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October 31, 2013
Working Families Flexibility Act
The “Working Families Flexibility Act” helps workers handle the constant challenge of work-life balance by allowing private-sector employers to offer all individuals who work overtime to choose between monetary compensation or comp-time. Particularly for families, the law would help alleviate the difficulties of juggling work, home, kids, and community.
October 31, 2013
Lee Introduces Comp-Time Bill to Help Working Families
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill to help workers handle the constant challenge of work-life balance by allowing all individuals who work overtime to choose between monetary compensation or comp-time. The “Working Family Flexibility Act” would free workers to choose the best way to alleviate the difficulties of juggling work, home, kids, and community. Sen. Lee’s bill is a companion to legislation first introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (AL) in the House.
October 31, 2013
Utah Honor Flight Veterans Visit DC
I was privileged to welcome several dozen veterans from Utah and their family members to DC, who were participating in an Honor Flight visit to our national memorials. I am deeply grateful for their service to our country and for the sacrifices they made to protect our freedom and way of life.
October 30, 2013
Lee Introduces Family Fairness Tax Reform Plan
Today Senator Mike Lee introduced a tax reform plan that would replaces much of today’s complex tax system with a new, simple structure that provides solutions for America’s ongoing opportunity crisis and ends the discrimination of parents in the tax code. The Family Fairness and Opportunity Tax Reform Act is a pro-family, pro-growth plan that incentivizes social mobility, promotes middle-class economic security, and improves opportunity for all Americans.
October 29, 2013
Excerpts from Lee’s Speech on a New Conservative Reform Agenda
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) will give a speech at the Heritage Foundation on the way forward for conservatives and the need for a new conservative reform agenda.
October 29, 2013
The Need for a Conservative Reform Agenda

Senator Mike Lee delivered the following speech at The Heritage Foundation as he introduced four legislative proposals that are part of a larger conservative reform agenda: Whats Next For Conservatives
October 29, 2013
What’s Next for Conservatives
Thank you very much. It’s wonderful to be back at the Heritage Foundation.It has been quite a month in Washington. It began with our effort to stop Obamacare — a goal that all Republicans share even if we have not always agreed about just how to pursue it. And it is ending with powerful practical proof of just why stopping Obamacare is so essential.
October 17, 2013
It is always worth it to do the right thing
As Congress moved to pass a deal that would raise the debt ceiling again and fund Obamacare, I delivered a speech from the Senate Floor to highlight the problems with Washington, and how we ended up in this position. The following tweets are excerpts from this speech. I want to emphasize that in Washington, victories are rarely immediate and very few are permanent; however, I believe if Americans will be constantly vigilant and engaged that we can eventually change Washington.
October 16, 2013
Lee Speaks on CR, Debt Limit, ObamaCare Funding Vote
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered remarks on the upcoming CR, debt limit, and ObamaCare funding vote.
October 15, 2013
Senator Lee signs bipartisan letter of opposition to UN Arms Trade Treaty
Today a bipartisan group of 50 senators sent a letter to President Obama to inform him that the Senate is opposed to the ratification of the UN Arms Trade Treaty.