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April 3, 2020
Sen. Lee’s Weekly Wrap Up
If you need specific guidance on how to benefit from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, please visit our Coronavirus Resource page. Also this week: Sen. Lee Praises Pick for DC Appeals Court Joint Economic Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) Comments on March Employment Numbers Sens. Lee and Leahy Comment on DOJ OIG Interim FISA Report Sen. Lee Highlights Important Information for Supplemental Security Income Recipients
April 3, 2020
Sen. Lee Praises Pick for DC Appeals Court
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday after President Trump nominated U.S. District Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: “I have known Justin Walker for years, and have had many opportunities to review his legal and scholarly writings. He is an unusually gifted lawyer and judge, and I couldn’t be more pleased that President Trump has decided to nominate him to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The American people will benefit tremendously from his service on that important tribunal.”
April 3, 2020
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) Comments on March Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON – Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Friday, in response to the U.S. Labor Department’s March 2020 jobs report. “The unemployment report this morning understates the challenges Americans are now facing. It was going to take a once-in-a-century emergency to disrupt our booming economy. But that’s what we have on our hands. People are losing jobs every day, and millions of families and businesses are just hanging on.
March 31, 2020
Sens. Lee and Leahy Comment on DOJ OIG Interim FISA Report
WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General released a Management Advisory Memorandum to FBI Director Christopher Wray identifying concerns with the FBI’s compliance with the “Woods Procedures” for FISA applications relating to U.S. persons. Woods Procedures are vitally important to the integrity of the entire FISA process, as they are designed to ensure that the government presents a complete, accurate assessment of the facts to the FISA court. Based on a sampling of 29 FISA applications in eight field offices across the nation, the IG concluded that “we do not have confidence that the FBI has
March 31, 2020
Sen. Lee Highlights Important Information for Supplemental Security Income Recipients
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued a note to all Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients Tuesday, describing how SSI recipients can access the COVID-19 relief made available from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The following note is from the Congressional Research Service: In general, individuals who did not file a federal income tax return for 2018 or 2019 and who did not receive Form SSA-1099 are ineligible for the recovery rebate in 2020.
March 27, 2020
Impact on Large Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Impact on Large Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
March 27, 2020
Impact on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Impact on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
March 27, 2020
Resources for Americans from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Resources for Americans from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
March 27, 2020
Sen. Lee Details How The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Impacts Utahns
SALT LAKE CITY – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued three “Information Sheets” Friday, detailing how The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act impacts Utah families, small businesses, and large corporations. Each Information Sheet can be found at its link below. Resources for Americans Impact on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Impact on Large Businesses Links to all three Information Sheets and many other Coronavirus response resources can be found on Sen. Lee’s Coronavirus Response Resource Page.
March 22, 2020
Fighting the Coronavirus Together
If there is any state that is best prepared for the one-two punch of a global pandemic and a generational earthquake, it is Utah. We will rise to this occasion. We will beat this virus. And we will rebuild from the damage from the earthquake that hit us Wednesday.