The Facts about Google, Antitrust, and the First Amendment
Jun 19, 2020
Many of you have asked about claims made by Tucker Carlson that Sen. Mike Lee “has taken the side of big tech companies over your constitutional rights.”
Nothing could be further from the truth.
To better understand what is really going on, please do read the following fact check of Tucker Carlson’s claims below.
Protecting Religious Freedom
Jun 18, 2020
Reserving the right to object, there is a single thread that runs through the Supreme Court’s decision in the Bostock case earlier this week and all the way through the legislation now under discussion on the Senate floor.
Sen. Lee Comments on NBC’s Attempt to Use Google to Silence Other Media Outlets
Jun 17, 2020
“As progressive liberal activists and their journalist collaborators increase their campaign to silence voices that don’t toe their party line, it is incumbent that Google transparently explain how exactly it handled NBC’s attempt to silence The Federalist so that its corporate policies don’t become a weapon for these online mobs."
Sen. Lee Thanks Interior for Transferring Water Projects to Utah
Jun 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) thanked Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman for notifying Congress of the federal government’s intent to transfer ownership of two federal water projects in Utah to local water user organizations.
FCC Responds to Sen. Lee Letter on Ligado 5G License Decision
Jun 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) replied to a letter sent by Sens. Mike Lee, Brian Schatz, Ron Johnson, Edward J. Markey, Ted Cruz, Mark R. Warner, John Thune, and Chris Coons earlier this month, asking the FCC to address issues surrounding the agency’s decision to modify Ligado’s 5G spectrum license. The letter asked 13 questions designed to provide the FCC with a fair opportunity to explain the basis of their decision after the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing opposing the FCC’s unanimous, bipartisan decision without hearing testimony in support.
A Failure Of Policy And Process
Jun 12, 2020
When kids ask their parents for a dog, most parents will only agree to buy the dog if the children promise to take care of it.
But what if, as often happens, the parents get the dog but the children then fail to take care of it? Of course, the parents will step in and take care of the animal as best they can while also reminding the children to do their part as often as possible.
The Great American Outdoors Act is an expensive, shortsighted mistake
Jun 11, 2020
The Great American Outdoors Act is an expensive, shortsighted mistake. It spends money we don’t have to buy more federal land when the federal government is already failing to take care of the land it already owns. Below are three amendments that could make it better.
The Great American Outdoors Act Process is Broken
Jun 11, 2020
It is telling that the bill we’re considering this week, called the Great American Outdoors Act, was written behind closed doors and is now being hermetically sealed, walled off from amendments by the American people’s elected representatives.
Forget the theatrics in Seattle – this bill is the real “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.”
In its current form, it enables the federal government to purchase new lands in perpetuity – without accountability, oversight, or any measures to make sure it can actually care for the land that it owns… perpetuating, and worsening, our already problematic federal lands policy.
Sen. Lee Signs Bipartisan Letter Questioning Juniper Networks Over Secret Government Backdoors
Jun 11, 2020
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) joined Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with 13 members of the U.S. House, signing a letter asking Juniper Networks to explain how an NSA-designed backdoor appeared in its products and how the key to this backdoor was later changed by unknown parties.
Floor Remarks Against Permanent Land Acquisition
Jun 9, 2020
To most Americans, the so-called Great American Outdoors Act is a mistake – expensive, short-sighted, and wrong. To those of us who live in the American west, it’s a disaster.
Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the federal stranglehold on our lands and drive us deeper into debt…. to the detriment of our economy, our environment, and the livelihoods and freedom of the American people.
