Press Releases
Sen. Lee’s Spectrum Valuation Act Passes Committee
Sep 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – The Senate Commerce Committee passed Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) Spectrum Valuation Act Wednesday, legislation that would require the federal government to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum currently assigned to federal agencies.
Sen. Lee Reflects on Google Antitrust Hearing
Sep 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday, following Tuesday’s hearing on Google’s possible violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act:
“I was very pleased with how yesterday’s hearing went. I and the other subcommittee members all put tough questions to Google and had a mostly productive discussion, which is what we wanted to happen.
“I say mostly productive because, while the members put good questions to Google, I have to say I wasn’t satisfied with many of its answers. A lot of it felt scripted and not exactly responsive to the questions we asked. Specifically, Google’s witness was evasive about the number of competitors that really compete with Google.
Sen. Lee Asks Netflix CEO to Explain Why His Exploitation of Minors Isn’t Criminal
Sep 11, 2020
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Friday, asking the CEO to explain why his company’s film “Cuties” doesn’t constitute a criminal exploitation of minors.
“While I have concerns with the movie’s young actresses’ influence on other young girls, my larger concern is with the possibility that the inappropriate scenes might encourage the sexual exploitation of young girls by adults,” the letter reads. “The federal government currently spends hundreds of millions of dollars combating child trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and child pornography both domestically and abroad,” the letter continues.
Sen. Lee Releases Final Witness List for Google Antitrust Hearing
Sep 10, 2020
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the final witness list for the Tuesday, September 15, 2020 hearing titled, “Stacking the Tech: Has Google Harmed Competition in Online Advertising?” The hearing will be held at 2:30 in Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 562 and can be viewed live online here:
