The Secretive, Undemocratic Process Behind the Omnibus
Dec 17, 2015
The bill moving through Congress today and tomorrow – made up of the omnibus spending bill and tax extenders package – and the process that produced it are an affront to the Constitution – to they very idea of constitutionalism – and an insult to the American people.
Lee Calls For Democratic Process On Omnibus
Dec 17, 2015
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday regarding the omnibus spending bill scheduled for a vote Friday:
“The omnibus spending bill soon to come before us is chock full of controversial policies that never would have passed had they been exposed to the light of day,” Lee said.
Don't Tie the Next President's Hands on Education
Dec 15, 2015
As Ronald Reagan advised, conservatives should be ready to take half a loaf when they can get it, and then come back for the other half later. Unfortunately, the Every Student Succeeds Act that Congress passed this week prevents conservatives from doing exactly that. And it enshrines some pretty terrible education policy into law in the meantime.
Defund Housing Rule through Spending Bill
Dec 11, 2015
Who should make local zoning decisions for a community, choosing what should be built, where, and who should pay for it: the residents of the neighborhoods that are affected and their local representatives or distant, unfamiliar, and unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.?
Learning Can’t be Centrally Planned
Dec 11, 2015
This week, following the Senate’s vote of approval, President Obama signed into law the “Every Student Succeeds Act,” which reauthorized federal K-12 education policy for five years.
Lee Calls For HUD Zoning Rule To Be Defunded
Dec 10, 2015
WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday, reminding Republican leaders that the upcoming government funding bill is the last opportunity conservatives have to stop the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule.”
There's a Better Way to Improve America's Schools
Dec 8, 2015
Later today the Senate will vote on the “Every Student Succeeds Act” – a bill that reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which is the legislation governing federal K-12 education policy.
Lee Holds Hearing on Proposed Inbev, SABMiller Merger
Dec 8, 2015
WASHINGTON— Today, Mike Lee (R–UT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, is holding a hearing on Anheuser–Busch Inbev’s proposal to purchase SABMiller. The hearing is expected to examine how the proposed merger of the world’s two biggest beer producers would impact competition and consumers across the country.
Lee, Klobuchar Hold Hearing on Proposed Inbev, SABMiller Merger
Dec 8, 2015
WASHINGTON— Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statements following their hearing on Anheuser–Busch Inbev’s proposal to purchase SABMiller.
Dugway High School Open House
Dec 7, 2015
This past week my staff had the opportunity to attend an open house ceremony for the newly completed Dugway High School in Dugway, Utah. After the almost 10-year process of taking the school from conception to completion, I am happy to recognize the efforts of the community leaders that have brought this project to fruition. Without question, the new Dugway High School will be a tremendous asset to Dugway Proving Ground and the surrounding Skull Valley community.
