Press Releases
Lee Introduces Bill Balancing Highway Budgets
Feb 6, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to rein in runaway spending and balance bloated transportation budgets that have grown past their original purpose. The Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act ensures that federal highway and transit spending does not exceed estimated revenues flowing into the Highway Trust Fund.
Senator Mike Lee Introduces SAVE America Act with Congressman Chip Roy
Jan 30, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the SAVE America Act with Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) — an expanded version of their widely supported SAVE Act. The SAVE America Act requires Voter ID to vote in federal elections in addition to the original bill’s proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration.
Lee Introduces Terminate USADF Act as Senior Official Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Jan 30, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to terminate the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), a fraudulent foreign aid agency made defunct by an Executive Order from President Trump. USADF’s Director of Financial Management Mathieu Zahui pled guilty today to corruption in awarding government contracts and accepting bribes. The Terminate Unaccountable Spending, Abuse, Deception, and Fraud (USADF) Act will permanently scrub the USADF from statutory law, supporting President Trump’s agenda to eliminate fraud a waste from the federal government.
Senators Lee, Ernst Sound Alarm: Even More Minnesota Fraud
Jan 15, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today urged further scrutiny of possible fraud by a Somali-led, taxpayer funded nonprofit organization in Minnesota. Their letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi details suspicious actions by Generation Hope MN, an organization rife with red flags positioned to receive over $1 million in federal funding.
