Press Releases

Lee, Messer Introduce Bill to Give Parents More Control Over K-12 Education Decisions

Jan 29, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Congressman Luke Messer of Indiana introduced legislation to make a quality K-12 education more accessible and affordable to low-income parents and students.

Lee to Chair Antitrust Subcommittee, Klobuchar Will be Ranking Member

Jan 26, 2015

Today, Senator Mike Lee announced that he will chair the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as the Ranking Member.

Lee Fights Red Tape on Federal Lands

Jan 23, 2015

WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee offered an amendment that would make federal permitting for oil and gas development more efficient and force the Bureau of Land Management to follow current law requiring all applications to be approved or deniedyapplications within 30 days. Lee said there is no justifiable reason for delays amounting to hundreds of days and that his bill, and the greater certainty it would bring, would improve economic and national security.

Lee, McConnell Introduce Comp-Time Bill to Help Working Families

Jan 22, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to help workers handle the constant challenge of work-life balance by allowing all individuals who work overtime to choose between monetary compensation or comp-time. The “Working Family Flexibility Act” would free workers to choose the best way to alleviate the difficulties of juggling work, home, kids, and community. Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama has introduced a companion bill in the House.

Lee: Build a New Agenda Around the Family

Jan 13, 2015

WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Mike Lee gave remarks at a policy summit hosted by Heritage Action for America outlining many of the challenges American families face as a result of dysfunctional government policy. He said too often Washington leaves behind hardworking families and that a new reform agenda should focus more on protecting the economic and social capital that married households provide.

Feinstein, Lee Introduce Due Process Guarantee Act

Jan 7, 2015

Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced the Due Process Guarantee Act, a bill to protect Americans from being detained indefinitely, without charge or trial.

Lee to Introduce Balance Budget Amendment

Jan 6, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee introduced an amendment to the Constitution that would require the federal government to balance its budget each year.

McConnell Names Sen. Lee as Counsel to Senate Majority Leader

Jan 6, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he has appointed Sen. Mike Lee, (R-UT), to serve as a counsel to the Majority Leader in the 114th Congress.

Lee: Our Executive Officials Must Uphold the Rule of Law

Dec 16, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee made the following remarks regarding his opposition to the confirmation of Sarah Saldaña, President Obama’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lee Introduces Regulatory Reform Bill

Dec 11, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Lee introduced a bill that reforms our nation’s regulatory system by creating a regulatory budget process designed to measure, and set an upper limit on, the costs that federal rules and regulations impose on the economy each year.