Chairman's Note: What's Next for Syria
Apr 7, 2017
At 7:36 p.m. ET on Thursday night, the USS Porter and USS Ross naval destroyers launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat Air Base in Syria. Fifty-eight of the missiles reached their intended target, destroying approximately 20 aircraft that United States intelligence sources believe were involved in a Sarin gas attack perpetrated by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against his own people earlier this week.
Sen. Lee Commends Kelleigh Cole’s Nomination to Broadband Development Advisory Committee
Apr 6, 2017
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai nominated Utah Broadband Outreach Center Director Kelleigh Cole to be Vice Chair of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee.
Sen. Lee Statement on Syria Chemical Attacks
Apr 6, 2017
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday:
“Like all Americans, I was shocked and saddened by the images of chemical weapons used in Syria this week. The use of indiscriminate and inhumane tactics like this, especially against non-combatants, should be condemned in the strongest terms.
“If the United States is to increase our use of military force in Syria, we should follow the Constitution and seek the proper authorization from Congress.
“President Trump should make his case in front of the American people and allow their elected representatives to debate the benefits and risks of further Middle East intervention to our national security interests.
“I stand ready to stay in Washington, or come back to Washington, in order to properly consider any further military action and the national security interests of the American people.”
Sen. Mike Lee Honored to Support Gorsuch Confirmation
Apr 3, 2017
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) voted to bring Judge Neal Gorsuch’s nomination to the Senate floor Monday. During his remarks, Senator Lee reflected on Judge Gorsuch’s many qualifications as well as the role of Justices on the Supreme Court.
“I wonder how a judge that many are decrying as so wildly out of the mainstream that he can't become confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States could have seen 2,700 cases in his time on the 10th District Court and have ruled in unanimity with his colleagues 97% of the time,” Sen. Lee stated. “In 99% of the cases he was in the majority. That is not the background of a judge who is not in the mainstream.”
Sen. Lee continued, “At the end of the day, it is difficult to imagine a judge who is more well-prepared, more well-credentialed, or more well-suited as a matter of judicial interpretation, of statutory construction, or as a matter of judicial temperament. I am honored to support the confirmation of judge Gorsuch and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.”
Full video of the remarks can be found below:
Trade Speech at AEI
Mar 30, 2017
I. Introduction: Re-opening the Trade Debate
Thank you for that kind introduction, Claude. It’s an honor to be here this morning. Thank you to the American Enterprise Institute for putting this event together. Thanks to our esteemed panelists for your insights and scholarship. And thanks to all of you for being here.
Sen. Mike Lee: Don't give up on health care
Mar 30, 2017
When I was first elected to the Senate in 2010, I ran on a promise to repeal Obamacare.
When I ran for re-election last year, I again ran on a promise to repeal Obamacare.
For more than six years, I’ve made finding a way to make health care more affordable for Utahns my top priority as a United States senator.
Floor Statement on Montenegro accession to NATO
Mar 28, 2017
The most solemn and serious act that the United States government can undertake is the decision to send Americans to war. From time to time, war is an unfortunate but necessary function of a Republic in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of its citizens from foreign threats. Yet we should enter into wars, and alliances that could lead to war, only after utmost deliberation and strategic consideration focusing on the wellbeing of American citizens.
March 28, 2017 – Mobile Office Visit to North Ogden
Mar 28, 2017
Mobile Office Visit to North Ogden
When: Tuesday, March 28, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: North Ogden City Offices, 505 E 2600 N, North Ogden UT 84414
March 28, 2017 – Mobile Office Visit to Hooper
Mar 28, 2017
Mobile Office Visit to Hooper
When: Tuesday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Hooper City Offices, 5580 W 4600 S, Hooper UT 84315
Sens. Lee, Booker Introduce Commodity Check Off Reform Bill
Mar 28, 2017
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017 (OFF Act) Tuesday, a measure intended to bring much needed transparency and accountability to the federal government’s commodity check off programs.
