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December 11, 2017
Love, Marriage, and the Baby Carriage: The Rise in Unwed Childbearing

The most intimate and central form of associational life is the family—an institution with primary responsibility for nurturing children and transmitting values, knowledge, aspirations, and skills to subsequent generations. A healthy family life is the foundation for a healthy associational life. Children can overcome the negative consequences of being raised in unhappy or unstable families, but many start out the game of life already behind in crucial ways. More profoundly, weakened family life portends a diminished ability of a people to promote and nurture the civil society and pro-social norms that facilitate happiness and prosperity.
December 8, 2017
A Big Win for Utah’s Rural Communities
President Trump won the White House for many reasons. Perhaps the biggest reason is that rural Americans are sick and tired of rich coastal elites telling them how to live their lives. President Trump may not be able to fulfill all of his campaign promises, but he has already delivered for Utah’s rural communities by coming to our state and limiting President Obama’s Bears Ears National Monument and President Clinton’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
December 8, 2017
The Wrong Man for Colombia
President Trump recently nominated Joseph MacManus to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Colombia. At a time when the U.S.-Colombian relationship is vital to regional security and stability, both countries deserve better. The argument against Mr. MacManus has two parts. First, MacManus does not appear to share the president’s belief in an America First foreign policy. If the president wants his objectives to be accomplished around the world, it is critical that his political appointees to the State Department share his commitment to the task. What is MacManus committed to? It is hard to say for certain, but his background
December 6, 2017
Sen. Lee Applauds President Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday after President Trump issued a proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
December 4, 2017
Sen. Lee Thanks President Trump for First Step in Protecting Utah’s Rural Communities
SALT LAKE CITY – Sen. Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Monday after President Trump announced significant reductions to both the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.
December 2, 2017
Sen. Lee Statement on Passage of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
“Utah families are the big winners tonight thanks to the doubling of the child tax credit to $2,000,” Sen. Lee said. “I wish we could have done more for working families by making that credit refundable, but we did lay the groundwork for future pro-family tax reform and I am confident we will get there someday.”
December 1, 2017
Sens. Rubio, Lee Reaffirm Commitment to Child Tax Credit Expansion
WASHINGTON – Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL.) and Mike Lee (R-UT) today reaffirmed their commitment to expanding access to the child tax credit in the Senate tax reform bill. “Our amendment would make a small change in this bill, but a huge difference in the lives of working families,” Senator Lee said. “We need pro-growth and pro-worker tax reform, and that’s what this amendment aims to do by allowing working families to keep more of their own hard-earned money,” Senator Rubio said.
November 29, 2017
Sens. Lee and Rubio to Introduce Child Tax Credit Refundability Amendment
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) will introduce an amendment to the Senate tax bill that would give working American families a far larger share of tax relief than the existing bill currently does. Senators Rubio and Lee explained: “We have a chance to do better by working families in this tax bill. Right now, 70 percent of the tax cuts we’re considering would go to businesses, and only 30 percent to individuals. This amendment would level the playing field for families, while still kick-starting national investment and growth. By increasing access to the
November 28, 2017
Sen. Lee Statement on MacManus Nomination
WASHINGTON –Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement today regarding the nomination of Joseph Macmanus to be the US Ambassador to Colombia: “I was extremely disappointed to learn that Joseph Macmanus has been nominated to become the United States ambassador to Colombia,” Sen. Lee said. “At a time when we should be cleaning up the State Department and realigning our foreign-policy priorities to reflect those of the current administration, an Obama-era diplomat is not the right person to head our embassy in Colombia, a critical U.S. ally in the region.”
November 27, 2017
Sen. Lee Statement on CFPB Leadership
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement today regarding the current leadership dispute at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau: “While created with the best of intentions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a poorly designed, unaccountable, and ultimately unconstitutional agency. This latest controversy isn’t about President Trump or consumer protection. It is about the protection of individual liberty embedded into the United States Constitution through the separation of powers. The duly elected President of the United States has chosen Mick Mulvaney to be the Acting Director of the CFPB and anyone else who claims they have that