Defunding HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
May 18, 2016
Mr. President: In a piece of legislation of this size, there is always much to praise – and, unfortunately, even more to criticize.
I rise today, specifically, to correct one major mistake in this bill. As currently written, it permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development to proceed in the implementation of its radical new regulation, the insultingly misnamed “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule,” or AFFH.
May 20, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Cedar City
May 16, 2016
Mobile Office Visit to Cedar City
When: Friday, May 20th, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Where: Cedar City Office Council Chambers, 10 N. Main Street, Cedar City, UT 84720
We Don’t Need a National Zoning Board
May 16, 2016
The Obama economy has been tough on America’s working families. Just last week Pew Research Center reported that in the last 15 years “the middle class lost ground in nearly nine-in-ten U.S. metropolitan areas.” One cause of this 15-year squeeze of hardworking Americans? Rising housing prices.
No National Zoning Board
May 13, 2016
The Obama economy has been tough on America’s working families. Just this week Pew Research Center reported that in the last 15 years “the middle class lost ground in nearly nine-in-ten U.S. metropolitan areas.”
Reallocate Ebola Funds to Address Zika Threat
May 13, 2016
With the warm, muggy weather of summer fast approaching and the spread of the Zika virus continuing to ascend northward from South America, many Americans are worried that mosquito-borne transmission of Zika may become a reality in the continental United States. And there is good reason for concern: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have already seen cases of Zika transmitted by local mosquitoes, and there have been several travel-associated cases of Zika in the 50 states.
Statement from Senator Mike Lee on the 2017 NDAA
May 12, 2016
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee joined two of his colleagues in voting against the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Floor Tribute to Senator Bennett
May 10, 2016
"Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a man who was truly a giant in my home state of Utah and in this institution, a friend to everyone he met, and someone whose life of service to the people of Utah we celebrate at the same time that we mourn his passing: Senator Robert F. Bennett."
Let's close the email privacy loophole now
May 10, 2016
This week the House of Representatives took an historic step for Americans’ privacy rights. By an overwhelming vote of 419-0, it passed bipartisan legislation to protect Americans’ email and other information in the cloud from warrantless searches. Now that the House has passed the Email Privacy Act to finally update our laws for the digital age and without a single opposing vote, the Senate should do the same.
May 13, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Murray
May 7, 2016
Mobile Office Visit to Murray
When: Friday, May 13th, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Murray City Hall, 5025 State Street, Murray, UT 84107
May 12, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Spanish Fork
May 6, 2016
Mobile Office Visit to Spanish Fork
When: Thursday, May 12th, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Where: Spanish Fork City Offices, 40 S Main Street, Spanish Fork, UT 84660
