Financial Services Committee. The Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344) was approved in committee by a bipartisan vote of 49  5.\nU.S. capital markets are the envy of the world. They promote job growth and economic opportunity. But they only work to the extent that investors have faith that bad actors cannot profit off wrongdoing. This legislation extends the time for the Securities and Exchange Commission to get back money from white collar criminals who prey on innocent investors and steal millions to enrich themselves. Those who commit fraud should not profit from their crimes and this bill helps ensure that victims recover what was stolen from them, said McAdams.\nThe latest report from the SEC found that more than $900 million in money swindled from investors through fraudulent activity is unable to be recovered because of a 2017 Supreme Court decision. White collar criminals must be held accountable for their behavior and the SEC must have the necessary tools to recover the losses suffered by Main Street investors. H.R. 4344 helps solve this problem by striking a delicate balance that allows the SEC more time to recover the money that was scammed from hardworking Americans. I am glad to see this bipartisan bill pass committee with strong support, said Huizenga.\nMcAdams says the bill is a response to a 2017 Supreme Court decision, which ruled that the SEC's authority to get convicted fraud perpetrators to return their ill-gotten gains was subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The case stems from the federal prosecution of Charles Kokesh, who owned a firm that provided investment advice to business development companies. Over more than a decade, Charles Kokesh misappropriated tens of millions of dollars from these companies, funding a lavish lifestyle for himself while defrauding investors out of hard-earned funds. Kokesh was convicted and ordered to pay a civil penalty but due to time limitations imposed by the courts, he only had to repay $5 million of the $35 million in stolen funds. In the two years following the 2017 ruling, the SEC estimates that over $1 billion was pocketed by those who committed securities violations, due to the five-year statute of limitations.\nThe Chairman of the SEC and other expert witnesses have testified that a solution to the Kokesh ruling is needed to give the government a longer timeline, since certain securities violations, such as Ponzi-type schemes, are hard to detect and require extensive legal leg-work. H.R. 4344 would extend that period up to 14 years, ensuring the SEC has sufficient time to bring cases against bad actors and recoup funds for cheated investors.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=82", "McAdams bipartisan bill aiding consumers hurt by investment fraud moves forward in Financial Services Committee", "2019-09-20", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), advanced a measure that gives federal securities officials more time to recover ill-gotten gains from white collar criminals who defraud investors. The legislation gives more tools to investigators who work some of the most notorious and complicated investment fraud cases, such as the Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford schemes. McAdams and Huizenga are members of the House Financial Services Committee. The Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344) was approved in committee by a bipartisan vote of 49  5.\r\rU.S. capital markets are the envy of the world. They promote job growth and economic opportunity. But they only work to the extent that investors have faith that bad actors cannot profit off wrongdoing. This legislation extends the time for the Securities and Exchange Commission to get back money from white collar criminals who prey on innocent investors and steal millions to enrich themselves. Those who commit fraud should not profit from their crimes and this bill helps ensure that victims recover what was stolen from them, said McAdams.\r\rThe latest report from the SEC found that more than $900 million in money swindled from investors through fraudulent activity is unable to be recovered because of a 2017 Supreme Court decision. White collar criminals must be held accountable for their behavior and the SEC must have the necessary tools to recover the losses suffered by Main Street investors. H.R. 4344 helps solve this problem by striking a delicate balance that allows the SEC more time to recover the money that was scammed from hardworking Americans. I am glad to see this bipartisan bill pass committee with strong support, said Huizenga.\r\rMcAdams says the bill is a response to a 2017 Supreme Court decision, which ruled that the SEC's authority to get convicted fraud perpetrators to return their ill-gotten gains was subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The case stems from the federal prosecution of Charles Kokesh, who owned a firm that provided investment advice to business development companies. Over more than a decade, Charles Kokesh misappropriated tens of millions of dollars from these companies, funding a lavish lifestyle for himself while defrauding investors out of hard-earned funds. Kokesh was convicted and ordered to pay a civil penalty but due to time limitations imposed by the courts, he only had to repay $5 million of the $35 million in stolen funds. In the two years following the 2017 ruling, the SEC estimates that over $1 billion was pocketed by those who committed securities violations, due to the five-year statute of limitations.\r\rThe Chairman of the SEC and other expert witnesses have testified that a solution to the Kokesh ruling is needed to give the government a longer timeline, since certain securities violations, such as Ponzi-type schemes, are hard to detect and require extensive legal leg-work. H.R. 4344 would extend that period up to 14 years, ensuring the SEC has sufficient time to bring cases against bad actors and recoup funds for cheated investors.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-house-committee-chairs-follow-pay-you-go-rules", "McAdams to House Committee Chairs: Follow pay-as-you-go rules", "2019-09-05", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams led House Freshman colleagues on a letter urging House committee chairs to recommit to proven deficit-fighting House rules known as Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) before moving bills out of committee. McAdams, the Blue Dog Coalition co-chair of the Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility and Government Reform, joined with 10 freshman lawmakers on the letter.\nMcAdams said PAYGO requires that any legislation that may increase the federal deficit be offset by spending cuts or revenue increases. The group of lawmakers asked Committee Chairs to work with them to ensure each committee's legislation is funded with responsible pay-fors that are considered early in the law-making process. The also asked that the legislation not advance out of committee until the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has had time to properly review and put forth a cost estimate.\nJust as Utah families and small businesses do, Congress must identify how it will pay for new spending. PAYGO rules helped instill the discipline that actually produced balanced budgets back in the 1990s. It's a proven way to hold the line and not increase the deficit, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said that with $1 trillion annual deficits projected for the next several years, PAYGO is a vital tool for lawmakers seeking to stem the flow of red ink. It was included in the first vote on House rule changes that McAdams took as a new member of Congress in January and it received bipartisan support.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=96", "McAdams to House Committee Chairs: Follow pay-as-you-go rules", "2019-09-05", "2019", "2019-09", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams to House Committee Chairs: Follow pay-as-you-go rules \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      September 5, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams led House Freshman colleagues on a letter urging House committee chairs to recommit to proven deficit-fighting House rules known as Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) before moving bills out of committee. McAdams, the Blue Dog Coalition co-chair of the Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility and Government Reform, joined with 10 freshman lawmakers on the letter.\r\rMcAdams said PAYGO requires that any legislation that may increase the federal deficit be offset by spending cuts or revenue increases. The group of lawmakers asked Committee Chairs to work with them to ensure each committee's legislation is funded with responsible pay-fors that are considered early in the law-making process. The also asked that the legislation not advance out of committee until the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has had time to properly review and put forth a cost estimate.\r\rJust as Utah families and small businesses do, Congress must identify how it will pay for new spending. PAYGO rules helped instill the discipline that actually produced balanced budgets back in the 1990s. It's a proven way to hold the line and not increase the deficit, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams said that with $1 trillion annual deficits projected for the next several years, PAYGO is a vital tool for lawmakers seeking to stem the flow of red ink. It was included in the first vote on House rule changes that McAdams took as a new member of Congress in January and it received bipartisan support.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-bill-improve-transparency-students-taking-out-federal-college", "McAdams supports bill to improve transparency for students taking out federal college loans", "2019-08-23", "2019", "2019-08", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams joins Florida Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Utah Congressman Chris Stewart on a measure that requires more transparency and disclosure for students who take out federal college loansacross the entire life of the loan. McAdams has signed on to the bipartisan Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4193).\nMcAdams said that as of June, the total amount of student loan debt is approximately $1.6 trillion. During the 2018-2019 school year, the average college senior who borrowed, graduated with more than $30,000 in loans.\nStudents borrow to invest in their education and improve their economic future, not to end up with crushing debt. We can do a better job of helping students understand what they are taking on over the life of the loan, not just when they receive the money or start repaying it, said McAdams.\nMcAdams says the legislation seeks to correct concerns about current student loan disclosures that are unnecessarily long, difficult to read and fail to accurately inform borrowers of the amount they'll have to pay. The Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act includes the following requirements:\n \nSimplified disclosures in easy and understandable terms. Two-thirds of borrowers express some misunderstanding or surprise about their student loan disclosures.\n\tRegular monthly disclosures during the life of a loan. Under current law, a borrower is only required to receive a disclosure at three points: disbursement, at or prior to repayment, and during repayment status.\n\tProjected payments based on the amount borrowed. Included in the monthly disclosures would be projected monthly payments based on how much a student has borrowed with an option to pay any interest that accrues while a borrower is still in school.\n \nThis is a commonsense bill that provides for standards of disclosure that apply to other consumer loans and certainly should apply to the very first consumer loan many people taketheir student loan, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=95", "McAdams supports bill to improve transparency for students taking out federal college loans", "2019-08-23", "2019", "2019-08", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams joins Florida Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Utah Congressman Chris Stewart on a measure that requires more transparency and disclosure for students who take out federal college loansacross the entire life of the loan. McAdams has signed on to the bipartisan Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4193).\r\rMcAdams said that as of June, the total amount of student loan debt is approximately $1.6 trillion. During the 2018-2019 school year, the average college senior who borrowed, graduated with more than $30,000 in loans.\r\rStudents borrow to invest in their education and improve their economic future, not to end up with crushing debt. We can do a better job of helping students understand what they are taking on over the life of the loan, not just when they receive the money or start repaying it, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams says the legislation seeks to correct concerns about current student loan disclosures that are unnecessarily long, difficult to read and fail to accurately inform borrowers of the amount they'll have to pay. The Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act includes the following requirements:\r\r \r\tSimplified disclosures in easy and understandable terms. Two-thirds of borrowers express some misunderstanding or surprise about their student loan disclosures.\r\tRegular monthly disclosures during the life of a loan. Under current law, a borrower is only required to receive a disclosure at three points: disbursement, at or prior to repayment, and during repayment status.\r\tProjected payments based on the amount borrowed. Included in the monthly disclosures would be projected monthly payments based on how much a student has borrowed with an option to pay any interest that accrues while a borrower is still in school.\r \r\rThis is a commonsense bill that provides for standards of disclosure that apply to other consumer loans and certainly should apply to the very first consumer loan many people taketheir student loan, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-calls-utah-implement-full-medicaid-expansion-passed-utah-voters", "McAdams calls on Utah to implement full Medicaid expansion passed by Utah voters", "2019-07-31", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams said now that the Trump Administration has signaled that it will not grant a waiver sought by Utah for limited Medicaid expansion, the state should move forward with the plan passed by Utah voters last November  Prop 3.\nUtah voters spoke and now is the time for Utah to move forward. The replacement bill included a fall back provisionfull expansion. Utah leaders should honor that legislative action. Doing so will cover more Utahns at a lower cost to the state. Utah families should not have to wait any longer to receive health care coverage that will let them see a doctor and get necessary treatment for illnesses and conditions, providing better physical and mental health, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said that in Congress, he voted for a bipartisan measure-- H. Res. 271  expressing the sense of the House that the Justice Department should reverse its decision to support a court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. It is that court fight, supported by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, that threatens the entire law, including the Medicaid expansion provision.