Honorable Burgess Owens
United States Representative, Utah, Republican
Rep. Owens has represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District since 2021. On March 12, 2026, he introduced the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 (H.R. 7892). He is a member of the Education and Workforce and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. The following are his remarks during debate on the House floor on June 9, 2026. In a speech given by Frederick Douglass in 1894, he said: “Education . . . is the light only by which men can be free. To deny education . . . is one of the greatest crimes against human nature because it is to…
