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December 28, 2011
Remembering 2011 Milestones — Day Lee Briefing 12/28/2011

Remembering 2011 Milestones March 30th: Sen. Lee and Rep. Bishop Introduce Land Conveyance Legislation for Mantua, Utah WASHINGTON– Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced legislation […]
December 21, 2011
Remembering 2011 Milestones — Day Lee Briefing 12/21/2011
New federal standards were to kick in after the New Year requiring 100-watt bulbs to be more energy efficient. Then Congress, in a bill passed this month to keep the government running, blocked enforcement of the new law until October 2012.
December 20, 2011
Remembering 2011 Milestones — Day Lee Briefing 12/20/2011
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear three days of oral arguments on various pieces of the health reform law on March 26, 27 and 28 — just days after the law’s two-year anniversary.
December 19, 2011
2011 Milestones — Day Lee Briefing 12/19/2011
The federal government is too big and too expensive and the temptation for Congress to continue to spend billions and even trillions of dollars it does not have is simply too high.
December 16, 2011
Cushioning the Fall — Day Lee Briefing 12/16/2011

Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee will be in Washington for a vote on an omnibus spending bill or a Continuing Resolution.   From the Senator’s Desk   From the Whip […]
December 15, 2011
The Challenge of Our Time — Day Lee Briefing 12/15/2011
On the eve of a possible government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tamped down their rhetoric on Thursday and tried to reassure skeptics that their differences can be resolved at the 11th-hour.
December 15, 2011
Lee Sponsors Bill to Protect American Civil Liberties
Today, Senator Mike Lee co-sponsored the Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011, which clarifies that a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force by Congress does not authorize the indefinite detention of American citizens or legal residents who are apprehended in the United States.
December 14, 2011
Senate to Vote on Two Balanced Budget Amendments Today — Day Lee Briefing 12/14/2011
Today, Senator Lee will vote on two balanced budget amendments and attend a GOP Conference meeting with Ben Bernanke. He will also be a guest on Glenn Beck TV at 6:00 PM EST (4:00 MST) and on KABC radio at 12:35 PM EST (10:35 MST), and he will host a Jell-O bar for visiting constituents at 3:30 PM EST.
December 14, 2011
One of the Most Important Pieces of Legislation to Come Before Senate in Decades
I stand today to urge my colleagues to support one of the most important pieces of legislation that has come before this body in decades: Senate joint resolution 10, the Hatch-Lee Balanced Budget Amendment Balanced Budget Amendment proposal.
December 14, 2011
Lee Statement on BBA Vote
Though it was no surprise that getting the requisite two-thirds vote on either amendment was a tough hill to climb, I am shocked that more than sixty percent of the Democrat caucus could not support either version.