Touring the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
On May 21, a member of my staff participated in a tour of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. The tour began at Smith and Morehouse Reservoir in Summit County […]
Klobuchar, Lee Call for Review of AT&T’s Proposed Acquisition of DirectTV
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT) today sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding AT&T’s proposed […]
Senator Lee’s Floor Remarks on the Nomination of Sylvia Burwell to Secretary of HHS
The Senate is in the process of considering one of the most important presidential nominations of Barack Obama’s second term. Sylvia Burwell, the current Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was nominated by President Obama to replace Kathleen Sebelius as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is now the Senate’s responsibility to review Ms. Burwell’s candidacy and then vote to confirm or reject the President’s nomination.
Showcase Utah: #RoadLessTraveledUtah Photo Contest
#RoadLessTraveledUtah Contest Utah has over 43,000 miles of public roads. These roads connect communities, pass through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country, and they enable Utahns to […]
Klobuchar, Lee Statements on AT&T-DirecTV Merger
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT) today released the following statements regarding the AT&T-DirecTV merger. Klobuchar is chair and Lee is ranking member of […]
Lee and Cruz ask Sylvia Burwell to respond to unanswered questions regarding Obamacare Implementation
The implementation of Obamacare has been an unmitigated disasterunder HHS’s previous leadership. It is critical that before the next HHSSecretary is approved, we have a frank and open discussion about […]
Criminal Law and the Administrative State: Defining and Enforcing Regulatory Crimes
In an influential law review article, the late Professor Bill Stuntz noted the academic consensus lamenting criminal law’s constantly expanding breadth. Professor Stuntz wrote that virtually all scholarship in the field “consistently argues that existing criminal liability rules are too broad and ought to be narrowed.” But, Professor Stuntz continued ominously,
Western Caucuses Urge EPA to Halt “Waters of the US” Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Senator Mike Lee joined Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) and Congressional Western Caucus co-chairs Stevan Pearce (R-NM) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and 42 other Caucus […]
Energy Tour of Utah
On April 15 and 16, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce organized a tour for my staff of various energy facilities across the state. The following is a list of […]
An Anti-Cronyism and Free-Market Agenda
Today America faces a large and growing Opportunity Deficit. Up and down our once-flourishing economy, a new and unnatural sclerosis is taking hold. For millions of working families of or […]