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February 12, 2014
Lee Introduces Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
Today, Senator Mike Lee introduced a bill to address the deep problems in the federal government’s welfare programs that make it more difficult for low-income Americans to work their way into the middle class and stay there. The “Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act” would get existing federal welfare programs under control and would help the working poor transition from poverty to opportunity and security.
February 12, 2014
The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act addresses deep problems in the federal government’s welfare programs that make it more difficult for low-income Americans to work their way into the middle class and stay there. This bill would get existing federal welfare programs under control and would help the working poor transition from poverty to opportunity and security.
February 11, 2014
Senator Lee Questions Clapper on Whereabouts of Syrian Assistance
I think Americans would agree that terrorist organizations with intentions of attacking the United States should not be able to access or benefit from assistance paid for by the American taxpayer. If the administration cannot guarantee that U.S assistance in Syria is not getting into the hands of terror organizations, the assistance pipeline must be shut.
February 11, 2014
A Conversation On Criminal Justice
Criminal justice reform is not so much about letting people out as it is bringing people in; to craft policies to help reformed offenders and their families fully participate in our society and economy, and to help build an America that gives them the opportunities we would want for ourselves.
February 10, 2014
Lee Outlines Higher Education Reform at Policy Summit
Today, Senator Mike Lee outlined legislation that would greatly expand access to higher education for many working- and middle-class students, as well as many individuals seeking non-traditional forms of education.
February 10, 2014
Reforming Higher Education for the People Who Need It Most
Today, one of the great artificial weights on working families’ shoulders and obstacles blocking their paths of laudable pursuit is the rising cost, narrowed access, and uncertain value of higher education.
February 6, 2014
Bipartisan Group of Senators Push for Congressional Vote Before Extending Afghanistan Troop Presence
The decision to continue to sacrifice our blood and treasure in Afghanistan should not be made by the White House and Pentagon alone.
February 6, 2014
Statement on Afghanistan resolution
I am proud to join this bipartisan group today calling for the completed transition of U.S. combat and military operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan, and for any American troop presence there after 2014 to be authorized by Congress.
February 5, 2014
Senators Introduce Resolution Denouncing Obama Administration’s Coercion of States with Common Core
Senator Lee Cosponsors resolution denouncing coercion of states into adopting Common Core.
February 4, 2014
Lee: Farm Bill is a Monument to Washington Dysfunction
In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Mike Lee blasted the Agriculture Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill, as a “Beltway marriage of convenience between welfare and corporate welfare,” and criticized the use of PILT payments, critical funding for Utah’s small, rural communities, as a political football.