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Senator from Utah frames four priorities in maiden Senate floor speech
Summary
Speaking on the Senate floor in his first extended address, the senator from Utah described a pilgrimage to four national sites and laid out four priorities — energy, local land stewardship, a tougher China policy, and entitlement reform — calling for honesty and unity in governing.
The senator from Utah used his maiden Senate floor speech to outline four priorities he said should guide his service: energy, local stewardship of public lands, a tougher posture toward China and frank action on debt and entitlement reform.
Speaking as "a United States senator for exactly 131 days," the senator said he had invited citizens to join him on a "think before you speak" pilgrimage to four places that shaped his views. He described visiting Ensign Peak, Arlington National Cemetery, the Holocaust Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to underscore themes of resilience, duty, moral clarity and understanding.
"Listen first, speak when it matters," he said, invoking advice from his great-grandmother, and urged colleagues to let actions, not noise, "make a…
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