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-walorski-launch-bipartisan-congressional-what-works-caucus", "McAdams, Walorski launch bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus", "2019-07-31", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCRepresentatives Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) launched a new, bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus today to help ensure that federal taxpayer dollars are invested as effectively and efficiently as possible to improve outcomes for children, families and communities nationwide.\nThe caucus will include Members of Congress from across the political spectrum to develop and promote federal evidence-based legislation that addresses our nation's biggest challenges. It will also spotlight data-driven local, state, and federal efforts that are helping improve results for residents in Utah, Indiana and around the country.\nAs mayor of Salt Lake County, I launched a number of pay-for-success projects that required rigorous evaluation and data to show the program worked. Taxpayers deserve to have precious tax dollars used effectively. Beyond that, there is a human cost when individuals are served in an ineffective program, rather than one proven to get results, said McAdams.\nOne thing both parties can agree on is the need for commonsense solutions that make a real difference in peoples' lives, Congresswoman Walorski said. That means looking at state, local and federal efforts, figuring out what works and what doesn't and using data-driven policies to get results. The bipartisan What Works Caucus will be an important forum for both parties to work together to find innovative and evidence-based ways to address the challenges hardworking Americans face.\nSeventy bipartisan local, state and federal leaders and organizations signed a letter expressing their strong support for the new caucus and praising the co-chairs for their bipartisan work to promote this What Works' approach to governing, especially during this very divided time in our nation's history.\nA growing number of results-driven policymakers have been using evidence and data to improve outcomes and make government programs more effective and efficient over the last several years. Since 2015, Congress has passed landmark bipartisan legislation that is helping identify and invest in what works in K-12 education (the Every Student Succeeds Act), foster care (the Family First Prevention Services Act), juvenile justice (the Juvenile Justice Reform Act), opioid prevention, treatment, and care (SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act), and federal agency operations (the Foundations of Evidence-based Policymaking Act). In addition, the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), which was signed into law on February 9, 2019, established a $100 million federal pay-for-success fund to help incentivize social service programs based on data and evidence and rigorous evaluation.\nA 2019 poll conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago found that about 9 out of 10 Americans think policymakers should seek the best evidence when making decisions. However, only 8 percent believe that evidence currently drives policymakers' decisions.\nGovernment leaders, as well as leaders across the private, public and nonprofit sectors are increasingly seeking to align funding with the pursuit of measurable goals that will strengthen communities and accelerate opportunity. The caucus could focus on priorities such as 1) setting standards for rigorous evidence-based policy by promoting accessible, transparent administrative data and measurement of impact outcomes; and 2) pursuing innovative ways to align public and private incentives with impact. The caucus could also create a task force to explore ways to forge public-private partnerships that strengthen communities and improve outcomes for children and families.\nJames Sorenson, President of Sorenson Impact Foundation and an Advisory Board Member of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance said, Impact investors have a track record of investing in what works  innovative projects and strategies that can scale into sustainable solutions to our shared social, economic and environmental challenges. The successes of these innovative partnerships provide an evidence base that policymakers can and should draw on. Billions of dollars of private capital are deployed as impact investments every year. Congress should do everything in its power to leverage this burgeoning movement and I'm excited to carry the conversation forward through this revitalized caucus.\nMichele Jolin, CEO and Co-founder of Results for America, said, We commend Representatives McAdams and Walorski for creating the bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus to help maximize the impact of federal investments and to help federal, state and local leaders accelerate progress on our nation's most urgent challenges. Results for America is proud to stand with the dozens of federal, state and local leaders who strongly support this bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus, which will help ensure that federal funds are invested in evidence-based, results-driven solutions.\nDeborah Smolover, Executive Director of America Forward, said, The federal government allocates over $1.5 trillion for social services each year, yet we are only able to accurately assess the impact of a small fraction of those dollars. Our coalition of social entrepreneurs works hard in communities across America to provide services that measurably expand opportunity, increase equity and improve lives. We should expect the same rigorous attention to outcomes from Washington. We commend Representatives McAdams and Walorski for their leadership and commitment to testing, funding and scaling what works.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=88", "McAdams, Walorski launch bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus", "2019-07-31", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Representatives Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) launched a new, bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus today to help ensure that federal taxpayer dollars are invested as effectively and efficiently as possible to improve outcomes for children, families and communities nationwide.\r\rThe caucus will include Members of Congress from across the political spectrum to develop and promote federal evidence-based legislation that addresses our nation's biggest challenges. It will also spotlight data-driven local, state, and federal efforts that are helping improve results for residents in Utah, Indiana and around the country.\r\rAs mayor of Salt Lake County, I launched a number of pay-for-success projects that required rigorous evaluation and data to show the program worked. Taxpayers deserve to have precious tax dollars used effectively. Beyond that, there is a human cost when individuals are served in an ineffective program, rather than one proven to get results, said McAdams.\r\rOne thing both parties can agree on is the need for commonsense solutions that make a real difference in peoples' lives, Congresswoman Walorski said. That means looking at state, local and federal efforts, figuring out what works and what doesn't and using data-driven policies to get results. The bipartisan What Works Caucus will be an important forum for both parties to work together to find innovative and evidence-based ways to address the challenges hardworking Americans face.\r\rSeventy bipartisan local, state and federal leaders and organizations signed a letter expressing their strong support for the new caucus and praising the co-chairs for their bipartisan work to promote this What Works' approach to governing, especially during this very divided time in our nation's history.\r\rA growing number of results-driven policymakers have been using evidence and data to improve outcomes and make government programs more effective and efficient over the last several years. Since 2015, Congress has passed landmark bipartisan legislation that is helping identify and invest in what works in K-12 education (the Every Student Succeeds Act), foster care (the Family First Prevention Services Act), juvenile justice (the Juvenile Justice Reform Act), opioid prevention, treatment, and care (SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act), and federal agency operations (the Foundations of Evidence-based Policymaking Act). In addition, the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), which was signed into law on February 9, 2019, established a $100 million federal pay-for-success fund to help incentivize social service programs based on data and evidence and rigorous evaluation.\r\rA 2019 poll conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago found that about 9 out of 10 Americans think policymakers should seek the best evidence when making decisions. However, only 8 percent believe that evidence currently drives policymakers' decisions.\r\rGovernment leaders, as well as leaders across the private, public and nonprofit sectors are increasingly seeking to align funding with the pursuit of measurable goals that will strengthen communities and accelerate opportunity. The caucus could focus on priorities such as 1) setting standards for rigorous evidence-based policy by promoting accessible, transparent administrative data and measurement of impact outcomes; and 2) pursuing innovative ways to align public and private incentives with impact. The caucus could also create a task force to explore ways to forge public-private partnerships that strengthen communities and improve outcomes for children and families.\r\rJames Sorenson, President of Sorenson Impact Foundation and an Advisory Board Member of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance said, Impact investors have a track record of investing in what works  innovative projects and strategies that can scale into sustainable solutions to our shared social, economic and environmental challenges. The successes of these innovative partnerships provide an evidence base that policymakers can and should draw on. Billions of dollars of private capital are deployed as impact investments every year. Congress should do everything in its power to leverage this burgeoning movement and I'm excited to carry the conversation forward through this revitalized caucus.\r\rMichele Jolin, CEO and Co-founder of Results for America, said, We commend Representatives McAdams and Walorski for creating the bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus to help maximize the impact of federal investments and to help federal, state and local leaders accelerate progress on our nation's most urgent challenges. Results for America is proud to stand with the dozens of federal, state and local leaders who strongly support this bipartisan Congressional What Works Caucus, which will help ensure that federal funds are invested in evidence-based, results-driven solutions.\r\rDeborah Smolover, Executive Director of America Forward, said, The federal government allocates over $1.5 trillion for social services each year, yet we are only able to accurately assess the impact of a small fraction of those dollars. Our coalition of social entrepreneurs works hard in communities across America to provide services that measurably expand opportunity, increase equity and improve lives. We should expect the same rigorous attention to outcomes from Washington. We commend Representatives McAdams and Walorski for their leadership and commitment to testing, funding and scaling what works.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-and-wright-offer-bipartisan-bill-jumpstart-innovation-higher-education", "McAdams and Wright offer bipartisan bill to jumpstart innovation in higher education", "2019-07-26", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Congressman Ron Wright (R-TX) have introduced a bipartisan bill offering federal funds for colleges and universities to design and demonstrate innovative ways for more students to enroll in college and graduate with a degree. The Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act H.R. 4083-- is the House version of a bipartisan Senate bill  S. 1059.\nThis measure builds on the movement to fund what works' in government by incentivizing development of innovative programs tied to measurable results. In this case, we are encouraging higher education to think and to operate differently to bolster college graduation rates, which will benefit students, their families, employers and communities, said McAdams.\nFederally funded institutions should be constantly adapting and evolving to serve the needs of all our students, including our high-need, low-income, first-generation students, and adult learners. This legislation ensures institutions are being held accountable and implementing programs with a proven record of success, said Congressman Wright.\nResearch shows that while the United States has made progress towards increasing access to college by low-income students, completion has lagged.Graduation rates are particularly low at the nation's community colleges, which enroll a disproportionate percentage of low-income and nontraditional college students. Only 25 percent of full-time, first-time degree-seeking students at public two-year colleges earn degrees within three years.\nThe FINISH Act builds on the groundbreaking 2018 bill Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results (SIPPRA) Act, championed by Utah entrepreneur and philanthropist James Sorenson. He worked with former Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Indiana Representative (now Senator) Todd Young to get SIPPRA passed and signed into law. The U.S. Treasury Department oversees a $100 million pay-for-success fund established in SIPPRA.\nFollowing the SIPPRA intent of funding what works, The FINISH Act authorizes grants to colleges and universities to test innovative ways to improve graduation rates. It also authorizes five Pay for Success pilot programs, which offer university, state and nonprofit partners flexibility to collaborate in search of successful ways to improve outcomes for students. The Department of Education only pays if an independent evaluation demonstrates that a pilot program achieves results.\nSupporters of the legislation include the Knowledge Alliance, America Forward, New America, and Results for America.\nWe commend Representatives McAdams and Wright for introducing bipartisan legislation that would leverage the power of evidence and data to improve outcomes in higher education, Results for America CEO and Co-Founder Michele Jolin said. The FINISH Act would jumpstart innovation in higher education, provide much-needed resources to evaluate what works and support efforts to test and scale solutions that help more students succeed.