Senate to Vote on Lee’s Transportation Reform
WASHINGTON – Today, the full Senate agreed to include Senator Mike Lee’s proposal to reform transportation funding in a package of amendments on the Highway Trust Fund. The “Transportation Empowerment […]
Lee Introduces Bill to Reduce Costs of Federal Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee introduced a bill that would drive down the inflated costs of federally funded construction projects on our nation’s infrastructure and makes it easier for […]
Protecting the First Freedom guaranteed in the First Amendment
The most extraordinary feature of the bill before us today is the incongruity between its title and its content.
The title—the “Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act”—is clear and straightforward. It suggests the bill is aimed at the important and worthy goal of protecting women’s health.
But the text of the legislation plainly demonstrates that the true objective of the bill is to circumscribe Americans’ religious liberties within the narrow confines of the Democratic Party’s partisan agenda and the whims of politicians and bureaucrats.
Protecting the First Amendment
Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley, Members of the Committee: each one of us, upon arrival to the United States Senate, swore a sacred oath—to ourselves, to each other, and to […]
Reaching Out to Utah’s Veterans
At the end of May, I sent a newsletter to highlight some of the important work my staff had conducted on behalf of Utah’s veterans. At the time, I also […]
Two Lessons from the Founders
This weekend as Americans all over the country gather to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day we should all take a moment—in the midst of our barbecues, firework displays, and outdoor […]
Lee Reacts to Hobby Lobby Decision
WASHINGTON – In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled today that the federal government cannot force closely-held businesses to violate sincerely held religious beliefs in order to comply with […]
Lee Reacts to Supreme Court’s Recess Appointments Decision
On January 3, 2012 the President ignored the Constitution and attempted to circumvent the Senate by unilaterally making important appointments to controversial executive agencies. Although past presidents have made recess […]
Riley v. California
Today, in Riley v. California, the Supreme Court by a 9-0 vote ruled that police officers may not search the data on cell phones seized incident to an arrest. While […]
Ensuring Programs We Fund Actually Work
Senator Lee describes an amendment he introduced to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that would penalize the Secretary of the Department of Labor for not fulfilling required evaluations of taxpayer-funded programs.