Press Releases
Debt Proposals are "Typical Washington Answers"
Jul 25, 2011
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee released the following statement on the debt proposals released by Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Harry Reid:
"Both plans represent typical Washington answers to the federal government's out-of-control spending problem. They add trillions to the national debt in the short-term while making hollow promises to cut spending in the long-term. Neither of the proposals fundamentally reform the way Washington spends money, require the federal government to balance its budget, or protect our triple-A credit rating."
Lee: Blocking 'Cut, Cap, and Balance' Vote is Shameful and Despicable
Jul 22, 2011
Following a procedural vote to prevent the "Cut, Cap, and Balance Act" from coming to the Senate floor, Senator Mike Lee released the following statement:
Today, Majority Leader Harry Reid used procedural tactic to prevent a vote on a bill that is supported by two-thirds of the country. It is shameful, despicable, and an abuse of this chamber. We weren’t even allowed sufficient time to debate the one bill in Congress that would address the country’s most immediate challenges.
Poll Shows 66% of Americans Support Cut, Cap, Balance
Jul 21, 2011
Today, Senator Mike Lee highlighted a new CNN poll that shows two-thirds of the American people support the "cut, cap, and balance" approach to solving the nation’s debt crisis.
Lee: Merger Deserves Careful Review
Jul 20, 2011
The mobile phone market is a critical component of our nation’s economy and the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile deserves careful review. In my view, the merger has the potential to provide significant network efficiencies that may help alleviate capacity constraints, enable enhanced service quality, and facilitate expansion of a 4G LTE nationwide network, which would in turn create opportunities for handset innovation and continued development of data-rich applications.
