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December 14, 2018
Utah Farmers Deserve Better Than This Farm Bill
Utah farmers and ranchers need a good farm bill. They need reforms to existing crop insurance and subsidy programs that unfairly favor large corporate farms over small family farms. They need reforms to the federal government’s grazing permit process. And they need clarity from the Environmental Protection Agency on which wetlands and waters are or are not subject to costly Clean Water Act regulations.
December 14, 2018
Strengthening Sovereignty Through Safe Country Agreements
We live in an interconnected world that is becoming more connected every day. It is far easier for people in poorer countries to communicate and coordinate with their friends and relatives in richer countries now than it ever has been.
December 13, 2018
Sen. Lee Releases Statement on Passage of S.J.R. 54
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement today after the Senate passed S.J.R. 54, a resolution leveraging their War Powers authority to end U.S. involvement in Yemen.
December 12, 2018
Remarks on Retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch
It is with mixed emotions that I rise today to honor my friend and senior Senator, the gentleman from Utah, Orrin Hatch. This year marks the end of an astounding 42-year tenure serving the people of Utah in the Senate. In that time, Senator Hatch has made an indelible mark on our state and our nation. People who follow Washington politics closely know what he has meant to this institution, his party, and the republic. But for those of us from Utah, Orrin Hatch is more than a name in the newspaper. He is the towering political figure not only
December 12, 2018
Civil war in Yemen and the importance of the separation of powers
Mr. President, the Senate is currently considering S.J. Res. 54. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this legislation–lead cosponsor, along with my distinguished colleague from Vermont, Senator Sanders. He and I, along with Senator Murphy and a number of other Members of this body, have engaged in this bipartisan effort, in a concerted endeavor to make sure that the separation of powers among our three branches of government is respected.
December 7, 2018
Government Spectrum Valuation Act
You can’t see them, but all of us are surrounded by traffic jams every day. Even if you never set foot in a car, these traffic problems are almost definitely affecting your daily life. And they are getting worse. Do you have a mobile device like an iPhone? Do you use Wi-Fi in your home or at work? If so then you are part of the spectrum traffic jam. Just like cars travel down a highway, information travels on wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. If there is too much information traveling on one particular wavelength then that information can’t travel
December 7, 2018
Don’t Believe the Fake News about President Trump’s First Step Act
Some in the media hate President Trump so much they will make up anything to stop his agenda. Take a recent Weekly Standard article, which claims that the President Trump-endorsed First Step Act contained a “loophole” which allows federal prison wardens to release dangerous criminals. Nothing could be further from the truth.
November 30, 2018
End the War in Yemen
Eight months ago, the Senate voted to table a resolution that would have forced the president to either: a) end United States cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen; or b) submit a formal declaration of war to Congress. That resolution was tabled by a vote of 55-44. This Wednesday that same resolution survived a vote to be added to the Senate calendar, 63 to 37. A final vote on the resolution is set for next week. The chance to end the war in Yemen is in sight.
November 30, 2018
Senate Calls on State Department to Continue Search for Missing Utahn
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) secured unanimous consent Thursday for passage of a Senate resolution calling on the State Department to continue its investigation into the likelihood that Utahn David Sneddon was abducted by the current totalitarian North Korean regime.
November 30, 2018
What’s in The First Step Act
Over incarceration is a very real threat facing our nation; it breaks down bonds with family and community and often times the prisoners are released with few skills and lacking the ability to truly reenter society, resulting in a higher likelihood to reoffend. This isn’t to say that those who commit crimes should be given a slap on the wrist and sent on their way. We are, after all, a country of law and order. However, that same law and order requires we dole out justice fairly. When doled out unfairly, it causes a breakdown in trust of our law