Sen. Lee Introduces Open America’s Water Act of 2019
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Open America’s Water Act of 2019 Thursday, a bill which would repeal the Jones Act and allow all qualified vessels to engage in domestic trade between U.S. ports.
Sens. Lee, Grassley, Murkowski, Blackburn, and Rubio Introduce Inspector General Access Act
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Inspector General Access Act of 2019 today, a bill that would expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General to include alleged DOJ attorney misconduct.
Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Hearing: Opening Statement
Welcome to this hearing of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights.
Today we are pleased to have with us four distinguished witnesses to testify about whether the United States has a monopoly problem. We appreciate you taking the time to be with us today.
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Ashish Patel first came to Utah legally in 2005 on a temporary high-skilled work visa. Since that time Mr. Patel worked hard at his job, paid taxes, followed the law, got married, and had two kids, both of whom were born American citizens.
In February 2011, Mr. Patel’s petition to earn a Green Card, the legal document that gives an immigrant the right to live and work in the United States permanently, was approved. If Mr. Patel was from any country in the world other than India, or China, he would already have his Green Card today.
Against Religious Tests
This week the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Neomi Rao to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. This was a huge win for conservatives.
Rao is a founding director of the Center for the Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and has written extensively about the problems inherent in the modern administrative state.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen. Lee to Meet with Utah Legislative Caucuses
SALT LAKE CITY – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) will meet with each caucus of the Utah Legislature separately this Friday as part of his annual update to lawmakers.
This bill is not the right move for Utah lands
WASHINGTON — Sometime early this week the Natural Resources Management Act will come to the floor for a vote in the Senate. There is much to like about the bill. And many good people have worked very hard on it.
Unfortunately, after a lengthy review and much negotiation, it has become clear that this is not legislation I can vote for in good conscience. On balance, the bill moves federal lands policy in the wrong direction by failing to reform federal land acquisition programs and adding new restrictions to how Americans are allowed to use land already under federal control.
Sen. Lee Comments on Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday after President Trump announced a series of executive actions related to the security of our southern border.
Sen. Lee Praises House Passage of Yemen Resolution
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday after the House of Representatives passed a resolution pursuant to the War Powers Act calling for the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.
116th Public Lands Package
A little over a month ago, I stood before this body to object to the massive public lands package that it was poised to pass. This bill – 680 pages long – was released at 10am that morning. My staff and I had not seen it beforehand, and were given no time to read it.
This is, of course, bad process. This is not the way legislation should be written and debated; and it is not the way that it should be passed.
But in addition to the bad process, I objected because I suspected that it was also bad policy – bad policy that would disproportionally and negatively affect the state of Utah.