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July 11, 2011
Lee Calls on Salazar for Clarification on Leasing Process
Today Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting clarification on new restrictions that serve to further prevent the development of America’s abundant domestic resources.
July 8, 2011
Cut, Cap, Balance Act – Floor Speech 7/07/2011
There is a way forward. The circumstances in which we now find ourselves are, to be sure, threatening. They are intimidating. They are daunting. And they bring about substantial disagreement within this body and within the body that meets just down the hall from us. But there are answers, there are solutions so which we can agree. I believe that the “Cut, Cap, and Blance” Act provides the proper solution and it’s a solution that can appeal to liberals and conservatives alike, to democrats and republicans alike, and I call upon all within the sound of my voice to take
July 8, 2011
Unemployment Continues to Rise — Day Lee Briefing 7/08/2011

Today’s Agenda  Senator Lee has no public events.   From the Senator’s Desk The President’s policies continue to fail most Americans:  Another poor performance on job creation. Unemployment Rate The […]
July 7, 2011
Meaningful Contributions — Day Lee Briefing 7/07/2011

Today’s Agenda  Senator Lee will hold a press conference to highlight the failure of Senate Democrats to pass a budget and deal with the nation’s emerging debt crisis.   From […]
July 7, 2011
Spend What You Have, Not What You Want
If you’re creating a budget, what’s the first thing you need to know: how much you have or how much you want to spend? The answer to this question exposes a fundamental difference between how Republicans and Democrats approach the nation’s finances. And it was on full display last week in the Senate.
July 6, 2011
The Promise We Can’t Make — Day Lee Briefing 7/06/2011

Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee continues to focus on the refusal of Senate Democrats to propose or pass a budget, or deal with most pressing fiscal issues facing the country.  […]
July 1, 2011
New Guards for Our Future
July 4th is Independence Day, the day we signed the Declaration of Independence. Varied historical accounts assert that it wasn’t completely signed by all 56 delegates until August 2, 1776. While it is sheer coincidence that 235 years later August 2 is once again looming as an important date in American history, it is an important fact to point out.
June 30, 2011
Spending Away Our Freedom — Day Lee Briefing 6/30/2011

Today’s Agenda Today, Senator Lee attends a Judiciary Committee hearing discussing oversight of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, tapes an interview with Judge Napolitano for Fox Business, and talks […]
June 30, 2011
A Balanced Budget Amendment: The Path to Fiscal Sanity
We’ve got to make changes right now. And the only way that we can commit to future cuts, to future structural reforms, the only way we can bind future Congresses is by amending the U.S. Constitution, to change the way we spend money, limit spending as a percentage of GDP and to require a supermajority to spend more than we have or to raise taxes.
June 29, 2011
Lee, Romney Talk Economy
“I appreciate Governor Romney taking the time to meet with me today,” said Sen. Lee. “I expressed my view that we are currently dealing with the critical fiscal issues of this generation and that we need strong leadership on these issues. I was happy to hear that Gov. Romney supports the Cut, Cap and Balance Pledge including a Balanced Budget Amendment—one of my top priorities—and that his focus remains on growing the economy to create good jobs for our country.”