Senator Lee’s Immigration Tele-townhall Recap
On June 12, Senator Lee hosted a tele-townhall meeting to answer constituent questions about the immigration reform bill that the Senate is debating. Here are his answers to their questions
Statement on Lee amendment #174 To Strengthen Protection of Religious Freedom in the Military
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I would like to call up my amendment #174 to strengthen the protection of Religious Freedom in the Military. This amends section 533 to clarify that […]
My Immigration Floor Speech in Tweets
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 […]
Gang of 8 Bill: Bigger Problems Than Just Border Security
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.
Amendments that would improve the immigration bill
Today, I will be filing almost a dozen amendments to the Immigration Reform bill. Here is a brief description of each one: Lee #1208 Requires fast-track Congressional approval at the […]
Why I oppose the ‘Gang of 8’ immigration bill
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
“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
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
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, Amash Introduce Export-Import Bank Repeal
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.