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November 16, 2011
Reexamining Decades of Bad Precedent — Day Lee Briefing 11/16/2011
Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of HerFate and the US Olympic Committee, and will appear on Fox Business Network’s Freedom Watch at 8 PM EST (6 PM MST). He will also hold a “video conference” with members of the Utah Association of Counties over the Internet at 6:30 PM EST (4:30 PM MST).
November 16, 2011
Republicans Announce Welfare Reform Act of 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) announced that he would soon introduce the Welfare Reform Act of 2011 with original cosponsors including U.S. Senators Tom Coburn […]
November 15, 2011
The Need for a Strong BBA — Day Lee Briefing 11/15/2011
Congress can pass and the states can ratify language that amends the Constitution to require the federal government to balance its budget. But if the amendment, like a Trojan horse, is filled with loopholes and avenues to circumvent the balanced-budget requirement, it will do little to rein in out-of-control spending.
November 15, 2011
The Supreme Court’s Review of Obamacare: A Chance to Re-visit the Commerce Clause
I join the majority of Americans in opposing Obamacare and welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to review the constitutionality of that legislation. Not only is Obamacare bad policy, it is clearly unconstitutional. The Constitution grants the federal government only limited, enumerated powers, and none of those powers permits the government to tell individual citizens when and how to buy health insurance. Never before has the federal government claimed the power to force citizens to buy private products, and it must not be allowed to do so now.
November 14, 2011
Lee Statement on New Wilderness Recommendations
Last week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recommended to Congress that three areas in Utah—Desolation Canyon, Westwater Canyon, and Mill Creek Canyon—be federally designated as “wilderness areas.” In response, Senator Mike Lee is reiterating his position on federal land use.
November 14, 2011
Supreme Court to Hear Health Care Case — Day Lee Briefing 11/14/2011
Congress should pass a strong Balanced Budget Amendment that restrains spending, and not a phony Trojan Horse filled w/ loopholes.
November 10, 2011
Lee Cosponsors Legislation to Reverse Rule on ‘Mini-Unions’
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today introduced legislation that would reverse the National Labor Relation Board’s recent decision allowing as few as two or three employees to form micro bargaining units, or “mini-unions,” to engage in collective bargaining with employers. Isakson’s legislation, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act, has 28 cosponsors.
November 10, 2011
DOE Loans for Russian Billionaires — Day Lee Briefing 11/10/2011
Tomorrow, Senator Lee will give a speech to the Federalist Society, then fly back to Utah to meet with constituents.
November 9, 2011
The Rebuilding America Act
Today, I introduced the Rebuilding America Act, a bill that will finally eliminate the barriers between the American economy and the profits American companies make overseas. Already, five of my Senate colleagues, Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim DeMint (R-SC), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Jim Risch (R-ID), are co-sponsoring the bill.
November 9, 2011
The Christmas Tree Tax — Day Lee Briefing 11/09/2011
President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.