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August 24, 2015
Senators Lee and Klobuchar praise FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright, thank him for his service

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) today issued the following statement on Commissioner Joshua Wright’s last day at the FTC: “While I am saddened to see the Federal Trade Commission lose a fierce […]
August 20, 2015
Lee Seeks Answers And Accountability On EPA Mine Spill
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) signed two letters calling for accountability and answers from the federal government in the wake of the Environmental Protection Agency’s spill of three million gallons of toxic mine wastewater into the Animas River.
August 13, 2015
Lee Commends FTC On Issuing Section 5 Guidelines, Commits To Active Oversight
WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s Policy Statement on their use of “stand alone” Section 5 authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
August 10, 2015
Celebrating Religious Freedom – The Utah National Guard’s Sunrise Hall
Last Friday, members of my Salt Lake City office attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Utah National Guard’s newly completed Sunrise Hall worship center. As a non-denominational house of worship, Sunrise Hall will be a first-rate spiritual center that will benefit many generations of Utah Soldiers, Airmen, and their families. Located at Camp Williams in Bluffdale, Utah, Sunrise Hall is the culmination of nearly 10 years of development that took Sunrise Hall from concept to completion.
August 7, 2015
Mondernizing The Antiquities Act
Mere months before he was re-elected in 1996, President Bill Clinton surprised the entire state of Utah by designating 1.9 million acres of federal land in Utah as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
August 7, 2015
The Truth Will Win
“I haven’t actually looked at them,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told CNN’s Jake Tapper this Monday before the Center for Medical Progress released their fifth of twelve undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s sale of fetal issue.
August 4, 2015
Lee & Leahy Press Senate to Protect Email Privacy
WASHINGTON (Tuesday, August 4, 2015) – As the Senate prepares to take up sweeping cybersecurity information sharing legislation this week, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said lawmakers must also work to protect Americans’ emails and other private information stored in the cloud.
August 3, 2015
Lee Votes To End Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) spoke from the Senate floor today about his vote for S. 1881, a bill to end taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.
July 31, 2015
Lee, Klobuchar Announce Date For Hearing On Healthcare Insurance Industry Consolidation

WASHINGTON—Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today announced a September 22nd hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. The hearing will address […]
July 30, 2015
IRS Commissioner Commits Not to Target Religious Institutions

WASHINGTON – Under direct questioning from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), IRS Commissioner John Koskinen promised Wednesday that he would not issue new regulations stripping religious institutions of their non-profit status […]