Streaming Town Hall Tomorrow — Day Lee Briefing 04/30/12
Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee is in Utah to meet with constituents. From the Senator’s Desk The Huffington Post reported late Friday that, effective today, the Administration is ending a […]
Weekly Wrap-up: No Budget for Three Years — Day Lee Briefing 04/27/12
This Sunday will mark the three-year anniversary of the last time that the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a budget. Majority Leader Harry Reid has already stated that he will not allow […]
VAWA Vote — Day Lee Briefing 04/26/2012
Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Utah Insurance Department, Emery County, Wheeler Machinery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Federal Bar Association, the Creative Coalition, […]
Lee: VAWA Oversteps Limits on Federal Power
My opposition to the current VAWA reauthorization is a vote against big government and inefficient spending, and a vote in favor of state autonomy and local control. We must not allow a desire by some to score political points and an appetite for federal spending to prevent states and localities from efficiently and effectively serving women and other victims of domestic violence.
Lee Responds to Interior Secretary’s Comments on Utah Lands
More than two-thirds of all the land within Utah’s borders is owned by the federal government, which makes it very difficult to grow our state economy, pay for education, and create new opportunities for Utahns. The President and his advisers like to talk about fairness, yet how fair is it that the state of Utah must ask for federal permission to use the vast majority of their own land?
Medicare Heading for Bankruptcy — Day Lee Briefing 04/25/2012
On April 23, 2012, the Medicare Trustees issued their annual report outlining the financial status of the program. The report described a program headed for bankruptcy and severely damaged by the Obama Administration’s budget gimmicks and failure to lead.
Playing Politics with Medicare Advantage — Day Lee Briefing 04/24/12
Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, the Farm Bureau Federation, the Center for Persons with Disabilities, and Weber State University. […]
Corporate Tax Fairness — Day Lee Briefing 04/23/2012
Fairness in the market means companies compete on a level playing field, and no one receives special treatment.
Weekly Wrap-up — Day Lee Briefing 04/20/12
This week, the Senate focused on the “Buffett Rule” and tax issues in general. Senator Lee, who sits on the Joint Economic Committee, offered some prepared remarks at a JEC […]
Corporate Tax “Fairness” that is Anything But
Far from making the corporate tax system “fair,” the president’s corporate tax plan punishes smaller businesses, worsens the punitive double taxation of American companies that operate overseas, and, at a time when gas prices are spiking, selectively hikes taxes on American oil producers.