Press Releases
Lee and Toomey Issue Statement Regarding an Additional Round of Taxpayer-Funded Grants for Airlines
Oct 8, 2020
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) issued the following statement detailing their concerns regarding another round of taxpayer-funded grants for the passenger airline companies:
Sen. Lee Responds to Netflix Defense of “Shameful” Movie Promotion
Oct 5, 2020
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Monday after reading Netflix’s response to an earlier letter Sen. Lee sent Netflix about the movie Cuties.
“Just over three weeks ago, I joined a chorus of concerned Americans in expressing our outrage and disgust at the film, Cuties, distributed by Netflix. I wrote to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to share these concerns and request that Netflix explain whether or not the potential exploitation of young girls depicted in the film violated federal law. I later discussed my concerns in more
detail with Netflix employees by phone. I have to say that I am unsatisfied by Netflix’s response.
Sen. Lee Comments on Meeting Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Sep 29, 2020
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), released the following statement today after his meeting with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett:
“I was remarkably impressed by Judge Barrett. My meeting with her was fantastic. She is a judge, a legal scholar, a lawyer, and a jurist with outstanding credentials. We had a great conversation and I am very much looking forward to speaking with her more during her confirmation hearing.”
Sen. Lee Introduces Poverty Measurement Improvement Act
Sep 23, 2020
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Poverty Measurement Improvement Act Wednesday, a bill that would improve the accuracy of poverty measurement by requiring the Census Bureau to supplement its existing poverty data with additional data from other federal agencies.
“This bill has one goal, to protect the most vulnerable by making sure our limited government resources are being used as efficiently as possible,” Sen. Lee said. “We spend over $1 trillion on means-tested welfare programs every year so we need to make sure that money is being spent effectively.”
