Press Releases
Lee: Congress Should Use It’s Power of the Purse to Prohibit the Implementation of Executive Amnesty
Feb 27, 2015
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Lee spoke on the Senate floor before attempting to offer his amendment to H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
Lee Attends Bipartisan Meeting at White House on Criminal Justice Reform
Feb 25, 2015
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee attended a bipartisan meeting at the White House to discuss the need to modernize and reform our criminal justice system.
Lee Holds Bicameral Press Conference on DHS Funding Bill
Feb 12, 2015
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee held a bicameral press conference to highlight the need for the Senate to proceed to debate on the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.
Lee, Durbin Introduce Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
Feb 12, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) were joined by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to announce legislation to modernize federal drug sentencing polices by giving federal judges more discretion in sentencing those convicted of non-violent drug offenses.