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=34", "McAdams and Wright offer bipartisan bill to jumpstart innovation in higher education", "2019-07-26", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Congressman Ron Wright (R-TX) have introduced a bipartisan bill offering federal funds for colleges and universities to design and demonstrate innovative ways for more students to enroll in college and graduate with a degree. The Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act H.R. 4083-- is the House version of a bipartisan Senate bill  S. 1059.\r\rThis measure builds on the movement to fund what works' in government by incentivizing development of innovative programs tied to measurable results. In this case, we are encouraging higher education to think and to operate differently to bolster college graduation rates, which will benefit students, their families, employers and communities, said McAdams.\r\rFederally funded institutions should be constantly adapting and evolving to serve the needs of all our students, including our high-need, low-income, first-generation students, and adult learners. This legislation ensures institutions are being held accountable and implementing programs with a proven record of success, said Congressman Wright.\r\rResearch shows that while the United States has made progress towards increasing access to college by low-income students, completion has lagged.Graduation rates are particularly low at the nation's community colleges, which enroll a disproportionate percentage of low-income and nontraditional college students. Only 25 percent of full-time, first-time degree-seeking students at public two-year colleges earn degrees within three years.\r\rThe FINISH Act builds on the groundbreaking 2018 bill Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results (SIPPRA) Act, championed by Utah entrepreneur and philanthropist James Sorenson. He worked with former Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Indiana Representative (now Senator) Todd Young to get SIPPRA passed and signed into law. The U.S. Treasury Department oversees a $100 million pay-for-success fund established in SIPPRA.\r\rFollowing the SIPPRA intent of funding what works, The FINISH Act authorizes grants to colleges and universities to test innovative ways to improve graduation rates. It also authorizes five Pay for Success pilot programs, which offer university, state and nonprofit partners flexibility to collaborate in search of successful ways to improve outcomes for students. The Department of Education only pays if an independent evaluation demonstrates that a pilot program achieves results.\r\rSupporters of the legislation include the Knowledge Alliance, America Forward, New America, and Results for America.\r\rWe commend Representatives McAdams and Wright for introducing bipartisan legislation that would leverage the power of evidence and data to improve outcomes in higher education, Results for America CEO and Co-Founder Michele Jolin said. The FINISH Act would jumpstart innovation in higher education, provide much-needed resources to evaluate what works and support efforts to test and scale solutions that help more students succeed.\r\r--Read a letter of support signed by more than 100 local, state, and national organizations--", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-against-budget-deal-adds-nearly-2-trillion-debt", "McAdams votes against budget deal that adds nearly $2 trillion to the debt", "2019-07-25", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted against a billH.R. 3877-- to spend $320 billion more than the current budget law's spending levels over the next two years. Nonpartisan estimates show it would add nearly $2 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.\nThis deal shows that both parties in Congress and the President have completely thrown in the towel on trying to behave in a fiscally responsible manner. Overall, the bill would cost about as much as the 2017 tax cuts, bringing discretionary spending close to record levels. Interest payments alone will cost $250 billion, crowding out even further our ability to invest in programs that will strengthen our country, said McAdams. Every hard-working Utah family knows that responsible budgeting is critical for a strong financial future.\nWith this budget bill, there's no more pretense that people here care about reducing our crippling debt burden. This deal puts us on a path for the debt to be 97 percent of GDP by 2029. The case for my Balanced Budget Amendment has never been stronger-- Washington has shown today it lacks the political will to live within its means. McAdams said.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=59", "McAdams votes against budget deal that adds nearly $2 trillion to the debt", "2019-07-25", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams votes against budget deal that adds nearly $2 trillion to the debt \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      July 25, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted against a billH.R. 3877-- to spend $320 billion more than the current budget law's spending levels over the next two years. Nonpartisan estimates show it would add nearly $2 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.\r\rThis deal shows that both parties in Congress and the President have completely thrown in the towel on trying to behave in a fiscally responsible manner. Overall, the bill would cost about as much as the 2017 tax cuts, bringing discretionary spending close to record levels. Interest payments alone will cost $250 billion, crowding out even further our ability to invest in programs that will strengthen our country, said McAdams. Every hard-working Utah family knows that responsible budgeting is critical for a strong financial future.\r\rWith this budget bill, there's no more pretense that people here care about reducing our crippling debt burden. This deal puts us on a path for the debt to be 97 percent of GDP by 2029. The case for my Balanced Budget Amendment has never been stronger-- Washington has shown today it lacks the political will to live within its means. McAdams said.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=35", "McAdams and Hollingsworth offer bipartisan bill to ease red tape on promising start-ups", "2019-07-24", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Congressman Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) have introduced bipartisan legislation to provide commonsense regulatory relief for America's growing companies, including many in the bioscience sector. The Fostering Innovation Act is a narrow fix that allows small emerging growth companies to keep public capital working to fund business needs, such as innovative medical research, rather than expensive regulatory filings.\r\rThe initial years after a company goes public are a critical time for that company's success and every penny counts. This bill narrowly targets a subset of public companies that would receive an additional five years of cost-savings through an exemption from an expensive regulatory requirement. That money can then be plowed back into product-testing and development and move them towards becoming more stable and sustainable businesses, said McAdams.\r\rAmerica has always been a leader in scientific and medical innovation, said Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09). The Fostering Innovation Act will update our federal regulations, ensuring they do not get in the way of allowing America to develop the next generation of cures.\r\rThe bill extends a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exemption from an external audit requirement for an additional five years for a small subset of emerging growth companies with annual revenue of less than $50 million and less than $700 million in public float. The legislation would be particularly important for Utah's life science industry, as most biotechnology companies lack revenue for at least a decade as they work towards their first product approval.\r\rFor emerging biotech companies, one-size-fits-all compliance burdens present a costly roadblock to growth and medical progress, said Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood.These companies typically operate for many years without product revenue, meaning that funds needed to comply with unduly burdensome regulations are diverted from their intended purpose  scientific advancement for the benefit of patients and consumers.The Fostering Innovation Act would reduce the cost of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for these companies  without undermining important investor protections  allowing them to utilize investment capital to spur job creation and advance their potentially life-saving research.\r\rBioUtah President & CEO Kelvyn H. Cullimore said the legislation will allow capital provided from public financing to more effectively sustain promising companies.\r\rI commend Representatives Ben McAdams and Trey Hollingsworth for championing the Fostering Innovation Act. Many of Utah's emerging biotech companies are small start-ups and do not yet generate product revenue. Accessing capital through public financings can be a key tool in sustaining the efforts of these companies in developing technologies that extend and save lives. This pro-business bill will enable those companies to focus critical resources in the lab and not on unnecessary regulatory burdens, Cullimore said.\r\rThe Fostering Innovation Act makes good business sense for Indiana and our state's emerging biotech companies by reducing the cost of burdensome regulations, said Kristin Jones, President and CEO of the Indiana Health Industry Forum. This bill builds upon the success of the JOBS Act and will enable emerging biotechnology innovators to devote more of their limited resources to potentially lifesaving research and development activities. On behalf of Indiana's innovative biotechnology companies, I commend Representatives Trey Hollingsworth and Ben McAdams for their leadership.\r\rA bipartisan companion bill has been introduced in the Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-and-hollingsworth-offer-bipartisan-bill-ease-red-tape-promising-start", "McAdams and Hollingsworth offer bipartisan bill to ease red tape on promising start-ups", "2019-07-23", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Congressman Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) have introduced bipartisan legislation to provide commonsense regulatory relief for America's growing companies, including many in the bioscience sector. The Fostering Innovation Act is a narrow fix that allows small emerging growth companies to keep public capital working to fund business needs, such as innovative medical research, rather than expensive regulatory filings.\nThe initial years after a company goes public are a critical time for that company's success and every penny counts. This bill narrowly targets a subset of public companies that would receive an additional five years of cost-savings through an exemption from an expensive regulatory requirement. That money can then be plowed back into product-testing and development and move them towards becoming more stable and sustainable businesses, said McAdams.\nAmerica has always been a leader in scientific and medical innovation, said Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09). The Fostering Innovation Act will update our federal regulations, ensuring they do not get in the way of allowing America to develop the next generation of cures.\nThe bill extends a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exemption from an external audit requirement for an additional five years for a small subset of emerging growth companies with annual revenue of less than $50 million and less than $700 million in public float. The legislation would be particularly important for Utah's life science industry, as most biotechnology companies lack revenue for at least a decade as they work towards their first product approval.\nFor emerging biotech companies, one-size-fits-all compliance burdens present a costly roadblock to growth and medical progress, said Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood.These companies typically operate for many years without product revenue, meaning that funds needed to comply with unduly burdensome regulations are diverted from their intended purpose  scientific advancement for the benefit of patients and consumers.The Fostering Innovation Act would reduce the cost of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for these companies  without undermining important investor protections  allowing them to utilize investment capital to spur job creation and advance their potentially life-saving research.\nBioUtah President & CEO Kelvyn H. Cullimore said the legislation will allow capital provided from public financing to more effectively sustain promising companies.\nI commend Representatives Ben McAdams and Trey Hollingsworth for championing the Fostering Innovation Act. Many of Utah's emerging biotech companies are small start-ups and do not yet generate product revenue. Accessing capital through public financings can be a key tool in sustaining the efforts of these companies in developing technologies that extend and save lives. This pro-business bill will enable those companies to focus critical resources in the lab and not on unnecessary regulatory burdens, Cullimore said.\nThe Fostering Innovation Act makes good business sense for Indiana and our state's emerging biotech companies by reducing the cost of burdensome regulations, said Kristin Jones, President and CEO of the Indiana Health Industry Forum. This bill builds upon the success of the JOBS Act and will enable emerging biotechnology innovators to devote more of their limited resources to potentially lifesaving research and development activities. On behalf of Indiana's innovative biotechnology companies, I commend Representatives Trey Hollingsworth and Ben McAdams for their leadership.\nA bipartisan companion bill has been introduced in the Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-seeks-higher-minimum-wage-bill-works-utah", "McAdams seeks higher minimum wage bill that works for Utah", "2019-07-18", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams said that although he supports increasing the federal minimum wage, he doesn't support the one-size-fits-all approach that is Raise the Wage H.R. 582), which was voted on in the House today.\nThe federal minimum wage should be increased, but a solution that works in New York City or Los Angeles doesn't work for Utah. We do need the guardrail of a higher minimum wage that helps Utah employees and protects jobs, however this legislation doesn't strike the right balance for Utah, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said he supports an alternative measure to raise the minimum wage that would calculate a new federal wage floor based on the regional cost of living and purchasing power.