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April 7, 2017
The Incredible, Unprofitable Egg Board
Two years ago, a small California company called Hampton Creek, who had been selling a vegan mayonnaise called “Just Mayo” in stores nationwide, was attacked by a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program called the “American Egg Board.” You may be asking why on earth the federal government was involved in a pressure campaign to thwart a startup vegan brand of mayonnaise.
April 7, 2017
Sen. Lee Statement on Syria Air Strikes
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday: “Anytime we send our young men and women into harm’s way, the president owes it to the American people to come to Congress and present a plan. The Constitution says that in order to declare war, you have to go to Congress and get approval. We want to hear the president’s plan and have the ability to debate it.”
April 7, 2017
Chairman’s Note: What’s Next for Syria
At 7:36 p.m. ET on Thursday night, the USS Porter and USS Ross naval destroyers launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat Air Base in Syria. Fifty-eight of the missiles reached their intended target, destroying approximately 20 aircraft that United States intelligence sources believe were involved in a Sarin gas attack perpetrated by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against his own people earlier this week.
April 6, 2017
Sen. Lee Commends Kelleigh Cole’s Nomination to Broadband Development Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai nominated Utah Broadband Outreach Center Director Kelleigh Cole to be Vice Chair of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee.
April 6, 2017
Sen. Lee Statement on Syria Chemical Attacks
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday: “Like all Americans, I was shocked and saddened by the images of chemical weapons used in Syria this week. The use of indiscriminate and inhumane tactics like this, especially against non-combatants, should be condemned in the strongest terms. “If the United States is to increase our use of military force in Syria, we should follow the Constitution and seek the proper authorization from Congress. “President Trump should make his case in front of the American people and allow their elected representatives to debate the benefits and risks of further
April 3, 2017
Sen. Mike Lee Honored to Support Gorsuch Confirmation

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) voted to bring Judge Neal Gorsuch’s nomination to the Senate floor Monday. During his remarks, Senator Lee reflected on Judge Gorsuch’s many qualifications as […]
March 30, 2017
Trade Speech at AEI
I. Introduction: Re-opening the Trade Debate Thank you for that kind introduction, Claude. It’s an honor to be here this morning. Thank you to the American Enterprise Institute for putting this event together. Thanks to our esteemed panelists for your insights and scholarship. And thanks to all of you for being here.
March 28, 2017
Floor Statement on Montenegro accession to NATO
The most solemn and serious act that the United States government can undertake is the decision to send Americans to war. From time to time, war is an unfortunate but necessary function of a Republic in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of its citizens from foreign threats. Yet we should enter into wars, and alliances that could lead to war, only after utmost deliberation and strategic consideration focusing on the wellbeing of American citizens.
March 28, 2017
Sens. Lee, Booker Introduce Commodity Check Off Reform Bill
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017 (OFF Act) Tuesday, a measure intended to bring much needed transparency and accountability to the federal government’s commodity check off programs.
March 24, 2017
Sen. Lee Praises Decision to Pull House Health Bill
SALT LAKE CITY – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday after House leadership canceled a vote on the American Health Care Act: “The decision to pull this bill was a sound, commonsense one. We can now begin the hard and necessary process to get this right.” “We will begin working collaboratively here in the Senate and with our friends in the House to produce a bill that will get 51 votes in the Senate and 216 in the House. The bill will reduce costs, save taxpayers money, and make our health care system great again.” “The reality