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June 1, 2011
Lee Applauds Salazar’s Decision to Abandon ‘Wild Lands’ Policy
Today, Senator Mike Lee applauded the decision by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to not designate any lands as “Wild Lands” in accordance with the 2011 Continuing Resolution. Senator Lee also indicated he stands ready to work with the Utah state legislature and other state and local officials to evaluate current wilderness study areas.
May 31, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/31/2011
“Last week, I received more than 300 calls to my office from constituents. The overwhelming majority called to ask me to oppose the Patriot Act reauthorization, which I did. Other issues included entitlement reform, our national debt, and spending cuts. My staff pays close attention to the calls coming in from Utah and we discuss them throughout the week so I know exactly how you feel on the issues of the day. I look forward to hearing more from you, so keep the calls coming.” -Mike Lee
May 31, 2011
Patriot Act and the Fourth Amendment – Floor Speech
The concept that regardless of how passionately we might feel about the need for certain government intervention, we can’t ever allow government to be operating completely unfettered. We have liberty in place whenever government is controlled by the people, and whenever there are certain things that are beyond the reach of the government.
May 26, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/26/2011
Senator Lee will attend a briefing on our relationship with Pakistan, and nomination hearings in the ENR and Judiciary Committees. He has several media interviews, including ABC’s Topline.
May 26, 2011
Senator Lee, Republican Colleagues Call on Administration to Produce Budget
Senator Mike Lee (UT-R) and 22 of his Republican colleagues on Wednesday signed a letter to President Obama, calling attention to the failure of the democrats to produce a budget in 756 days. Lee and others are urging the Administration to work with budget experts to develop plans to allocate spending within a $2.6 trillion Debt Ceiling Budget.
May 25, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/25/2011
Senator Lee will attend the Senate Prayer Breakfast this morning and meets with members from the dietary supplements industry in Utah. He’ll discuss job creation in the bio-tech industry at the Joint Economic Committee and have lunch with Governor Herbert and the Utah Delegation. Senator Lee will also stop by the weekly event for Utah constituents, with plenty of green Jell-O on hand.
May 24, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/24/2011
Today, Senator Lee appears on CSPAN’s Washington Journal and will attend a joint session of Congress featuring the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He meets with the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah and will call in to Lincoln Brown Radio Show in Vernal. Both the Foreign Relations and Judiciary Committee will be discussing nominations.
May 23, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/23/2011
Today, Senator Lee will give remarks at the Annual Utah Taxpayers Association in Salt Lake City. After travelling back to DC, he has an interview with Bloomberg News to discuss possible spending cuts in the budget
May 20, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/20/2011

Today’s Agenda Today Senator Lee is in Utah visiting with constituents.   From the Senator’s Desk  It has now been 60 days since Obama authorized military action in Libya.  This […]
May 19, 2011
Day Lee Briefing — 5/19/2011
This morning, Senator Lee will meet with Ryan Crocker, the Administration’s nominee for Ambassador to Afghanistan. He has a Judiciary hearing to discuss the Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, and other legislation. This afternoon, the Senator will give a floor statement in opposition of Goodwin Liu’s appointment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and will vote on numerous bills before the Water and Power Subcommittee on ENR, for which he is the Ranking Member. Finally, he has media interviews E&E News, as well as KCPX’s (Moab) Cari and Rob show.