Accept no Imitations: Senator Lee Outlines the Necessary Requirements of an Effective Balanced Budget Amendment
Accept no imitations. Beware of the Trojan horse balanced budget amendment, the one that can be circumvented easy by a simple majority vote. Beware of the balanced budget amendment that doesn’t limit as a percentage of GDP Congress’s ability to spend money. Look out for these principles.
Lee Land Bill Clears Congress
Yesterday, legislation introduced by Senator Mike Lee passed both chambers of Congress for the first time. The House voted unanimously in approval of its version of a bill that authorizes the transfer of vacant and virtually unused federal land in Utah to the growing city of Mantua. The Senate version has already been passed, also unanimously.
The Jobs Pipeline — Day Lee Briefing 12/08/2011
Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of Disney, Utah Valley University, Questar, and the IRS. He will also attend an Army breakfast and meet Utah Army National Guard’s Sgt. Guy Mellor, who has been named the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
Government Not Run by Angels — Day Lee Briefing 12/07/2011
Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Utah Arts Council, participate in a videoconference with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, and host a Jell-O bar for visiting constituents in his office at 3:30 PM EST.
Senator Lee Opposes Cordray Nomination and Creation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Tomorrow, the Senate Democrats will bring Richard Cordray’s nomination as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the floor for a vote. I have met Mr. Cordray, and my decision to oppose his confirmation by the Senate has nothing to do with his qualifications. Rather, I feel it is my duty to oppose his confirmation as part of my opposition to the creation of CFPB itself.
Floor Speech Stating Opposition to Caitlin Halligan Nomination
In 2003, while serving as Solicitor General of New York, Ms. Halligan approved and signed a legal brief arguing that handgun manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers should be held liable for criminal actions that individuals commit with the guns. Three years later in 2006, Ms. Halligan filed a brief alleging that handgun manufacturers were guilty of creating a public nuisance.
The Express Scripts/Medco Merger: Cost Savings for Consumers or More Profits for the Middlemen?
Each year Americans spend over $300 billion dollars on prescription drugs and that number is only growing. At a time when businesses are strapped for cash, many employers spend as much as 12 percent of their entire budgets on employee health benefits, including coverage for prescription drugs.
Lee Votes No on Halligan Nomination — Day Lee Briefing 12/6/2011
did not support the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the DC Circuit Court.
Obamacare Killing Jobs — 12/05/2011
Businesses small and large are once again showing signs just how Obamacare is affecting their willingness to hire.
Lee Calls for Iran Sanctions
“The United States needs to send a clear message to the government of Iran that we will not tolerate the threats posed by the Iranian regime’s actions,” said Senator Lee, who sites on the Foreign Relations committee. “Their pursuit of nuclear weapons poses a serious threat to the United States, Israel, and other allies. This amendment sends a clear signal to the Iranian regime that they will not be allowed to participate in the global economic system if they continue to destabilize the region.”