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=44", "McAdams seeks higher minimum wage bill that works for Utah", "2019-07-18", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams seeks higher minimum wage bill that works for Utah \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      July 18, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams said that although he supports increasing the federal minimum wage, he doesn't support the one-size-fits-all approach that is Raise the Wage H.R. 582), which was voted on in the House today.\r\rThe federal minimum wage should be increased, but a solution that works in New York City or Los Angeles doesn't work for Utah. We do need the guardrail of a higher minimum wage that helps Utah employees and protects jobs, however this legislation doesn't strike the right balance for Utah, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams said he supports an alternative measure to raise the minimum wage that would calculate a new federal wage floor based on the regional cost of living and purchasing power.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-passes-bipartisan-bill-aid-investment-research-small-emerging-growth", "McAdams passes bipartisan bill to aid investment research in small, emerging growth companies", "2019-07-11", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams together with Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), passed a bill to improve investment research for small stock issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (H.R. 2919) passed the House by a voice vote.\nThis is a pro-investor, pro-small company measure. It eases a problem for small issuers who have had difficulties getting market research into their companies, complicating access to investment firm capital, said McAdams. This is a bipartisan, commonsense measure and I thank Rep. Huizenga for his leadership on this issue.\nMcAdams said the bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report on such topics as the availability of research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution. The SEC would be required to make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research. The legislation helps offset a disadvantage to individual investors who may have limited research capabilities on their own.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=58", "McAdams passes bipartisan bill to aid investment research in small, emerging growth companies", "2019-07-11", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams passes bipartisan bill to aid investment research in small, emerging growth companies \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      July 11, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams together with Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), passed a bill to improve investment research for small stock issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (H.R. 2919) passed the House by a voice vote.\r\rThis is a pro-investor, pro-small company measure. It eases a problem for small issuers who have had difficulties getting market research into their companies, complicating access to investment firm capital, said McAdams. This is a bipartisan, commonsense measure and I thank Rep. Huizenga for his leadership on this issue.\r\rMcAdams said the bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report on such topics as the availability of research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution. The SEC would be required to make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research. The legislation helps offset a disadvantage to individual investors who may have limited research capabilities on their own.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-introduces-bipartisan-solar-energy-research-and-development-bill", "McAdams introduces bipartisan solar energy research  and development bill", "2019-07-10", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), introduced the Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 (H.R. 3597). The measure would reauthorize a Department of Energy program for research, development and demonstration of a range of solar energy technologies. The bill was advanced today in the Science, Space and Technology Committee.\nMoving rapidly to a clean energy economy requires stepped up investment in solar energy and other renewables. The United States can and should kick-start solar innovation by leading out on basic research and development that will lead to break-throughs in next-generation technology. Scientists cite the need for basic research to spur big leaps forward in renewable energy generation and distribution, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said that according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the renewable share of energy consumption in 2018-- which includes hydroelectricity, biomass, and other renewables such as wind and solar-- was 11.4%, slightly less than its 2017 share. The EIA reports that nearly half of the 4.3 gigawatts of utility-scale electric power sector solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions in 2019 are in three states: Texas, California, and North Carolina.\nUtah Clean Energy Executive Director Sarah Wright said her organization, which is committed to leading and accelerating the clean energy transformation, supports more investment in research.\nFederal support for solar research and development will enable new innovations to capitalize on our nation's abundant solar energy, which if unleashed, will play a central role in a healthy and affordable energy future. We are grateful for Representative McAdams' leadership in helping to seize the immense opportunities that solar offers to Utah and our nation, Wright said.\nMcAdams said that many energy experts agree it will require far more public financing to scale up promising technologies from the lab to the marketplace. Advanced solar technologies show promise, but the United States lags far behind China when it comes to making investments in research. Limited to existing technology, the percentage of power from solar could stagnate, failing to substantially displace fossil fuels and handicapping the transition to clean energy.\nThe federal government has long funded the basic research that gives the private sector what it needs to perfect and deliver the technology that moves our country forward. This legislation continues to build on that proven success, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=84", "McAdams introduces bipartisan solar energy research  and development bill", "2019-07-10", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Ben McAdams, together with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), introduced the Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 (H.R. 3597). The measure would reauthorize a Department of Energy program for research, development and demonstration of a range of solar energy technologies. The bill was advanced today in the Science, Space and Technology Committee.\r\rMoving rapidly to a clean energy economy requires stepped up investment in solar energy and other renewables. The United States can and should kick-start solar innovation by leading out on basic research and development that will lead to break-throughs in next-generation technology. Scientists cite the need for basic research to spur big leaps forward in renewable energy generation and distribution, said McAdams.\r\rMcAdams said that according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the renewable share of energy consumption in 2018-- which includes hydroelectricity, biomass, and other renewables such as wind and solar-- was 11.4%, slightly less than its 2017 share. The EIA reports that nearly half of the 4.3 gigawatts of utility-scale electric power sector solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions in 2019 are in three states: Texas, California, and North Carolina.\r\rUtah Clean Energy Executive Director Sarah Wright said her organization, which is committed to leading and accelerating the clean energy transformation, supports more investment in research.\r\rFederal support for solar research and development will enable new innovations to capitalize on our nation's abundant solar energy, which if unleashed, will play a central role in a healthy and affordable energy future. We are grateful for Representative McAdams' leadership in helping to seize the immense opportunities that solar offers to Utah and our nation, Wright said.\r\rMcAdams said that many energy experts agree it will require far more public financing to scale up promising technologies from the lab to the marketplace. Advanced solar technologies show promise, but the United States lags far behind China when it comes to making investments in research. Limited to existing technology, the percentage of power from solar could stagnate, failing to substantially displace fossil fuels and handicapping the transition to clean energy.\r\rThe federal government has long funded the basic research that gives the private sector what it needs to perfect and deliver the technology that moves our country forward. This legislation continues to build on that proven success, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-joins-local-government-health-officials-announce-bipartisan-bill", "McAdams joins local government, health officials to announce bipartisan bill raising age to purchase tobacco", "2019-07-02", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Provo, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams joined local elected officials and a Utah County Health Department expert to talk about his support for bipartisan legislation to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21. The Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411) would make it unlawful to sell a tobacco product to anyone under the age of 21. Two Utah county municipalities have already adopted local ordinances with that requirement. Utah state legislators have passed it as well and are gradually phasing in the age 21 requirement.\nTobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. and nearly 90 percent of smokers first try a tobacco product by age 18. Utah is once again in the lead with a life-saving and health-improving policy and I'm proud to join with Congressman Chris Stewart and others on legislation raising the age to 21 nationally, said McAdams.\nUtah County Health Department Executive Director, Ralph Clegg notes The success we have seen here in Utah has not happened overnight. It is the culmination of many partners' time and efforts and shows how we can all come together on a bipartisan issue for the health of our communities. Lehi City and Cedar Hills are to be congratulated for their efforts, which were instrumental in helping state legislators see the value in passing the Tobacco 21 legislation.\nMcAdams said evidence shows that if someone has not started using tobacco by age 26, they are likely to never start. Tobacco use costs the U.S. about $170 billion in health care spending each year, including $542 million in Utah. More information can be found at The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and The American Heart Association\nMcAdams said he's proud to stand with local officials to highlight their positive results in Utah from the age 21 tobacco purchase requirement and to talk about lives and money saved by this common-sense approach.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=113", "McAdams joins local government, health officials to announce bipartisan bill raising age to purchase tobacco", "2019-07-02", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams joins local government, health officials to announce bipartisan bill raising age to purchase tobacco \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      July 2, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Provo, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams joined local elected officials and a Utah County Health Department expert to talk about his support for bipartisan legislation to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21. The Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411) would make it unlawful to sell a tobacco product to anyone under the age of 21. Two Utah county municipalities have already adopted local ordinances with that requirement. Utah state legislators have passed it as well and are gradually phasing in the age 21 requirement.\r\rTobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. and nearly 90 percent of smokers first try a tobacco product by age 18. Utah is once again in the lead with a life-saving and health-improving policy and I'm proud to join with Congressman Chris Stewart and others on legislation raising the age to 21 nationally, said McAdams.\r\rUtah County Health Department Executive Director, Ralph Clegg notes The success we have seen here in Utah has not happened overnight. It is the culmination of many partners' time and efforts and shows how we can all come together on a bipartisan issue for the health of our communities. Lehi City and Cedar Hills are to be congratulated for their efforts, which were instrumental in helping state legislators see the value in passing the Tobacco 21 legislation.\r\rMcAdams said evidence shows that if someone has not started using tobacco by age 26, they are likely to never start. Tobacco use costs the U.S. about $170 billion in health care spending each year, including $542 million in Utah. More information can be found at The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and The American Heart Association\r\rMcAdams said he's proud to stand with local officials to highlight their positive results in Utah from the age 21 tobacco purchase requirement and to talk about lives and money saved by this common-sense approach.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=114", "McAdams joins local government, health officials to announce bipartisan bill raising age to purchase tobacco", "2019-07-02", "2019", "2019-07", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams joins local government, health officials to announce bipartisan bill raising age to purchase tobacco \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      July 2, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Provo, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams joined local elected officials and a Utah County Health Department expert to talk about his support for bipartisan legislation to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21. The Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411) would make it unlawful to sell a tobacco product to anyone under the age of 21. Two Utah county municipalities have already adopted local ordinances with that requirement. Utah state legislators have passed it as well and are gradually phasing in the age 21 requirement.\r\rTobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. and nearly 90 percent of smokers first try a tobacco product by age 18. Utah is once again in the lead with a life-saving and health-improving policy and I'm proud to join with Congressman Chris Stewart and others on legislation raising the age to 21 nationally, said McAdams.