Utah’s newest congressman got two committee assignments — neither was his first preference

Newly elected Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, received his committee assignments Wednesday: House Foreign Affairs and Small Business.“These assignments are a tremendous opportunity for me to serve the people of the 3rd Congressional District, and I’m ready to get to work for them,” he said in a statement.The Small Business Committee considers financial aid packages, regulations and protections for start-ups and mom-and-pop shops. With the announcement, Curtis pointed to the decade he