Press Releases

Remembering Norm Bangerter

Norm Bangerter served as Utah’s 13th Governor from 1985 to 1993. He was truly an extraordinary man and an exceptional leader. He passed away this past Tuesday, April 14, at the age of 82. He loved Utah, and he loved this great Nation.

Lee Questions Witness At Hearing On Asset Forfeiture

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) participated in a Senate Judiciary hearing titled “The Need to Reform Asset Forfeiture.” The hearing provided an opportunity to discuss the problems with Civil Asset Forfeiture and consider reforms to these laws.

Lee Introduces Amendment to Enforce “Paygo” Rules for Changes in Medicare Payments

Today, Senator Lee introduced an amendment to prevent the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 from adding $141 billion to the federal deficit over the next decade.

Two Town Halls, One Important Dialogue

Last week I had the opportunity to hold town hall meetings in West Valley City and Kaysville, Utah. I appreciated the many hundreds of people who took time out of their evenings to visit with me and discuss important issues facing our country. Despite the snow flurries, technical difficulties, and the landing of Air Force One and visit by the President of the United States, the town halls were well attended and a great success.

Don’t take the bait

With the first quarter of 2015 nearly complete, and as we enter a two-week congressional recess, many on Capitol Hill are now asking – or will soon ask – what’s next?

Lee Introduces, Senate Approves Amendment to Improve PILT Funding

Last night, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced an amendment to help local governments in Utah and other western states recover fair compensation from the federal government for its land ownership, by fully funding the Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILT) program. Senator Lee’s amendment (#750) was agreed to by the Senate, receiving 56 votes from his colleagues.

Medicaid Expansion

The rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been so calamitous in so many ways that it can be easy to overlook the problems created by the law’s Medicaid expansion.

The only “doc fix” is a Medicare Fix

On April 1 Medicare physicians across America are scheduled to receive a 21 percent pay cut. This is no April Fool’s Day hoax, but an automatic action triggered by Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which mandates significant cuts to physicians’ Medicare reimbursements each year that Medicare payments increase more than economic growth.

The Wall That Heals

Last Friday, members of my St. George staff visited The Wall That Heals during its four-day stop in St. George. Organized and operated by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, The Wall That Heals is a traveling museum that helps bring closure and healing to the many millions of people who have been impacted by the Vietnam War.

Senators Lee, Durbin, and Booker participate in Colloquy on the Smarter Sentencing Act

We rise today to speak about the Smarter Sentencing Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would make targeted reforms to mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. I was proud to join Senator Durbin in introducing this legislation and I want to thank our Senate cosponsors: Senators Jeff Flake, Cory Booker, Ted Cruz, Patrick Leahy, Rand Paul, Sheldon Whitehouse, Johnny Isakson, and Chris Coons. I also want to thank the lead sponsors of the House version of the Smarter Sentencing Act, Congressmen Raul Labrador and Bobby Scott. It is not often that you see a political coalition like this