\r\rUtah County Health Department Executive Director, Ralph Clegg notes The success we have seen here in Utah has not happened overnight. It is the culmination of many partners' time and efforts and shows how we can all come together on a bipartisan issue for the health of our communities. Lehi City and Cedar Hills are to be congratulated for their efforts, which were instrumental in helping state legislators see the value in passing the Tobacco 21 legislation.\r\rMcAdams said evidence shows that if someone has not started using tobacco by age 26, they are likely to never start. Tobacco use costs the U.S. about $170 billion in health care spending each year, including $542 million in Utah. More information can be found at The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and The American Heart Association\r\rMcAdams said he's proud to stand with local officials to highlight their positive results in Utah from the age 21 tobacco purchase requirement and to talk about lives and money saved by this common-sense approach.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-bill-assist-states-securing-elections", "McAdams votes for bill to assist states with securing elections", "2019-06-28", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for a bill that would help state and local elections officials ensure the safety and accuracy of their voting systems. The Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act H.R. 2722-- authorizes funds through the next several election cycles to implement new requirements such as paper ballots and new standards for voting machines.\nSecurity experts and Special Counsel Robert Mueller are telling us that foreign meddling occurred in the 2016 election and attempts are underway today to continue interfering with our democratic process, said McAdams. Americans, and only Americans, should be choosing our elected representatives and this bill provides support for our dedicated elections officials to make sure that's the case.\nStarting in November 2022, the bill requires that states seek to ensure that any voting machine used in federal elections is manufactured in the United States. It also requires paper ballots to be the official record of each federal election and establish new standards for voting machines. States would be able to use federal grants to install equipment that complies with new standards and to make cybersecurity enhancements, including through goods and services, training and vulnerability assessments. McAdams says the bill also prohibits wireless and internet connectivity on systems that count ballots or on which voters mark ballots.\nUtah elections officials and county clerks have a strong track record of running elections that can be trusted for fairness and accuracy, said McAdams. This legislation backs up their efforts and gives them the tools they need to stay ahead of constantly-evolving cybersecurity threats.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=62", "McAdams votes for bill to assist states with securing elections", "2019-06-28", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McAdams votes for bill to assist states with securing elections \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      June 28, 2019\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Congressman Ben McAdams voted for a bill that would help state and local elections officials ensure the safety and accuracy of their voting systems. The Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act H.R. 2722-- authorizes funds through the next several election cycles to implement new requirements such as paper ballots and new standards for voting machines.\r\rSecurity experts and Special Counsel Robert Mueller are telling us that foreign meddling occurred in the 2016 election and attempts are underway today to continue interfering with our democratic process, said McAdams. Americans, and only Americans, should be choosing our elected representatives and this bill provides support for our dedicated elections officials to make sure that's the case.\r\rStarting in November 2022, the bill requires that states seek to ensure that any voting machine used in federal elections is manufactured in the United States. It also requires paper ballots to be the official record of each federal election and establish new standards for voting machines. States would be able to use federal grants to install equipment that complies with new standards and to make cybersecurity enhancements, including through goods and services, training and vulnerability assessments. McAdams says the bill also prohibits wireless and internet connectivity on systems that count ballots or on which voters mark ballots.\r\rUtah elections officials and county clerks have a strong track record of running elections that can be trusted for fairness and accuracy, said McAdams. This legislation backs up their efforts and gives them the tools they need to stay ahead of constantly-evolving cybersecurity threats.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-bipartisan-bill-speed-relief-thousands-migrant-children-us", "McAdams votes for bipartisan bill to speed relief  to thousands of migrant children in U.S. custody", "2019-06-27", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for a bipartisan bill that provides millions of dollars in emergency aid to address unsafe and unsanitary conditions for thousands of children being held at southern border detention centers and shelters. The measure passed the Senate 84-6 and the President has indicated he will sign it.\nChildren are suffering at the border, and we must act now to stop it. These Central American refugees are living in unacceptable conditions, and they need the funding in this bill for medical care, and additional food and shelter in state-licensed facilities. Once this funding reaches them, we will continue our oversight to hold people accountable for using the funds as intended. Then we move to more medium- and long-term changes to our broken immigration system, said McAdams.\nMcAdams joined numerous moderate Democrats in urging House leadership to quickly vote on and pass the Senate's bipartisan bill. The measure includes $2.8 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services for provision of care in licensed shelters, adding shelter beds in state-licensed facilities, hiring federal field specialists and providing millions for medical care.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-against-bloated-five-bill-spending-package", "McAdams votes against bloated, five-bill spending package", "2019-06-26", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted against a measure increasing spending by more than $27 billion over last year's levels. McAdams said the second minibus spending measure (H.R. 3055) would give agencies and programs covered in the bill about $383 billion in fiscal year 2020.\nAnother day, another enormous deficit-growing bill that lacks accountable budget decision-making. I laid out what would be required for me to vote for a government spending bill and this doesn't tackle the revenue or spending side, said McAdams.\nMcAdams has consistently said that Republicans and Democrats must come together, agree on a responsible budget blueprint and then start the difficult discussion of choosing where to spend precious taxpayer dollars. Instead, he said the House has been pushing ahead without any agreement on next year's discretionary spending.\nWe're lining up $1 trillion-a- year deficits as far as the eye can see. We need to stop thinking that we can continue business-as-usual in Washington and get a different outcome. Utahns deserve better, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-emergency-funds-improve-conditions-migrant-children-us-custody", "McAdams supports emergency funds to improve  conditions for migrant children in U.S. custody", "2019-06-25", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams today voted for an emergency border funding bill (H.R. 3401) that prioritizes money for care of thousands of migrant children detained in shelters by U.S. border agents. Large numbers of migrant families arriving at the southern border have resulted in conditions that are reported to be unsafe and unsanitary for those in custody.\nMeaningful measures must take place to secure our border but treating people humanely and upholding the rule of law are not incompatible. Compassion and human decency demand that we place children and families in shelters that meet basic standards for food, sanitation and medical care. Both the House, the Senate and the President must act quickly to correct these conditions and keep families together, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said that the Homeland Security Department apprehended 132,887 migrants at the border in May, the highest monthly rate in 13 years. Meantime, the number of migrant children referred to the Health and Human Services Department has significantly increased. Facilities are at capacity, resulting in the use of inadequate, unlicensed shelters and a lack of supplies and medical personnel.\nMcAdams said the legislation prioritizes the use of community-based residential care outside of institutional shelter facilities to house unaccompanied children. It also requires Health and Human Services to speed up identification and approval of sponsors and to issue frequent reports on children who were separated from their parents or guardians.\nThis emergency shows how critical it is for all sides in Congress to come together on immigration reforms that will address our broken system, secure the border and improve the means for legal immigration to our country, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-boosts-support-children-s-justice-centers-help-victims-child-abuse", "McAdams boosts support for Children\u2019s Justice Centers  to help victims of child abuse", "2019-06-20", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams successfully bolstered funding for a program that helps children and families receive support during the criminal justice process as investigations proceed in cases of alleged child abuse and domestic violence. McAdams' amendment to increase grant program funding by $2 million was adopted as part of the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, which is one of five funding bills being considered under H.R. 3055.McAdams' amendment passed the House with bipartisan support.\nMcAdams said the grant program assists Children's Justice Centers, which provide a comfortable, child-friendly atmosphere for medical providers and social workers to support young survivors of abuse as they seek justice against an alleged abuser while minimizing further trauma.\nThe criminal justice system can be daunting for these courageous young survivors, who often come forward despite their fears. The Children's Justice Center (also known as Children's Advocacy Center) model provides a safe, comfortable environment where trained professionals can conduct interviews without subjecting children to additional emotional harm, said McAdams. They can also provide physical and mental health services to aid the healing process.\nIn 2017, Children's Advocacy Centers throughout the United States served approximately 334,000 children, involving approximately 264,000 alleged offenders. Forty percent of the children served are younger than six years old.\nI appreciate very much Rep. Ben McAdams' continued commitment to serve and protect our most vulnerable victims of crime. Rep. McAdams is a critical partner to law enforcement and prosecutors in our efforts to bring justice to our communities, said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, whose office includes the Salt Lake County Children's Justice Center.\nMcAdams said the Children's Justice Center model also results in a greater conviction rate for cases that are prosecuted in a criminal court. The program is part of the Victims of Child Abuse Act, which is the only federal program solely dedicated to these centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-against-budget-busting-four-bill-spending-package", "McAdams votes against budget-busting, four-bill spending package", "2019-06-19", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted against a measure totaling nearly $1 trillion in federal spending next year. McAdams said the four-bill minibus spending measure (H.R. 2740) would increase funding for nearly all covered programs compared with last year's fiscal spending levels. The administration has threatened to veto the bill.\nThis vote shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. I laid out what would be required for me to vote for a government spending bill and this doesn't tackle the revenue or spending side, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said he promised to only vote for responsible spending. He voted against the spending bill that increases the deficit even more than last year's and does almost nothing to fix the nation's long- term fiscal picture.\nMcAdams said a fifth bill  Legislative Branch appropriationswas removed from the minibus, after he and other Members of Congress spoke out against automatic pay raises. The increase for lawmakers happens unless Congress approves language to stop it and such language was not included in the bill. The modified package covers nearly three-quarters of fiscal year 2020 spending.\nMcAdams said the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reports that the legislation's proposed $984.7 billion in spending is $31.5 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level.\nWithout doing the responsible work of preparing a budget and agreeing on spending priorities, we're simply throwing money into programs and policies without bipartisan consensus on the financial direction our country will take next year. Utahns deserve better, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-boosts-funding-youth-suicide-prevention", "McAdams boosts funding for youth suicide prevention", "2019-06-13", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams successfully pushed for more support for national health researchers to raise awareness of and strengthen prevention efforts to reduce the tragic number of young people who take their own lives. Utah has the sixth-highest overall suicide rate in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The crisis has prompted state leaders to create a youth suicide task force. His amendment passed the House by a vote of 388-30.\nSuicide is not only a mental health problem, it has become a public health crisis, said McAdams. We need to do more to understand what puts a young person at risk of tragically ending their life and leaving behind grieving family and friends who wonder what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it.\nMcAdams introduced and passed an amendment as part of a bill to fund the Health and Human Services Department to add $2 million to the CDC's Injury & Prevention Control suicide program.His amendment was applauded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention which says it receives over twomillion annual calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  \n\t(1-800-273-8255).