Rise of the Occupational Licensing Cartel
Should only dentists be allowed to whiten people’s teeth? Or is this a service anyone should be allowed to offer?
Starting a Dialogue on the future of U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan
In testimony before Senate and House committees, General Campbell stated that it would be at least 2024 – 8 years from today – before the Afghan government will have the institutional stability and economic resources to support its population.
Lee Applauds Gov. Herbert’s Sage Grouse Law Suit
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday, after Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced he is suing Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to stop Bureau of Land […]
Lee, Grassley, Law Enforcement Officials to Hold Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, February 9 at 4:00 p.m. EST, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will join members of law enforcement to discuss their perspectives on the Sentencing Reform […]
Make Congress Great Again
This is the Article I Project in a nutshell: it’s a new network of House and Senate conservatives working together on a new agenda of government reform and congressional rehabilitation.
The premise of the Article I Project is simple: the federal government is broken, and congressional weakness is to blame.
The authors of the Constitution made Congress the most powerful of the federal government’s three co-equal branches. Congress was designed both as the most powerful and the most accountable to the people.
Giving Americans a Voice in Land Management Decisions
“But there’s one story that nearly every Utahn knows: President Bill Clinton’s infamous use of the Antiquities Act in 1996 to designate as a national monument more than 1.5 million acres of land in southern Utah – what would become known as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.”
Leveling the Playing Field for Energy Producers
Experience teaches that the federal government does a poor job of picking winners and losers in the marketplace and in the public square. Nowhere is this lesson more evident than in our energy sector where the federal government has squandered hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars betting on unviable technologies and unsound companies like Solyndra, the solar panel company that went bankrupt in 2011 shortly after receiving more than half a billion dollars in federal loans.
The Fight to Reform Congress in 2016
After Republicans won a majority in the Senate and maintained their majority in the House in November 2014 I proposed that the two chambers take five modest steps to repair what had become a dysfunctional legislative branch. This was part of my effort as the recently elected chairman of the Senate Steering Committee to put forward a vision and a plan that would guide the Republican majority toward unity and restore the public’s confidence in Congress.
Bicameral Conservative Group To Launch Article One Project at Kirby Center
“If conservatives want to reform federal policy, we first have to reform the way policy gets made. The Constitution gives Congress the power to make the laws, but for too long Congress has either shirked its legislative responsibilities or delegated them to the Executive branch. It’s time that Congress reclaim its rightful Article I lawmaking powers,” Lee said.
“Let’s Talk” with Summit County and nearby areas
As part of Senator Lee’s plan to host interactive events with every county in Utah, Senator Lee is holding a live, interactive telephone event with the residents of Summit County and nearby areas. This event will be held on Wednesday, May 11 at 5:00 PM MT. Senator Lee looks forward to learning more about the specific issues affecting those who live in these areas. Residents in this area are encouraged to sign up to be part of this event by clicking the following link.