The Disaster Relief Conversation We Need to Have
It’s important that we begin the long overdue process of reforming the way the federal government responds to catastrophic disasters. Too often, federal disaster relief has been reactive, bureaucratic, and […]
FISA Amendments Act Sunsets Extension Act of 2012 Floor Statement – December 27, 2012
Yet at the same time, government exists to do more than promote security. Its most fundamental purpose is to protect our natural and inalienable liberties.
Lee Statement on Passing of Judge Robert Bork
“Robert Bork was one of America’s greatest jurists and a brilliant legal mind,” said Lee. “He was an expert on issues ranging from antitrust to privacy laws and was deeply influential in promoting constitutional originalism.”
Lee Welcomes Appointment of Tim Scott to U.S. Senate
I welcome the appointment of Rep. Tim Scott to the Senate and congratulate Governor Nikki Haley on a terrific choice
Lee Statement on Delta acquisition of significant stake in Virgin Atlantic
Today, Senator Mike Lee, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding Delta Air Lines Inc.’s announcement that it will acquire a 49 percent share of Virgin Atlantic Airways for $360 million.
Lee Statement on Senator DeMint’s Retirement
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee issued the following statement regarding Senator Jim DeMint’s announcement he will be leaving the Senate to join The Heritage Foundation as the think tank’s […]
Getting this Right, Right Now
Senator Mike Lee: Thank you very much. I’d like to take a step back for a minute and step in a slightly different direction from the fiscal cliff and talk […]
Treaty backers can’t have it both ways
Supporters of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are attempting to have it both ways. They dismiss as a myth any concerns about protecting sovereignty or parental rights because the treaty lacks a formal enforcement mechanism. They suggest that Congress can simply ignore any United Nations demand that isn’t in our national interest.
Lee Applauds Vote to Protect Parental Rights, American Sovereignty
Today, Senator Mike Lee applauded the Senate for voting to protect American sovereignty, uphold the rights of parents, and block the recognition of so-called international “entitlement rights.” Thirty-seven senators joined Lee in opposing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in an effort to ensure certain provisions would not become the “supreme law of the land.”
Lee-Akaka Bipartisan Hatch Act Reform Passes Senate
Senator Mike Lee’s bipartisan reform that protects the rights of states to determine for themselves how to handle partisan political activity by state and local employees recently passed in the Senate. The bill, S. 2170 The Hatch Act Modernization Act, still prohibits inappropriate political action, but fixes the law so that state and local employees who work for agencies which receive partial federal funding are not barred from running in a partisan election.