Lee, Klobuchar Comment on Potential Airline Collusion
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today issued the following statements regarding the Department of Justice’s announcement that it was investigating potential collusion among certain airlines. Senator […]
SCOTUS Rebuffs EPA But Has The Damage Already Been Done?
The EPA’s flouting of the law is unsurprising. Under the Obama Administration, the EPA has become a politicized agency bent on implementing policies by bureaucratic fiat that Congress has explicitly rejected in the lawmaking process.
Congress Has a Plan to Defend Your First Amendment Rights After Court’s Marriage Ruling
In the wake of Friday’s 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court in the marriage case, Obergefell v. Hodges, many of the millions of Americans who voted to define marriage as an exclusively male-female institution in their state constitutions will be wondering: What does this mean for me?
Lee Calls For First Amendment Defense Act After Supreme Court Rules On Same-Sex Marriage
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states license marriages between people of the same sex.
Lee Questions Federal Debt Programs
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after the Joint Economic Committee’s hearing on “The Economic Exposure of Federal Credit Programs.
Lee, Labrador Introduce Bill Protecting Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), today reintroduced legislation to clarify and strengthen religious liberty protections in federal law, by safeguarding those individuals and institutions who promote traditional marriage from government retaliation.
Flag Retirement Ceremony – Provo, UT
The Flag Retirement Ceremony in Provo, Utah is an annual event that takes place on Flag Day weekend as part of the America’s Freedom Festival celebration in Utah County. Organized by Randy Edwards of the American Legion Department of Utah, the Flag Retirement Ceremony provides a dignified and patriotic environment for the disposing of worn and tattered American flags.
Utah Honor Flight – “Their Memorial, Our Mission”
Over the past several weeks, members of my staff in Utah and Washington D.C. were privileged to attend the recent events organized by the Utah Honor Flight. With each event, the Utah Honor Flight provides a send-off ceremony for the veterans, a trip to the National WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., and a welcome home celebration for the veterans when they return.
Lee, DeSantis Introduce Transportation Empowerment Act
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Transportation Empowerment Act (S. 1541), a bill which would give states and localities far more control over their infrastructure spending by phasing out the federal gas tax. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) plans to introduce a companion bill in the House soon.
Conserving Religious Liberty For All
Thank you very much. It’s an honor to be here. Thank you, Matt, for all that you do through Hillsdale’s Kirby Center to advance the cause of liberty in our politics, in our schools, and in our society.
It’s always important—in a free society like ours—to have institutions like Hillsdale College and its Kirby Center that teach and defend the principles that have made us who we are as a nation.