We Need Reform, Not Bailouts
Oct 23, 2017
Mr. President, as we speak our brothers and sisters in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Texas are recovering from a string of devastating hurricanes.
Over one hundred people have lost their lives because of these storms. Many more are struggling to get by day to day.
Senate Blue Slips
Oct 20, 2017
More than 140 federal judgeships are currently unoccupied, a record high number. President Trump has nominated almost 60 candidates to fill those slots but so far only seven have been confirmed.
There are many reasons why the Senate has not been able to confirm more of President Trump’s nominees, but a major obstacle has been Democrat abuse of a Senate Judiciary Committee practice more commonly known as the “blue slip.”
Real Progress Towards Tax Relief for American Families
Oct 20, 2017
It’s not every day that good news comes out of Congress, but last night the United States Senate made firm progress on tax reform that included a strong bipartisan message that the final legislation must include real tax relief for working families.
Make no mistake: Any tax reform legislation that is produced this year will do so largely along partisan lines. That is why the Senate’s passage of a budget resolution last night was so important for tax reform. It checked the first box in the budget reconciliation process created by the 1974 Congressional Budget Act that allows the Senate to pass certain budget-related legislation by a simple majority vote.
October 17, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Box Elder County
Oct 17, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Snowville
When: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Where: Snowville Town Hall, 20 W Main St, Snowville, UT 84336
October 17, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Box Elder County
Oct 17, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Willard
When: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Willard City Hall, 80 W 50 S, Willard, UT 84340
Social Capital, the Opioid Crisis, and Deaths of Despair
Oct 12, 2017
Today, the Social Capital Project released a new video promo for our work on opioids and deaths of despair. The video (embedded below) is narrated by Senator Mike Lee, Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, which houses the Social Capital Project.
Repeal the Jones Act
Oct 6, 2017
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, you probably saw those pictures of shipping containers stranded at United States ports, waiting to be delivered to survivors in Puerto Rico.
One of the reasons it is so difficult to get relief supplies to hurricane victims is a 1920 law that was designed to promote a civilian merchant marine fleet that could “serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency.”
Towards a Fairer and Safer Criminal Justice System
Oct 6, 2017
Violent crime did increase in the United States in 2016.
But not everywhere.
Baltimore, Chicago, and St. Louis have all suffered a large increase in murders the past few years, while communities like Omaha, Austin, and Miami have seen crime go down.
Sen. Mike Lee: Utah's manufacturing sector is a middle class family-making machine
Oct 6, 2017
Since the founding of our country, manufacturing has always been a cornerstone of our economy.
Here in Utah, we have over 3,000 manufacturing firms employing over 125,000 people at an average salary of over $65,000 a year.
Utah’s manufacturing sector is a middle class family-making machine.
Which is why I am so honored to celebrate Manufacturing Day — an annual celebration of manufacturing when local employers open their facilities to the community so that more people can understand the benefits and opportunities that manufacturing provides.
Sen. Lee Introduces Smarter Sentencing Act
Oct 5, 2017
WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators led by Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017. This legislation would modernize federal drug sentencing policies by giving federal judges more discretion in sentencing those convicted of non-violent drug offenses. Senators Lee and Durbin were joined in this effort by Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Pat Leahy (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Al Franken (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tom Udall (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Gary Peters (D-MI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM).
