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September 22, 2015
Lee Investigates Health Insurance Mergers
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) chaired a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights hearing today, examining the impact of recent health insurance company mergers on consumers.
September 21, 2015
Remarks on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – Floor Remarks on Planned Parenthood part 3
But while I will soon join the majority – though maybe not the necessary super-majority – of our colleagues voting to take up the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, it is a tragedy that we should have to.
September 18, 2015
Sen. Lee Commends DOJ for Rigorous Review of Expedia-Orbitz Merger, Promises Continued Oversight of Competition for Travel Services

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) today issued the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s approval of the Expedia-Orbitz merger: “I thank the Department of Justice for conducting a rigorous and thorough […]
September 17, 2015
The Truth About Planned Parenthood – Floor Remarks on Planned Parenthood part 2
Today I would like to briefly review the evidence against Planned Parenthood, evidence brought to light thanks to whistleblowers and journalists working with a pro-life organization called the Center for Medical Progress.
September 14, 2015
Lee Releases Finalized First Amendment Defense Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the finalized version of the First Amendment Defense Act Monday. This finalized version specifies which entities and activities are protected by the bill, and which are not.
September 10, 2015
A Bad Deal and a Dangerous Precedent
And it is important to highlight – right up front – what the Iran deal is: nothing more than a political agreement between President Obama and the leaders of Iran.
September 9, 2015
“As long as Planned Parenthood’s friends remain mute, I will endeavor to improve upon the silence”
Everyone who has watched the Planned Parenthood videos knows that they have the power to change minds – and only in one direction. So the pro-abortion news media is doing everything they can to suppress the videos’ exposure.
September 2, 2015
A Visit to Job Corps – Clearfield, UT
My staff and I recently had the opportunity to visit Job Corps in Clearfield, Utah. I took this opportunity to tour the Job Corps campus to see their perspective and approach to providing higher education options to at-risk youth along the Wasatch Front. I am grateful to Job Corps and their staff for allowing my staff and I to stop by.
September 1, 2015
A Dialogue on Fighting Poverty and Expanding Opportunity
Earlier today I hosted a roundtable in my Salt Lake City office with more than a dozen community leaders involved in fighting poverty in Utah and reforming the most counterproductive of our nation’s criminal justice laws.
August 27, 2015
September Town Hall Visits – Bountiful and Coalville, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – Senator Lee announces two upcoming town hall events during the first week of September in Bountiful and Coalville, Utah. On Tuesday, September 1, Senator Lee will be holding a town hall visit at the Woods Cross High School Auditorium, and on Wednesday, September 2, Senator Lee will be stopping by the North Summit High School Auditorium for a town hall meeting in Coalville, Utah. Both town hall visits begin at 7:00pm.