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July 25, 2011
Neck on the Line — Day Lee Briefing 7/25/2011
It’s an insult not only to me and to my colleagues but to all Americans when addressing an issue this important to have so little debate and discussion over this issue. I find it appalling. I find it reprehensible.
July 25, 2011
Debt Proposals are “Typical Washington Answers”
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee released the following statement on the debt proposals released by Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Harry Reid: “Both plans represent typical Washington answers to the federal government’s out-of-control spending problem. They add trillions to the national debt in the short-term while making hollow promises to cut spending in the long-term. Neither of the proposals fundamentally reform the way Washington spends money, require the federal government to balance its budget, or protect our triple-A credit rating.”
July 22, 2011
The Fuel of Perpetual Expansion — Day Lee Briefing 7/22/2011
In 2006 and prior and in subsequent debt limit extension votes, there was no serious debate attached to it as to a permanent solution. We have to amend the governing document, the law of laws, the only kind of law that can bind future Congresses in order to solve this problem. We have to do it now. This is part of what it means to be an American. We as Americans crave liberty and we eschew tyranny to any degree.
July 22, 2011
Lee: Blocking ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ Vote is Shameful and Despicable
Following a procedural vote to prevent the “Cut, Cap, and Balance Act” from coming to the Senate floor, Senator Mike Lee released the following statement: Today, Majority Leader Harry Reid used procedural tactic to prevent a vote on a bill that is supported by two-thirds of the country. It is shameful, despicable, and an abuse of this chamber. We weren’t even allowed sufficient time to debate the one bill in Congress that would address the country’s most immediate challenges.
July 22, 2011
Senator Lee and Senator Sessions Respond to Senator Reid’s Motion to Table Cut, Cap, Balance
Senator Lee and Senator Sessions Respond to Senator Reid’s Motion to Table Cut, Cap, Balance
July 21, 2011
23 Senate Democrats Support a Balanced Budget Amendment
23 Senate Democrats Support a Balanced Budget Amendment
July 21, 2011
Poll Shows 66% of Americans Support Cut, Cap, Balance
Today, Senator Mike Lee highlighted a new CNN poll that shows two-thirds of the American people support the “cut, cap, and balance” approach to solving the nation’s debt crisis.
July 20, 2011
Lee: Merger Deserves Careful Review
The mobile phone market is a critical component of our nation’s economy and the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile deserves careful review. In my view, the merger has the potential to provide significant network efficiencies that may help alleviate capacity constraints, enable enhanced service quality, and facilitate expansion of a 4G LTE nationwide network, which would in turn create opportunities for handset innovation and continued development of data-rich applications.
July 20, 2011
Lee: Cut, Cap, and Balance is Plan A, B, and C
Cut, Cap, and Balance is Plan A, B, and C because it is the only plan that will, a, protect the U.S. triple-A bond rating, b, balance the budget, and, c, raise the debt ceiling with Republican support
July 20, 2011
Following Utah’s Lead — Day Lee Briefing 7/20/2011
Paralyzed by politics, Washington rarely makes the difficult choices to fix the fundamental problems we face. In this case, eliminating our deficits and reducing our debt would require immediate and, in some cases, painful spending cuts. We must limit spending over the next decade to eventually zero-out our annual deficits. And above all, we will have to fundamentally change the rules of how Washington spends taxpayer money.