\nSuicide is preventable. Help us save lives by approving these amendments, said John Madigan, Chief Public Policy Officer of the foundation, in his letter endorsing the amendment.\nMcAdams also cosponsored a bipartisan amendment by Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy to invest additional funds in the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention grant program, which funds education and outreach efforts to vulnerable students on college campuses. The program is named after the son of former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. Garrett Lee Smith killed himself in his Utah apartment where he was attending college. He was one day away from his 22nd birthday.\nMcAdams says the amendment (also approved) increases funding for mental health programming at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which distributes grants to colleges such as the University of Utah, Weber State University, and Snow College, as well as in tribal areas.Grant recipients develop online materials for families of students to increase awareness of risk factors for suicide as well as help reduce the stigma associated with seeking help and care.\nSuicide, like other leading causes of death such as cancer, can be addressed if we take the same public health awareness and prevention approach, said McAdams.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-stands-against-congressional-pay-raise", "McAdams stands up against Congressional pay raise", "2019-06-10", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams will push for his amendment to block a salary hike for Members of Congress set to automatically take effect in January.The $4,500 increase for lawmakers is part of an obscure process that happens unless Congress approves language to stop it.\nThe federal budget deficit is $738 billion for the first eight months of this fiscal year, putting us on the unbelievable path of digging a nearly $1 trillion budget hole by the end of September, said McAdams. Borrowing any money to give Members of Congress a pay raise would add insult to injury and it is nowhere on my list of legislative priorities.\nMcAdams said that the pay raise is on auto-pilot, due to a 1946 law, unless there is a vote to block the increase.He has submitted a one-sentence amendment to the Rules Committee that simply states no cost of living adjustment will be made for Members of Congress for the next fiscal year. His amendment is to the Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which funds Congressional operations. House members currently receive an annual salary of $174,000.\nSince last October, according to the Congressional Budget Office, spending for net interest on the public debt increased by 16 percent. Interest payments on the debt are the fastest growing part of the budget and it is immoral to keep adding that financial burden to our children and grandchildren. Only in Congress could you hike your own pay without regard to performance or fiscal responsibility, said McAdams.\nMcAdams said one way to help enforce fiscal restraint would be to pass his proposed balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, which requires a balanced budget except in times of war or economic recession.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-cohosts-housing-task-force-forum-input-utah-homebuilder", "McAdams cohosts Housing Task Force Forum with input from Utah homebuilder", "2019-06-05", "2019", "2019-06", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DC  Congressman Ben McAdams, a co-chair of the New Democrats' Housing Task Force, welcomed stakeholders to a forum seeking innovative ideas for making housing more available and affordable. McAdams co-chairs the task force with Congressman Heck of Washington and Congresswoman Hill from California.\nUtah housing prices continue to climb dramatically. Our metro area is facing a shortage of thousands of homes. Just for reference, the median sales price of a new home in Salt Lake County in 2018 was up 61 percent from the median price in 2010. Three other Wasatch Front counties have had similar rates of increase.We need ideas from Utah and elsewhere to find an approach that works for more Utah families and individuals, said McAdams.\nMcAdams invited Chris Gamvroulas, Ivory Development, to be a panelist during the forum. In Utah, Ivory Home's CEO has created a $1 million Ivory Prize to spur innovative ideas on affordable housing development.\nThe forum is a follow up to the Task Force's 2018 report Missing Millions of Homes.The event focused on actionable solutions to the four L's of housing construction: land, lumber, labor and loans. Two panels of experts addressed members of the New Democrat Coalition and fielded questions.\nMcAdams said today's forum is a preliminary step in the search for solutions to housing affordability. He said he will be reaching out to other Utah housing experts and stakeholders to get their feedback and listen to their ideas.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/health-care-forum", "Health Care Forum", "2019-04-17", "2019", "2019-04", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Sandy, UT--Congressman Ben McAdamsand Utah State Representative Suzanne Harrison, M.D. invite members of the public to a Health Care Forum on Thursday, April 25th at 4:00 p.m. The event will include a panel discussion with health care experts and a town hall style Q & A with Congressman McAdams and Rep. Harrison. Several health related organizations will also be available to discuss services and resources.\nResidents are encouraged to RSVP for the free event.\nWHO: Congressman Ben McAdams, Rep. Suzanne Harrison, Utah health experts\nWHAT: Health care forum\nWHEN: Thursday, April 25, 4-6pm\nWHERE: Hale Center Theatre, 9900 South Monroe St.,Sandy, UT", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-amendment-net-neutrality-bill-supports-enforcement-against-illegal-0", "McAdams amendment to net neutrality bill supports enforcement against illegal content", "2019-04-12", "2019", "2019-04", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for the Save the Internet Act of 2019  H.R. 1644, and added an amendment stipulating that the bill would not prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking unlawful content, such as child pornography. McAdams' amendment was adopted unanimously.\nThe internet has been an important tool for education, innovation and economic growth but it has also, unfortunately, been exploited by criminals who would harm our children. My amendment makes clear that an open and free internet doesn't stop efforts to identify and prosecute the law-breakers, said McAdams.\nThe legislation would reinstate net neutrality rules from the prior administration. Those rules, adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in the 2015 Open Internet Order, reclassified broadband internet service a common carrier service subject to more oversight than less-regulated information services. The rules prohibit ISPs from blocking or slowing consumers' connections based on the source of content.\nMcAdams said the bill is supported by public interest groups including Consumer Reports, New America's Open Technology Institute and the National Hispanic Media Coalition.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-amendment-net-neutrality-bill-supports-enforcement-against-illegal", "McAdams amendment to net neutrality bill  supports enforcement against illegal content", "2019-04-10", "2019", "2019-04", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for the Save the Internet Act of 2019  H.R. 1644, and added an amendment stipulating that the bill would not prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking unlawful content, such as child pornography. McAdams' amendment was adopted unanimously.\nThe internet has been an important tool for education, innovation and economic growth but it has also, unfortunately, been exploited by criminals who would harm our children. My amendment makes clear that an open and free internet doesn't stop efforts to identify and prosecute the law-breakers, said McAdams.\nThe legislation would reinstate net neutrality rules from the prior administration. Those rules, adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in the 2015 Open Internet Order, reclassified broadband internet service a common carrier service subject to more oversight than less-regulated information services. The rules prohibit ISPs from blocking or slowing consumers' connections based on the source of content.\nMcAdams said the bill is supported by public interest groups including Consumer Reports, New America's Open Technology Institute and the National Hispanic Media Coalition.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-introduces-balanced-budget-amendment", "McAdams introduces Balanced Budget Amendment", "2019-04-10", "2019", "2019-04", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams has introduced a bill that proposes a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, saying it is time for a serious discussion about the federal government's alarming and irresponsible budget deficits.\nAt a time when we face $1 trillion annual deficits, and both parties punt on even trying to pass a budget blueprint, we need to consider a new structure to force fiscal discipline, said McAdams. With this bill, I'm saying let's stop ignoring the issue and start talking about how to address it.\nMcAdams said the measure would amend the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the federal government from spending more than it receives in any given fiscal year with exceptions for times of war or recession. It also generally prohibits a court from enforcing the requirement by ordering cuts to Social Security or Medicare payments. The measure also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress each fiscal year.\nThe President's fiscal year 2020 budget would add more than $10 trillion to the debt, when accounting gimmicks are removed, according to nonpartisan budget experts, said McAdams. Democrats and Republicans continue to vote for policies that increase our future debt burden, with no offsets. This is a bipartisan problem in both the legislative and executive branches, and it must end.\nMcAdams said with debt already at massive levels and interest payments on the debt set to become the largest government expenditure within the next 30 years, a serious effort to reform the budget process is imperative.\nMcAdams is the first House Democrat to introduce a Balanced Budget Amendment this Congress. The legislation has been endorsed by the House Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 27 fiscally-responsible Democrats dedicated to the financial stability and national security of the country. McAdams serves as co-chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility and Government Reform. In addition to McAdams, the legislation is cosponsored by 10 members of the Blue Dog Coalition.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-colorado-river-drought-contingency-plan", "McAdams supports Colorado River drought contingency plan", "2019-04-08", "2019", "2019-04", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for a bipartisan, multi-user agreement setting out steps to conserve Colorado River water use as drought conditions continue to affect storage levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead. The bill  H.R. 2030, the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act-- passed overwhelmingly in the House.\nMcAdams said the bipartisan billsponsored by Utah Rep. Rob Bishop and Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalvais critical to allowing states and other water users to avoid a call for involuntary curtailment of use of the water in each Upper Division state-- including Utah--by the federal government.\nThe water from the Colorado River is not only the life blood for farmers and ranchers in Eastern Utah, it also supplies drinking water to the rapidly-growing Wasatch Front, said McAdams. Both Lake Powell and Lake Mead appear to be operating as designed but both are at uncomfortably low levels. Congress needed to act quickly so that the new agreement can be implemented, and water conservation efforts can begin.\nSince 2000, the Colorado River Basin and much of the state of Utah have been in a severe drought. McAdams said water managers don't know whether the drought will continue or, due to climate change, may permanently alter the river as a water source. He said the Upper Basin Drought Contingency plan is aimed at protecting Upper Basin water supplies by keeping Lake Powell from falling below a specified critical elevation. Its aim is to help ensure that hydropower needs, water delivery and protections for endangered species continue in compliance with the Colorado River Compactthe law which divides the Colorado River between seven Colorado River Basin states and the country of Mexico.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-votes-protect-utahns-losing-health-care-coverage-due-pre-existing", "McAdams votes to protect Utahns from losing health care coverage due to a pre-existing condition", "2019-04-04", "2019", "2019-04", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams today voted for a bipartisan measure condemning the Trump Administration's efforts in court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act and the protections it provides from being denied health coverage due to a pre-existing condition. The measure  H. Res. 271expresses the sense of the House that the Justice Department should reverse its decision to support a Texas judge's ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.  \n\t  \n\tThe court decision was stayed pending appeal, so there is no immediate effect.  \n\t  \n\tUtahns consistently tell me that access to and affordability of health care is a top concernfor individuals, families and small businesses. They worry about whether they will be able to see a doctor, manage an existing condition or afford their medicine. The Affordable Care Act was not a perfect bill, but at a time when the administration and others are threatening to eliminate it, with no replacement plan, I support actions to strengthen Utahns' access to health care. That includes steps to stabilize the individual health care market place, where 195,000 Utahns have purchased health insurance coverage and to oppose policies that do not protect pre-existing conditions, said McAdams.  \n\t  \n\tHe also noted that Utah is just this week beginning to expand Medicaid enrollment and that it would be unfair and wrong to take that option away from vulnerable Utahns after they have waited so long for it. McAdams says he looks forward to working in a bipartisan manner to fix the flaws in the Affordable Care Act and strengthen universal coverage.