Press Releases
Lee and Bipartisan Coalition Continue to Push for Larger Universal Charitable Deduction
Mar 9, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act, a bipartisan proposal to extend and expand the universal charitable deduction. The bill would ensure that Americans who donate to non-profits such as charitable and religious organizations are able to deduct their giving from their federal tax liability at a higher level than the $300 deduction instituted temporarily through two of the COVID-19 relief packages.
Sen. Lee Reintroduces One Agency Act to Streamline and Improve Antitrust Enforcement
Mar 9, 2021
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) reintroduced the One Agency Act Tuesday, legislation that would improve antitrust enforcement by putting all antitrust enforcement under one roof, at the Department of Justice. The updated bill will also prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from undertaking duplicative competitive analyses of deals under its purview. It is co-sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and supported by several outside groups.
Sen. Lee Statement on Passage of COVID Package
Mar 6, 2021
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) issued the following statement on the passage of the COVID spending package today in the Senate:
“For more than a year now, Congress has fought back against the COVID pandemic the same way the American people have: together.
“Five times, we crafted major COVID relief bills in a bipartisan process, and passed them with overwhelming bipartisan support. Today, Democrats abandoned that approach and instead passed a partisan grab bag of special interest handouts in the name of fighting a disease. This bloated, wasteful bill was not written for patients or businesses or workers suffering from COVID; it was written for the Democratic Party. It’s a shame and a sham.
“Throughout this difficult time, the American people have bravely held up their end. Today congressional Democrats dropped theirs.”
Sen. Lee Comments on February Employment Numbers
Mar 5, 2021
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), member of the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department February 2021 report:
"The 379,000 payroll jobs added in February suggest the recovery is accelerating. Americans’ hard work and perseverance during the challenges of the last year are finally being realized, and more Americans are being vaccinated. With a third vaccine now available for distribution, expectations are set for a record recovery from the pandemic-induced recession."
