Sending Obamacare Repeal to President’s Desk
Dec 4, 2015
Nearly six years ago the Senate was on the verge of passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This week, we voted to repeal that insultingly misnamed law.
The Failed Policy and Cynical Process of the Highway Bill
Dec 4, 2015
"I rise in opposition to the highway spending bill before us today – and not just the failed and corrupt substance of the legislation."
Two Steps Forward and One Step Back
Dec 4, 2015
The Senate this week took two steps forward and one step back.
Lee Letter Asks McConnell Not To Include Federal Land Buying Program in Spending Bill
Dec 4, 2015
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Friday, asking him not to include language permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in any end of the year or must-pass legislation.
Lee Applauds Senate Passage of Obamacare Repeal Bill
Dec 3, 2015
Today the Republican Party took a huge step down the road to repeal Obamacare.
Lee, Klobuchar Announce Hearing Date for SABMiller Acquisition by Anheuser-Busch Inbev
Dec 2, 2015
WASHINGTON - 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, today announced the committee will hold a hearing on Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s proposal to purchase SABMiller. The hearing will examine how the proposed merger of the world’s two biggest beer producers would impact competition and consumers across the country.
"This hearing will provide an opportunity to publicly examine the impact of the so-called 'beerhemoth' merger on consumers and for the Antitrust Subcommittee to continue its oversight of potentially anticompetitive market consolidation,” Lee said. “I look forward to a productive and informative discussion."
“This hearing will allow us the opportunity to examine this deal closely, including the proposed divestitures, to see how it will impact the price of beer for consumers and if it will harm the craft brewers that are creating jobs and economic growth across the country,” said Klobuchar. “We must ensure competition in the $100 billion a year beer industry remains on tap.”
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m. EST in Dirksen Senate Office Building 226, and will stream here. Witnesses include:
Carlos Brito
CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Mark Hunter
President & CEO, Molson Coors
Bob Pease
CEO, Brewers Association
Craig Purser
President & CEO, National Beer Wholesalers Association
J. Wilson
Minister of Iowa Beer, Iowa Brewers Guild
Diana Moss
President, American Antitrust Institute
"This hearing will provide an opportunity to publicly examine the impact of the so-called 'beerhemoth' merger on consumers and for the Antitrust Subcommittee to continue its oversight of potentially anticompetitive market consolidation,” Lee said. “I look forward to a productive and informative discussion."
“This hearing will allow us the opportunity to examine this deal closely, including the proposed divestitures, to see how it will impact the price of beer for consumers and if it will harm the craft brewers that are creating jobs and economic growth across the country,” said Klobuchar. “We must ensure competition in the $100 billion a year beer industry remains on tap.”
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m. EST in Dirksen Senate Office Building 226, and will stream here. Witnesses include:
Carlos Brito
CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Mark Hunter
President & CEO, Molson Coors
Bob Pease
CEO, Brewers Association
Craig Purser
President & CEO, National Beer Wholesalers Association
J. Wilson
Minister of Iowa Beer, Iowa Brewers Guild
Diana Moss
President, American Antitrust Institute
Repealing Obamacare through Reconciliation
Dec 2, 2015
Nearly six years ago this body was on the verge of passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Today, the Senate is poised to repeal that insultingly misnamed law.
Lee offers Tribute to Governor Olene Walker
Dec 1, 2015
Olene Walker will be remembered and revered by Utahns - not because of the many "firsts" she pioneered in politics - but for her commitment to leave a legacy of public, and more importantly, private service based on principles that truly last.
A Second Start for Head Start
Nov 30, 2015
Nothing is more important to the future of our society – nor more critical to fulfilling our national commitment to equal opportunity – than the care and upbringing of the next generation. This is not a concern that cuts along partisan lines. Both sides of the ideological divide endeavor to craft public policies aimed at strengthening families, supporting parents, and giving every child a fair shot at the American Dream.
Medal Ceremony for Utah Veteran Mr. Roy Kehr
Nov 30, 2015
Yesterday I had the special opportunity of participating in a ceremony at the University of Utah honoring Mr. Roy Kehr, a Utah Veteran with a phenomenal story that has been decades in the making.
