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March 18, 2014
Keeping the Relationship Strong between My Office and Utah’s State Government
In recognition of the important relationship between the government of the State of Utah and its Congressional Delegation, I sent my mobile office to hold hours at the State Capitol during the legislative session.
March 13, 2014
Lee, Tester Introduce Bill to Ensure Proper Investigations at DOJ
Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation to increase transparency and accountability at the Department of Justice. The Inspector General Empowerment Act would eliminate a problem in the law that requires allegations of attorney misconduct at DOJ to be investigated by an agency that reports directly to the Attorney General rather than the autonomous Office of the Inspector General.
March 12, 2014
Lee Introduces Head Start Reform

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee introduced legislation to reform the early childhood education program known as Head Start.  The Head Start Improvement Act is intended to produce better results […]
March 11, 2014
Lee, Hatch Continue Push for Utah to be Reimbursed Costs of Opening National Parks During Shutdown
Utah’s U.S. Senators Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch today cosponsored the National Park Access Act (S. 2104), continuing their push for Utah to be reimbursed for providing state funds to reopen National Parks in the state during the 2013 government shutdown.
March 6, 2014
Lee to CPAC: Time for a Conservative Reform Agenda
A new generation of conservative leaders is rising to meet the challenges of this new era. But to build a new conservative reform party, that party needs this new conservative reform agenda.
February 27, 2014
F-35 Maintenance Hangar Funding Finalized for Hill Air Force Base
On February 26, I learned that both the Senate and House have approved funding for the construction of a new maintenance hangar at Hill Air Force Base for the F-35 stealth fighter jet. Operational maintenance will be performed inside the hangar by the 388th Fighter Wing based at Hill.
February 26, 2014
Lee: President’s Transportation Proposal is the Same Old Idea
Today, the president has offered the country the same old idea: send a more money to Washington where the special interests get their cut, the politicians get the credit, and future generations get the bill. Unfortunately, his proposal is more about preserving a dysfunctional system than improving our roads. It’s a top-down, DC-knows-best approach to do to our transportation infrastructure what Obamacare has done to our health care.
February 26, 2014
Lee, Hatch, Bishop Applaud Approval for New F-35 Hangar at Hill Air Force Base
The arrival of the F-35 in Northern Utah next year begins a significant new chapter for the Air Force and our state, and having the facilities ready for this delivery is of upmost importance to protecting and maintaining the taxpayer’s investment in this weapons system. We are excited that the future of military innovation and technological advancement is continuing to be forged in our state.
February 21, 2014
Senator Lee Delivers his 2013 Annual Report to the Utah Legislature
Local governments solve local problems better than an expensive, centralized government in Washington D.C., and when I meet with Utah’s local officials, I am convinced that they need to be equal partners and allies when it comes to solving our nation’s greatest problems.
February 13, 2014
Sens. Cruz and Lee Introduce State Marriage Defense Act
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, today introduced S. 2024, the State Marriage Defense Act, which respects the definition of marriage held by the people of each state and protects states from the federal government’s efforts to force any other definition upon them. The bill will ensure the federal government gives the same deference to the 33 states that define marriage as the union between one man and one woman as it does to the 17 states that have chosen to recognize same-sex unions.