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May 3, 2013
Lee, Bishop ask FAA for clarification of conflicting statements on Ogden tower closing
Today, Senator Mike Lee and Rep. Rob Bishop released a letter they wrote to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta requesting information regarding conflicting statements about the decision to close the tower at Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD).
April 29, 2013
Common Core Polluted by Federal Guidelines and Mandates
The first principle of education, and therefore of education policymaking, is that parents are the primary educators of their children.
April 26, 2013
FAA to Adopt “Cut This, Not That” Approach to Prioritize Spending
Last night, the Senate passed legislation by unanimousconsent that clarifies the FAA’s ability to responsibly implement sequester spending reductions. This bill ensures that the FAA can adopt a “Cut this, not that” approach to prioritize its spending at a time when all agencies can and should be finding areas of wasteful, non-essential spending to eliminate from their budgets.
April 25, 2013
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Leahy-Lee Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday favorably reported bipartisan legislation coauthored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to protect the privacy of emails, texts, social media posts and other electronic communications.
April 22, 2013
What Conservatives are For
In Washington, we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policies are means, not ends. We say we are for lower taxes, or less regulation, or spending restraint. But those are just policies we advocate. They’re not what we’re really for. What we’re really for are the good things those policies will yield to the American people.
April 22, 2013
What Conservatives are For
I also of course want to offer my best wishes to you all as the Heritage Foundation embarks on an exciting new era. And I also just want to make clear that when I spent my first year in the Senate joking that Jim DeMint should run for president… this isn’t what I had in mind. You know, the thing that makes Jim DeMint a great leader is the same thing that has always made people like Matt Spaulding and the Heritage Foundation itself so valuable.
April 19, 2013
Lee Delivers Remarks at Comprehensive Immigration Reform Hearing
Virtually everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken and needs to be reformed. For far too long we have made it comparatively easy for people to cross our borders and stay here illegally, and comparatively hard for those who seek to immigrate to our country through established, legal channels.
April 19, 2013
Senator Lee Questions Hagel on Defense Budget and Missile Defense
Senator Lee questioned Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this week in the Senate Armed Services Committee over the President’s Defense Budget. Senator Lee believes one of our highest priorities for national defense, and our nation as a whole, is to decrease our federal debt through a balanced budget. The President’s budget increases the national debt by the time he leaves office in 2017, and fails to provide leadership in addressing sequestration and protecting defense programs vital to our national security. Senator Lee also questioned Secretary Hagel about the
April 18, 2013
Lee Delivers Remarks on Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered the following remarks in a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting regarding the bipartisan Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2013 (ECPA). Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Lee are co-sponsors of the legislation.
April 17, 2013
Lee Statement on Gun Bill Votes
Following the tragedy at Sandy Hook, we all wanted to find answers that would reduce crime and prevent the next senseless act of violence. Unfortunately, the Senate did not consider any proposals that would achieve these objectives. Instead, the primary effect of most of the bills we voted on today, including the expansion of background checks, was to limit the rights of law-abiding citizens.