Press Releases

May 7, 2012
Lee Introduces Act to Balance Land Designation Authority
Senator Mike Lee introduced the Federal Land Designation Requirements Act of 2012, which would limit the federal government’s power to make a variety of land designations, including national parks, national monuments, and national recreation areas. The bill requires the approval of the state legislature before the federal government can make any federal land designation.
May 3, 2012
Lee’s Mobile Office Visits All 29 Counties
Last week, Senator Mike Lee’s Mobile Office completed the first round of its visits to towns and cities in each county in the state of Utah. The Mobile Office is run by Senator Lee’s Community Outreach Director, D. Gary Beck, CAPT, USCG (Ret), and it allows the senator to provide Utahns who might not otherwise be able to interact with him or his staff in the Salt Lake City, St. George or Washington D.C. offices a way to do so in or near their local communities throughout Utah. Since its creation late last year, the Mobile Office has visited 54
May 3, 2012
Logan Town Hall Highlights — Day Lee Briefing 05/03/2012
Senator Lee hosts a town hall meeting in Logan, UT.
May 2, 2012
Town Hall Meeting Recap — Day Lee Briefing 05/02/2012
Today, Senator Lee will be meeting with local officials and constituents in Garden City and Logan.
May 1, 2012
Town Halls Tonight and Tomorrow — Day Lee Briefing 05/01/12

Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee will be meeting with local officials and constituents in Morgan, Brigham City, and Layton. He will also be holding a town hall meeting at Bridgerland […]

April 30, 2012
Streaming Town Hall Tomorrow — Day Lee Briefing 04/30/12

Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee is in Utah to meet with constituents. From the Senator’s Desk The Huffington Post reported late Friday that, effective today, the Administration is ending a […]

April 27, 2012
Weekly Wrap-up: No Budget for Three Years — Day Lee Briefing 04/27/12

This Sunday will mark the three-year anniversary of the last time that the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a budget. Majority Leader Harry Reid has already stated that he will not allow […]

April 26, 2012
Lee: VAWA Oversteps Limits on Federal Power
My opposition to the current VAWA reauthorization is a vote against big government and inefficient spending, and a vote in favor of state autonomy and local control. We must not allow a desire by some to score political points and an appetite for federal spending to prevent states and localities from efficiently and effectively serving women and other victims of domestic violence.
April 26, 2012
VAWA Vote — Day Lee Briefing 04/26/2012

Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Utah Insurance Department, Emery County, Wheeler Machinery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Federal Bar Association, the Creative Coalition, […]

April 25, 2012
Medicare Heading for Bankruptcy — Day Lee Briefing 04/25/2012
On April 23, 2012, the Medicare Trustees issued their annual report outlining the financial status of the program. The report described a program headed for bankruptcy and severely damaged by the Obama Administration’s budget gimmicks and failure to lead.