March 26, 2018 - Mobile Office Visit to Garfield County

Mar 26, 2018

What: Mobile Office Visit to Hatch When: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Where: Hatch Community Center, 49 West Center Street, Hatch, UT 84735

A Win for Common Sense Parenting

Mar 23, 2018

It’s a scene as American as apple pie. Neighborhood children are playing together at a park. Then, as the sun starts to fade and their stomachs start to rumble, the children scatter and begin the journey back to their various homes for dinner and an evening of homework before bed.

Sens. Grassley and Lee Call for Oversight of DOJ Prosecutors

Mar 23, 2018

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Thursday, asking for an update on the Justice Department’s inquiry into alleged prosecutorial misconduct regarding Vascular Solutions, Inc.

How to Drain Washington’s Spending Swamp

Mar 23, 2018

This Wednesday, House leadership released a 2,232 page bill omnibus spending bill that will keep the federal government open through October. This bill was negotiated completely behind closed doors by just four people: House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Floor Speech on Ryan D. Nelson

Mar 22, 2018

Mr. President, I’d like to speak for a few minutes about Ryan Nelson, who has been nominated as solicitor for the Department of the Interior. Ryan is a fantastic choice for this position at Interior. As a native of Idaho Falls, he is a fellow Westerner who understands the issues confronting the region.

Remarks to the Federalist Society on Trade & Article I

Mar 22, 2018

Good afternoon, thank you all for being here. And thanks to the Federalist Society for organizing this conference on restoring Article I of the Constitution, which is a subject near and dear to my heart. Article I, of course, is the section of the Constitution that enumerates the powers of Congress.

Sen. Lee Responds to Senate Vote on Yemen Resolution

Mar 20, 2018

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Tuesday after the Senate voted to table a War Powers resolution that would have ended U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. “The power to declare war belongs to Congress,” Sen. Lee said. “By tabling this measure today we have chosen yet again to abdicate our constitutional responsibility.”

Fix Fix NICS

Mar 16, 2018

The men and women of our armed forces put themselves at risk around the world every day so that we at home can enjoy the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. At a bare minimum we should honor their service by making sure they have the same rights we do when they return home. Unfortunately some in Congress are working to pass legislation that would undermine our veterans’ due process rights.

Don’t Bailout Obamacare

Mar 16, 2018

The Republican Congress that was elected to repeal Obamacare is now considering bailing it. It shouldn’t. Last week, America’s Health Insurance Plan (AHIP), the lobbying arm of the health insurance industry, sent a letter to Republican leadership demanding billions of dollars in new subsidies for Obamacare insurance policies. The letter did not mention that health insurance companies are already enjoying record high profits without additional taxpayer subsidies.

Senators Respond to Pentagon’s Yemen War Letter

Mar 13, 2018

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) responded to a Department of Defense letter last week that outlined the Pentagon’s opposition to a War Powers Resolution motion that would end United States involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. “For too long, and under both parties, Congress has abdicated its responsibility to provide authorization for the use of military force,” the senators’ letter reads. “S.J. Res. 54 begins the process of reasserting congressional responsibility for the decision to commit U.S. armed forced to military conflict. Regardless of what one thinks of our involvement in Yemen, as we enter a fourth year of helping the Saudis prosecute this war it is important that Congress either provides express authorization for our involvement in the conflict or calls on the president to cease operations.”