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-moves-bill-forward-help-utah-medical-marijuana-program-legally-access", "McAdams moves bill forward to help Utah medical marijuana program legally access banking services", "2019-03-29", "2019", "2019-03", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams today supported a bipartisan bill in the House Financial Services Committee the SAFE Banking Act to help Utah's effort to gain access to legal banking services for the state's medical marijuana business. The bill, H.R. 1595, moved through committee Thursday. The committee mark up moves it closer to a vote by the full House. McAdams sits on the committee. It passed on a bipartisan vote of 45-15, including support from 11 Republicans.\nThirty-four states, including Utah, have now legalized medical marijuana and yet commerce is carried out in cash-filled duffle bags because marijuana sales and distribution are still illegal under federal law, said McAdams. Until there's a safe harbor' for these state-approved businesses to use banks and credit unions for processing financial transactions, medical marijuana venders will remain easy targets for crime.\nMcAdams said that the Utah State Treasurer and the Utah legislature have called on Congress to solve the problem and the SAFE Banking Act provides help. The legislature recently passedand Governor Herbert signed-- SCR 7  a resolution urging President Trump and Congress to remove the barriers to banking services for Utah's medical marijuana system. Nationally, the financial services industry has been calling for guidance on how to do business with companies that are legal in many states but are not legal at the federal level. Compliance burdens and fear of violating anti-money laundering laws have kept the number of financial institutions willing to do business with marijuana companies to only a few dozen.\nMcAdams said that the SAFE Banking Act does not legalize marijuana but protects state-authorized marijuana businesses, along with supply chain companies, such as real estate companies, accountants or lawyers who work with medical marijuana businesses, from losing their banking services. It also requires federal banking regulators to develop uniform guidance and examine procedures to help financial institutions lawfully serve state-authorized marijuana businesses.\nMcAdams thanked the bill's sponsor, Congressman Ed Perlmutter, for his leadership on the legislation. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is expected to introduce companion legislation later this year in the Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-calls-house-democratic-leadership-prioritize-infrastructure", "McAdams calls on House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Infrastructure", "2019-03-18", "2019", "2019-03", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WashingtonCongressman Ben McAdams has signed a letter to the House Speaker and Majority Leader asking for quick movement on a series of infrastructure bills to address long-running needs in Utah and across the United States. McAdams said upgrades to roads, bridges, airports and the electrical grid are important to Utah's economy and to improve safety and reduce congestion in the rapidly-growing 4th Congressional District.\nThe letter notes that infrastructure investment is a top priority and it is an issue which broadly unites the Democratic Caucus along with many of our partners from labor organizations to industry associations.\nUtah's backlog of highway, road and bridge projects has contributed to safety concerns, congestion and poor air quality, said McAdams. Tackling this backlog will provide good-paying jobs and improve our quality of life, with less time stuck in traffic and more time with families and friends.\nThe Blue Dog Coalition letter says that now the government has reopened, the House Leadership team should turn quickly to preparing a series of infrastructure bills. It says Americans have made their views known that making transit improvements, investing in cost-saving energy-efficiency programs, and reforming our port is a priority.\nI stand ready to work with Republicans and Democrats to move forward on these critical investments in Utah's and America's future, said McAdams.\nRead the infrastructure letter here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-bill-restore-integrity-washington-put-public-s-interest-ahead", "McAdams votes for bill to restore integrity to Washington, put public\u2019s interest ahead of special interests", "2019-03-08", "2019", "2019-03", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams today supported a comprehensive package of campaign finance reforms, ethics reforms and government accountability measures to clean up Washington and restore power to everyday Utahns. The legislation  H.R. 1 also includes an amendment McAdams put forward to shine more light on lobbying activities.\nOur system is broken. Too many politicians go along to get along. We need to change the way Washington does business. Megadonors and special interest groups have too much influence in our system and everyday families get left behind, said McAdams. We are public servants and should always uphold the public trust in everything we do and perform to the highest ethical standards. I'm proud to support H.R. 1 because it curbs the power of special interest groups and puts the public back in the driver's seat of their government.\nMcAdams says the bill shines a light on so-called dark money in politics by upgrading online political ad disclosure and requiring all organizations involved in political activity to disclose their large donors. The measure also increases accountability by expanding conflict-of-interest law. It also puts teeth into ethics oversight by overhauling the Office of Government Ethics, closing loopholes for lobbyists and ensuring watchdogs have enough resources to enforce the law.\nMcAdams said his amendment improves transparency with respect to the lobbying industry in Washington. Under current law, if individuals stay below a threshold of 20 percent of their time on lobbying activities, they can avoid registering as a lobbyist and disclosing their activities. The result is an individual may spend up to 400 hours a year lobbying Congress without public notice or ethics requirements. McAdams' amendment lowers the 20 percent threshold to 10 percent, increasing transparency for lobbyists while not burdening everyday constituents from engaging with members of Congress.\nBy avoiding registering as a lobbyist, people are either seeking to avoid basic transparency requirements or they wish to hide what legislation they are trying to influence, said McAdams. My amendment is a common-sense step to let the public know who is working to draft bills and in whose interest.\nMcAdams said recent changes to the bill ensure that no taxpayer dollars are used for campaign purposes. Money used for a matching fund to support small dollar donations will come from a segregated account funded by so-called bad actor penalties and fines, and not from taxpayer dollars.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-calls-house-budget-committee-focus-reducing-dangerous-level-debt", "McAdams calls on House Budget Committee to focus on reducing dangerous level of debt", "2019-03-06", "2019", "2019-03", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams testified before the House Budget Committee Wednesday and warned that with interest on America's $22 trillion debt the fastest growing part of the federal budget, both parties must work to lower deficits.\nMcAdams is a member of the House Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 27 fiscally-responsible Democrats dedicated to the financial stability and national security of the country.\nBefore being elected to Congress, I was a mayor responsible for balancing the budget every year. I was then, as I am now, accountable to taxpayers for every dollar spent and nothing is more important than being a good steward of hard-earned tax dollars, said McAdams. Congress has a bipartisan problem when it comes to running up deficits and debt. It is past time to put our fiscal house in order and commit to making tough choices to reverse this ocean of red ink.\nPresently every man, woman and child in America owes $67,000 as a share of the national debt. He said by the year 2025, interest payments will exceed the cost of America's defense budget.\nGrowing interest payments will crowd out other investment that would move our country forward, such as education, or housing or infrastructure. Not only is that fiscally irresponsible, it is morally reprehensible to saddle generations yet unborn with those bills. And someday, those bills will come due, McAdams testified.\nMcAdams said as a co-chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility and Government Reform, he'll work to pursue smart, strategic policies to rein in the federal government's persistent annual deficits. The Treasury Department this week reported that the federal budget deficit for the first four months of fiscal year 2019grew by 77 percent, to $310 billion. The government is projected to spend $383 billion on interest payments for its debt this year. McAdams said it's clear the country is on a dangerous and unsustainable course and it is past time for both parties to change direction.\nMcAdams has sponsored the No Budget, No Pay legislation that says if Congress fails to do its job passing a budget and funding the government by October 1st, members won't get paid. He said he also plans to introduce a balanced budget amendment to put structure in place to enforce fiscal discipline.\nWatch McAdams' testimony here\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-bipartisan-public-lands-bill", "McAdams supports bipartisan public lands bill", "2019-02-28", "2019", "2019-02", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted for the Natural Resources Management Act  a comprehensive public lands package that includes 10 locally-driven Utah measures, including land conveyances in Juab and Utah counties. Significant sections of the bill -- S.47-- include the creation of the Jurassic National Monument in Emery County and the permanent reauthorization of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.\nUtah's public lands are a national treasure and a major driving force in our economy. Public lands decisions are best when we forge a local consensus and that's exactly what happened with this package of bills, said McAdams. I'm excited that the Land and Water Conservation Fundwhich had been allowed to expireis permanently reauthorized. This fund has been a key component of America's outdoor recreation economy, which supports 110,000 jobs in Utah.\nMcAdams said the bill gives 2.6 acres of U.S. Forest Service land to Juab County that will be used to house Juab Special Service Fire District personnel in Nephi to prevent and fight wildfires. The bill also provides a land transfer in Utah County to Utah's School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA).\nMcAdams said numerous stakeholders worked together on the bill, which designates 661,000 acres of wilderness in Utah, including over 200,000 acres of wilderness in the spectacular Desolation and Labyrinth Canyons. Tens of thousands of annual visitors float those canyons with Utah river-running guides, viewing wildlife and ancient rock art.\nMcAdams said that for more than 50 years, the bipartisan Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped create parks and recreational opportunities in Utah. Over onemillion people participate in hunting, fishing and wildlife watching in Utah, contributing $12.3 billion to Utah's economy. The fund uses no taxpayer money but instead receives revenue from federal offshore oil and gas leases, which is then reinvested in projects such as expanding trails and creating more local and state parks to keep up with Utah's fast-growing population.\nThe legislation passed the House by a vote of 363 - 62 after receiving a vote of 92-8 in favor in the Senate. It now goes to the President for his signature.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-resolution-block-president-s-improper-spending-action", "McAdams supports resolution to block President\u2019s improper spending action", "2019-02-28", "2019", "2019-02", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams voted today for a resolution of disapproval on President Trump's plan to go around Congress and spend billions of taxpayer dollars without Congressional approval. The measure  H. J. Res 46  received bipartisan support in the House and now goes to the Senate.\nI support the House resolution to block the President from ignoring the Constitution to spend almost $7 billion without approval from Congress. Border security was funded with overwhelmingly bipartisan backing. Our Constitution separates powers to ensure a democratic process. The President's action sets a dangerous precedent and harms our constitutional checks and balances, said McAdams.\nMcAdams earlier voted with Republicans and Democrats to fund government operations, including the Department of Homeland Security and border protection. The bill passed by a vote of 300-128 on February 14th.\nMcAdams said that all members of Congress begin their service by committing to protect and defend the Constitution. The oath is to put the country and its Constitution above party politics or loyalty to a president. The Constitution gives the power of the purse to Congress, as the representatives of the nation's taxpayers. A letter from 26 former Republican members of Congress sent to Congress this week states that if you allow a president to ignore Congress, it will be not your authority but that of your constituents that is deprived of the protections of true representative government.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mcadams-joins-freshman-working-group-addiction", "Congressman McAdams joins freshman working group on addiction", "2019-02-15", "2019", "2019-02", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Congressman Ben McAdams has joined the Freshmen Working Group on Addiction, a bipartisan effort to promote policies to end the addiction crisis in this country.\nStarted by Rep. David Trone of Maryland, the group is composed of 36 members of the newly-elected freshman class with representatives from across the entire nation. The purpose of the group is to come together to understand the extent of addiction crisis and to jointly promote policies to reduce overdoses and deaths.\nAs Salt Lake County Mayor, I saw first-hand how the addiction epidemic has caused personal tragedy and burdened our jails, our courts and our county and state budgets, said McAdams. Last year over 70,000 people died from drug overdoses in America and our citizens are now more likely to die from an opioid overdose than from a car crash. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment and I'm pleased that this bipartisan freshmen working group is stepping forward.\nOver a third of the freshman class has joined the group. They understand the importance of coming together to fight the addiction problem in our country, said Congressman David Trone, the group's founder. With 192 deaths every day, my colleagues and I are ready to fight back. I'm looking forward to working with Congressman McAdams to bring fresh eyes and new ideas to take action against the epidemic.