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Medicaid Expansion

Mar 27, 2015

The rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been so calamitous in so many ways that it can be easy to overlook the problems created by the law’s Medicaid expansion.

Last Friday, members of my St. George staff visited The Wall That Heals during its four-day stop in St. George. Organized and operated by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, The Wall That Heals is a traveling museum that helps bring closure and healing to the many millions of people who have been impacted by the Vietnam War.

The only “doc fix” is a Medicare Fix

Mar 20, 2015

On April 1 Medicare physicians across America are scheduled to receive a 21 percent pay cut. This is no April Fool’s Day hoax, but an automatic action triggered by Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which mandates significant cuts to physicians’ Medicare reimbursements each year that Medicare payments increase more than economic growth.

Senators Lee, Durbin, and Booker participate in Colloquy on the Smarter Sentencing Act

Mar 17, 2015

We rise today to speak about the Smarter Sentencing Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would make targeted reforms to mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. I was proud to join Senator Durbin in introducing this legislation and I want to thank our Senate cosponsors: Senators Jeff Flake, Cory Booker, Ted Cruz, Patrick Leahy, Rand Paul, Sheldon Whitehouse, Johnny Isakson, and Chris Coons. I also want to thank the lead sponsors of the House version of the Smarter Sentencing Act, Congressmen Raul Labrador and Bobby Scott. It is not often that you see a political coalition like this on Capitol Hill. It reflects the importance of an issue whose time has come: reforming our federal sentencing laws.

Tele-Townhall Meeting Scheduled

Mar 16, 2015

Join my Tele-townhall on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. MT

Lee Taps Conn Carroll as New Communications Director

Mar 16, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee announced that he has hired Conn Carroll to be his new Communications Director. Carroll, currently the White House Correspondent for Townhall.com, will join Senator Lee’s senior staff on Monday, March 30.

A Positive, Unified, and Conservative Blueprint

Mar 13, 2015

Since last November the American people have been waiting for the GOP majorities in the House and Senate to offer a positive, unifying vision for the country that addresses working families’ anxieties about our economy and frustrations with our government. Much of the work done by congressional Republicans during the first two months of the new Congress has failed to make an impact – though not for lack of effort.

Lee, Hatch Announce Plans to Introduce FTC Reform Bill

Mar 13, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced that they plan to introduce legislation in the Senate to reform and modernize the application of our antitrust laws, by harmonizing the rules governing how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) review proposed mergers and acquisitions.

How Much for a Song?

Mar 13, 2015

The cost of music today can vary a great deal, depending on where, how, and by whom it’s being played. The same song can be sold for $2 dollars on iTunes or for $10 on a CD in Starbucks. Or it can be enjoyed at no cost to the listener, whether on the radio, in a restaurant, during a professional sports game, or streamed online through a digital distributor, like Pandora and Spotify.

Lee Holds Hearing on the Future of Music Licensing and Antitrust Regulations

Mar 10, 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee held his first hearing as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, titled “How Much For a Song?: The Antitrust Decrees that Govern the Market for Music.”