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October 2, 2017
Senators Hatch, Lee, Cruz, Perdue, and Paul Introduce Bill to Strength Criminal Intent Protections
Washington, D.C.—Today, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), David Perdue (R-GA), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to strengthen criminal intent protections in federal law.
September 29, 2017
The Native Species Protection Act
When the pioneers first moved across the Great Plains, they found them to be covered with foot-tall rodents they eventually called prairie dogs. Utah is estimated to have had as many as 95,000 of these Utah prairie dogs as late as the 1920s. But due to disease, drought, and poison, that number had dropped to almost 3,000 in 1972.
September 29, 2017
One Weird Trick to Make Tax Reform Happen
Let’s face it: Republicans in Washington must pass tax reform. The American people elected us expecting us to repeal Obamacare and bring about tax reform. We haven’t repealed ObamaCare so if we don’t get tax reform done, we are in trouble.
September 28, 2017
Sen. Lee Statement on Jon Huntsman Confirmation

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement today after Ambassador Jon Huntsman was unanimously confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Russia: “Ambassador Huntsman is a dedicated […]
September 27, 2017
Sens. Lee and Rubio: Families Must Come First for Tax Relief
“It is clear from the release of the Big Six framework today that an enhanced child tax credit remains the best way to provide meaningful tax relief for working American families.”
September 26, 2017
Sens. Lee and Wyden Seek Answers to Surveillance Targeting
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Director Dan Coates today seeking clarity on which individuals the intelligence community is targeting under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act.
September 26, 2017
Utah Senators Introduce Native Species Protection Act
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the Native Species Protection Act today, a bill that would allow states to manage species that exist entirely within their border. “There are real environmental benefits to protecting endangered species from extinction, but the federal law intended to establish such protections – the Endangered Species Act – is in serious need of reform,” said Senator Lee. “In the nearly fifty years since it was signed into law, the ESA has done more to impede economic activity, obstruct local conservation efforts, and give federal bureaucrats regulatory control over private property,
September 22, 2017
Make CBO Show Their Work
When Democrats passed Obamacare on a party-line vote in March 2010, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that by 2016, 21 million people would receive health insurance through the law’s exchanges. In reality, just 10 million people did. The CBO’s model was off by more than 100 percent. The same CBO estimate predicted that Medicaid would grow by 17 million enrollees to about 52 million. In reality, more than 34 million people have signed up for Medicaid since Obamacare became law, for a total of 74.5 million recipients today.
September 22, 2017
SHUSH!
If you’ve ever looked outside an airplane window before takeoff, you’ve see ground maintenance personnel wearing protective earmuffs. That’s because the sound of a jet engine taking off, 150 decibels, is loud enough to rupture your eardrum.
September 18, 2017
Sen. Lee Votes ‘No’ on NDAA
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement regarding tonight’s vote on the National Defense Authorization Act.