\nAs part of the working group, members will meet on a regular basis to hear from experts and stakeholders, make site visits to institutions focusing on research and treatment and promote legislation to tackle the crisis.\nCurrent members of the Freshmen Working Group on Addiction include Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Gil Cisneros (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), TJ Cox (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Deb Haaland (D-NM), Jahana Hayes (D-C), Katie Hill (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ben McAdams (D-UT), Dan Meuser (R-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Max Rose (D-NY), Donna Shalala (D-FL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Van Taylor (R-TX), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), David Trone (D-MD), Steve Watkins (R-KS), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Susan Wild (D-PA).\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-schedules-two-town-hall-meetings-week-february-17th", "McAdams schedules two town hall meetings the week of February 17th", "2019-02-14", "2019", "2019-02", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams will hold two town hall meetings during the upcoming Congressional District work week  one in Lehi, Utah County and one in Nephi, Juab County.\nI'm eager to meet with folks in this part of Utah's 4th Congressional District to answer their questions and get their feedback on whether what's happening in Congress is working for them, said McAdams. I want to be sure that I am moving Utah's agenda forward.\nMcAdams said he'll have district office staff with him and they will have forms and information available to start working on any casework issues involving federal government agencies. McAdams said it's his top priority to help constituents cut through any government red tape facing them.\n  WHO:         Congressman Ben McAdams, 4th Congressional District staff\nWHAT:        Town hall meetings in Lehi City and Nephi City\nWHEN:        Lehi City, February 19th, 6-7 p.m.; Nephi City, February 20th, 4:30-5:30 p.m.\nWHERE:       Lehi City Council Chambers, 153 North 100 East, Lehi, Utah 84043; Nephi City Council Chambers, 21 East 100 North, Nephi, Utah, 84648", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-announces-congressional-staff-hires", "McAdams announces Congressional staff hires", "2019-02-07", "2019", "2019-02", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Salt Lake County, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams, UT-04, has hired additional staff to fill several top Congressional office positions. In December, McAdams announced the selection of Nichole Dunn as Chief of Staff.\nEric May will serve as Legislative Director. With nearly 10 years of experience on Capitol Hill, Eric most recently worked for Congressman John Delaney, handling House Financial Services and Joint Economic Committee issues. A native Texan, Eric graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Political Science degree.\nStephanie Withers will serve as Executive Assistant working from the West Jordan District Office. Most recently, she worked as Mayor McAdams' executive assistant and prior to that, she worked in the Utah Attorney General's Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. She is a Utah native and has a Bachelor of Information Technology degree.\nAlyson Heyrend will serve as Director of Communication and press secretary. She is a Utah native with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Utah State University and a Master's in Strategic Communication from Westminster College. Before serving as Mayor McAdams' communications director, she worked as communication director for former Utah Congressman Jim Matheson.\nMichelle Schmitt will serve as Director of Digital Communications. She worked as senior advisor on policy & communication and deputy communications director for Mayor McAdams. Prior to that she was communications specialist for former Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon. Michelle has a Bachelor of Political Science degree and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah.\nTiffany Clason will serve as District Office Director. She was most recently the community engagement and outreach manager for the Salt Lake County Mayor's office. Previously, she worked for Utah Governor Gary Herbert as director of constituent services and for Louisiana U.S. Senator David Vitter as the North Louisiana regional manager.\nAndrea Valverde will serve as Director of Office Operations. She recently served as office manager and Deputy Mayor's executive assistant for the Salt Lake County Mayor's office. Andrea also worked for Utah State Representatives Angela Romero and Sue Duckworth. In May she will graduate from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Political Science degree.\nChris Cunningham will serve as Legislative Assistant. With three years of experience working on Capitol Hill, Chris has advised members of both the Blue Dog and New Democrat Coalitions on constituent engagement and domestic policy matters. A Boise, Idaho native, Chris is a Westminster College graduate with a Bachelor of Economics and Finance degree.\nJulianne Aldous will serve as Legislative Correspondent and Staff Assistant. Julianne is from Utah and previously interned in the office of Representative Scott Peters. She has a Bachelor of Political Science degree from the University of Utah.\nChristian Mower will serve as field representative, working from the West Jordan District Office. Christian is a sixth generation Utahn and a graduate of Murray High School and the University of Utah. He served as the Government Relations Director for the Associated Students of the University of Utah and worked with a commission to build a memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower in Washington D.C.\nHanna Barton will serve as a caseworker in the West Jordan office. A native of Salt Lake's Sugarhouse neighborhood, Hannah recently worked as a team member for Mayor's Initiatives and Special Projects at Salt Lake County. She has a Bachelor of Political Science degree and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah.\nMcAdams said the West Jordan District office at 9067 South 1300 West, Suite 101 is now open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number is (801) 999-9801. McAdams' Congressional office contact information is now available on the House.gov website. His Washington D.C. office phone number is (202) 225-3011.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-signs-no-budget-no-pay-act", "McAdams signs on to  \u201cNo Budget, No Pay\u201d Act", "2019-01-25", "2019", "2019-01", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.Congressman Ben McAdams has cosponsored bipartisan legislation, including a bill that would stop congressional pay if Congress fails to pass its budget or spending bills on time.  \n\t  \n\tThe No Budget, No Pay Act, (H. R. 129) -- introduced by Reps. Jim Cooper, Stephanie Murphy and Vern Buchanan--would prevent House and Senate members from receiving their salary if they miss annual deadlines for budgets and spending bills and members would not be paid retroactively.  \n\t  \n\tMcAdams also co-sponsored Utah Rep. John Curtis' bill  the No Work, No Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 26)  a measure that does not allow for Congressional pay during any government shutdown.  \n\t  \n\tUtahns know that if they fail to do their job, they won't get paid. Congress should be no different. This measure would help push bipartisan solutions and avoid government shutdowns that harm Utah families and our economy, said McAdams. As a former mayor who balanced the budget on time every year, I know it can be done.  \n\t  \n\tCongress passed a version of the No Budget No Pay Act in 2013. That year, the House and Senate passed individual budgets for the first time in four years. However, the bill was temporary and has since expired.  \n\t  \n\tMcAdams has deferred his pay for as long as the current shutdown lasts.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-selected-house-financial-services-committee-assignment", "McAdams selected for House Financial Services Committee assignment", "2019-01-16", "2019", "2019-01", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams has been assigned to the House Financial Services Committeeone of four exclusive committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over banking, insurance, housing, securities and exchanges, and other consumer finance areas.\nThe financial industry employs more than 75,000 people in Utah, which makes it an important economic driver for our state. It also oversees housing, including federal support for affordable housinga priority issue for me as Salt Lake County Mayor, said McAdams. I'm excited to be in a prime position to help both the Utah economy and Utah consumers.\nAs Salt Lake County mayor, McAdams worked closely with Utah's banking community on private initiatives to reinvest in community housing, economic development projects, early childhood education, and homelessness, among others. While a Utah State Senator, McAdams prioritized consumer protection and sponsored legislation to strengthen penalties against those who commit fraud. He also partnered with the private financial sector and nonprofits on a program to assist small and medium-sized businesses to expand access to trade and global markets and offer better-paying jobs. Prior to his public service, McAdams worked as an attorney helping companies comply with securities regulations and taught Securities Regulations at University of Utah Law School.\nThe Economic Development Corporation of Utah notes that the state's financial industry has experienced employment growth of over 23 percent in the past five years. In addition to the influx of traditional financial services, Utah is seeing growth from emerging industries such as financial technology lenders from Silicon Valley. Utah is also home to the highest number of industrial banks in the nation, with 15 chartered industrial banks.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-supports-funding-help-recover-watershed-damaged-2018-wildfires", "McAdams supports funding to help recover watershed damaged in 2018 wildfires", "2019-01-16", "2019", "2019-01", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams voted for disaster relief legislationH.R. 268which includes help for areas damaged by the July 2018 Dollar Ridge Fire centered over the Strawberry River watershed and the Pole Canyon fire in the Diamond Fork drainage. Both areas are part of the Central Utah Project system of dams, reservoirs and river and stream corridors.\nMcAdams says $350,000 will be provided to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (URMCC). The agency is overseeing environmental repairs related to the 2018fires, including reseeding and planting of shrubs and trees and setting up monitoring stations to better respond to future events. Not only has the forest been destroyed, subsequent rain and runoff events produced catastrophic amounts of mud and debris. That has caused numerous downstream problems for water quality. River erosion and flooding also contributed to the loss of 10 miles of road and bridges between Soldier Creek Dam and the Red Creek confluence, affecting public and private property access.\nThese devastating fires left the Commission with a huge taskhow to deal with future erosion and sediment problems as well as critical habitat restoration. Now is the time to assist the land managers as they work to prevent future damage and protect the water quality for wildlife and people, said McAdams.\nWorking cooperatively, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Mitigation Commission have acquired and manage thousands of acres for fish and wildlife habitat, angler access and related recreation uses.\nAdditional information about URMCC is available at www.mitigationcommission.gov\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-reschedules-townhalls-district-office-open-house", "McAdams reschedules townhalls, district office open house", "2019-01-15", "2019", "2019-01", "Democrat", "House", "UT", "Ben McAdams", "M001209", "mcadams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Jordan, UtahCongressman Ben McAdams is rescheduling several public meetings originally planned the week of January 20thso he can be present for votes added to the House of Representatives calendar.\nMcAdams has rescheduled his district office open house from Tuesday, January 22nd to Saturday, January 26th, from 1-3 p.m. He has rescheduled the two town halls in West Valley City and Lehi City to the times and locations shown below.\nI hope rescheduling is not too inconvenient for constituents eager to share their views. Listening to them is a top priority for me and I look forward to seeing as many constituents as possible on the new dates, said McAdams.\nWHO:         Congressman Ben McAdams  \n\tWHAT:        District Office Open House and two town hall meetings\nTown Hall Meeting  \n\tSaturday, January 19th, 1-2 p.m.  \n\tRedwood Recreation Center, 3060 Lester Street, West Valley City\nDistrict Office Open House   \n\tSaturday, January 26th, from 1-3 p.m.  \n\t9067 South 1300 West, Suite 101, West Jordan, Utah\nTown Hall Meeting  \n\tTuesday, February 19th, 6-7 p.m.  \n\tLehi City Council Chambers, 153 North 100 East, Lehi\nFor questions or concerns, call (202) 225-3011 or email Tiffany Clason, District Office Director at tiffany.clason@mail.house.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 104, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"party\" = :p0 and \"state\" = :p1 and \"year\" = :p2 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "Democrat", "p1": "UT", "p2": "2019"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT&year=2019", "results": [{"value": "Democrat", "label": "Democrat", "count": 104, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=UT&year=2019", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT&year=2019", "results": [{"value": "House", "label": "House", "count": 104, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT&year=2019&chamber=House", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT&year=2019", "results": [{"value": "UT", "label": "UT", "count": 104, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&year=2019", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT&year=2019", "results": [{"value": "2019", "label": "2019", "count": 104, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2019-01-15,https~3A~2F~2Fmcadams~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fmedia~2Fpress-releases~2Fmcadams-reschedules-townhalls-district-office-open-house", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=UT&year=2019&_next=2019-01-15%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fmcadams~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fmedia~2Fpress-releases~2Fmcadams-reschedules-townhalls-district-office-open-house&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 106.6223899833858, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}