From Poverty Trap to Temporary Lifeline
Jun 10, 2016
The key to understanding America’s social-welfare system today – and why it needs to be reformed – is not its bloated annual budget but its tendency to undermine the two most dependable routes out of poverty: work and marriage.
A Victory for the American People
Jun 10, 2016
It’s not every day that the American people score a victory over the global elite, but on Thursday that’s exactly what happened.
Email Privacy Bill Delayed By Warrantless Search Amendment
Jun 9, 2016
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday after pulling the ECPA Amendments Act from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup agenda:
“Since the original passage of ECPA in 1986, a lot has changed, especially when it comes to how we communicate and how we store our private documents and thoughts. Email and cloud storage have become a standard part of American life, and our privacy laws need to be updated.”
June 9, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Helper
Jun 9, 2016
Mobile Office Visit to Helper
When: Thursday, June 9, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: The Rio Theatre, 214 S Main Street, Helper, UT 84526
June 9, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Price
Jun 9, 2016
Mobile Office Visit to Price
When: Thursday, June 9, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Price City Hall, 185 E Main Street, Price, UT 84501
June 9, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Huntington
Jun 9, 2016
Mobile Office Visit to Huntington
When: Thursday, June 9, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Huntington City Hall, 20 S Main Street, Huntington, UT 84528
Lee Urges Colleagues to Support Due Process Guarantee Amendment
Jun 9, 2016
Mr. President: I rise today to discuss – and to urge my colleagues to support – amendment #4448, the Due Process Guarantee Amendment.
This amendment addresses a little-known problem that I believe most Americans would be shocked to discover even exists.
Under current law, the federal government has the power to detain indefinitely – without charge or trial – U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who are apprehended on American soil.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Floor Remarks on Ex-Im Nominee Mark McWatters
Jun 9, 2016
Mr. President: reserving the right to object.
What’s being proposed here today is to unleash the Export-Import Bank from the constraints it is currently under and to allow it to begin authorizing transactions above $10 million. Between 2007 and 2014, 84 percent of the Bank’s subsidy and loan-guarantee deals exceeded $10 million, and the vast majority were given to the wealthiest, most well-connected businesses that should have no problem acquiring financing on the open market.
Bipartisan Coalition of Senators File 'Due Process Guarantee Act’ Amendment to NDAA
Jun 7, 2016
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Tom Udall (D-NM), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Due Process Guarantee Act Monday as an amendment to the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Sens. Lee, Klobuchar, Blumenthal Send Letter to DOJ, DOT About Airline Surcharges
Jun 7, 2016
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Transportation Department Secretary Foxx and Attorney General Loretta Lynch urging them to investigate the potential anti-competitive implications of comments made by Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.
