Press Releases

Sen. Lee Applauds Senate Passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) applauded yesterday’s Senate passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. This bill incorporated much of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 which Sen. Lee cosponsored, and he hopes it will be expediently sent to the President’s desk.

Sens. Send Bipartisan Letter Questioning DOJ Sentencing Policy

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions Wednesday, seeking answers about the Department of Justice’s May 10, 2017 memorandum, directing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious offense possible when prosecuting defendants.

Senators from Both Parties Call on DOJ to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Policies

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Tom Udall (D-NM), Rand Paul (R-KY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Angus King (I-VT) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday asking that the Justice Department reform its civil asset forfeiture practices.

Sen. Lee Applauds Pres. Trump’s Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) applauded the decision of the Trump administration to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and protect the economic and energy sovereignty of the United States. “The American people did not vote for President Trump so that American taxpayers could send billions of dollars overseas to establish a global crony capitalist slush fund. Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement is absolutely the right decision for the United States economy.”

Sens. Call for Codification of Life Protection Order

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) joined with 18 colleagues in sending a letter to State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) requesting that language be included in the FY2018 Appropriations bill to protect human life in U.S. global health assistance and prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). President Trump and Secretary Tillerson have already taken important steps to address these issues, but Congress must now act to support and codify such standards.

The Due Process Guarantee Act

Alexander Hamilton was no opponent of a strong executive. During the constitutional convention, he actually favored crowning an American king, a misguided proposal he dubbed the “English model.” Yet Hamilton understood that even the monarchical executive he preferred needed limits to his power. In Federalist 84, he listed some of the abuses of an out-of-control executive, singling out “arbitrary imprisonments.” He called them the “favorite and most formidable instruments” of tyrants.

Make the Internet Open Again

Anyone who has followed the hyperbolic debate about net neutrality has likely heard that the FCC is moving to “squelch competition,” “limit consumer choice,” “raise prices,” and perhaps even “destroy the Internet.” At least, that is what some activists and crusading late-night comedians claim.

Sens. Lee, Feinstein Introduce Due Process Guarantee Act

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) along with Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chris Coons (D-DE), introduced the Due Process Guarantee Act Wednesday, a bill to protect Americans from being detained indefinitely, without charge or trial.

Protecting the Internet for Consumers and Innovators

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the Federal Communication Commission’s welcome proposal to end utility-style regulation of the Internet by reversing the 2015 Open Internet Order.

What We Do Together

Our nation, today, faces very real economic challenges. Economic growth during the recovery has been meager and uneven. The U.S. economy has become less dynamic and innovative in recent decades. We miss the strong productivity growth America enjoyed in the mid-twentieth century and the unusually large wage gains it brought.