Congressman Rob Bishop Introduces:
Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act
WASHINGTON – Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01) is introducing the, “Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act.” This bill recognizes the historic significance of the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad by establishing the 52nd U.S. Historical Park and designating it the, “Golden Spike National Historical Park.” Reps. Chris Stewart, Mia Love, & John Curtis are all original cosponsors of this bill.
Bishop said, “The Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act further acknowledges Utah's Promontory Summit as a place that changed the world. This new Park will not only preserve the history made on that spring day in 1869, but also the herculean efforts which led to the driving of the spike and the new course of history that followed.”
The Act also creates the Transcontinental Railroad Network. The Network will include sites related to the history, construction, and legacy of the Transcontinental Railroad and will be similar in makeup to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom and the African American Civil Rights Network.
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Sen. Lee Applauds Release of North Korea Prisoners
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Wednesday responding to news that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is returning from North Korea with three American detainees.
"I am very pleased by the news today that three Americans have been freed from their detention in North Korea,” Sen. Mike Lee said. “Unfortunately, there are still other Americans detained by the regime, some of whom have never even been acknowledged. I hope that as President Trump meets with Kim Jong Un in the coming weeks that the North Korean government is pressed to provide a full accounting of all detainees in the country.”
An online version of this release can be found here.
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