My Immigration Floor Speech in Tweets

Jun 12, 2013

Earlier today, I delivered a floor speech to identify the many problems with the Gang of 8 immigration proposal.  I turned the speech into a series of tweets, so you can help me spread the word about the problems with this bill.  Please help me RT these tweets:

Gang of 8 Bill: Bigger Problems Than Just Border Security

Jun 12, 2013

Even if we can come to some satisfactory conclusion on the security issues, this bill still fails to reform many of the challenges we face and makes most of them worse. If all we do is fix the border-security portion, this bill is still considerably weak in four major areas, and would still be unworthy of support without major changes.

Why I oppose the 'Gang of 8' immigration bill

Jun 11, 2013

Our current immigration system doesn't serve America's economic or social interests and undermines respect for the rule of law. Fundamental reform is badly needed and long overdue. That is why I support immigration reform, and why I initially joined a bipartisan group of senators to try and find common ground on the issue. But it's also why I left that group. And why today, I must oppose the so-called "Gang of Eight" immigration bill soon to be taken up by the Senate.

Senators: End Secret Law

Jun 11, 2013

"This bipartisan amendment establishes a cautious and reasonable process for declassification consistent with the rule of law," Lee said. "It will help ensure that the government makes sensitive decisions related to surveillance by applying legal standards that are known to the public. Particularly where our civil liberties are at stake, we must demand no less of our government."

The 'Gang of Eight' bill is an immigration version of Obamacare

Jun 10, 2013

Fundamental reform is badly needed and long overdue. That is why I support immigration reform and why I initially joined a bipartisan group of senators to try and find common ground on the issue. But it's also why I left that group. And why today, I must oppose the so-called "Gang" of Eight" immigration bill soon to be taken up by the Senate.

The Gang of 8 Bill: Big Government Dysfunction

Jun 7, 2013

Rather than fix our current immigration problems, the Gang of Eight bill will make many of them worse. It is not immigration reform. It is big government dysfunction.

Lee Reacts to NSA Tracking Phone Records

Jun 6, 2013

The Fourth Amendment safeguards liberty by protecting against government abuse of power. Overzealous law enforcement, even when well-intended, carries grave risks to Americans’ privacy and liberty. Members of Congress cannot continue to grant broad discretion to government agents and not expect these types of troubling outcomes.

Lee, Amash Introduce Export-Import Bank Repeal

Jun 6, 2013

Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to repeal the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and create a defined process for the phasedown of the bank. Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

Senators Join to Oppose Gang of Eight Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

Jun 4, 2013

Today I joined Senators Cruz, Grassley, and Sessions to send a letter to our colleagues, which highlights our ongoing concerns with the comprehensive immigration reform bill, S. 744. You can read the letter below to see why we think the Gang of Eight Bill does not uphold promises to secure the border, enforce the law, nor improve legal immigration:

Lee Statement on Unneeded Nominations to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jun 4, 2013

I am an original cosponsor of S.699, the Court Efficiency Act, which will reallocate unneeded judgeships from the D.C. Circuit to other federal appellate courts whose caseloads are many times higher. The President’s refusal to respect Senate precedent regarding the D.C. Circuit and his opposition to legislation that would distribute judgeships to courts that actually need them makes clear that today’s nominations are nothing more than a political ploy to advance a partisan agenda.