Press Releases
Senators Aim to End Patent Abuses that Cost U.S. Economy Billions of Dollars Every Year
Apr 29, 2015
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, along with senior committee members John Cornyn and Chuck Schumer today introduced legislation that would make necessary and commonsense reforms to restore integrity to the U.S. patent system. Judiciary Committee members Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch and Amy Klobuchar are also original cosponsors of the bill.
Bipartisan Coalition Led By Senators Lee and Leahy Introduce Legislation To Ban Bulk Collection Under Section 215
Apr 28, 2015
Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to restore Americans’ eroded privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet collection of phone records under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. An identical bill was introduced in the House on Tuesday, and lawmakers from across the political spectrum called on Congressional leaders to take up the measure ahead of a key deadline for expiring surveillance authorities.
Lee, Klobuchar Commend Agency Oversight on Comcast Merger
Apr 24, 2015
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today released the following statements reacting to Comcast Corp.’s decision not to merge with Time Warner Cable:
Lee Votes No on Lynch
Apr 23, 2015
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted today against confirmation of Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General. The U.S. Senate confirmed Lynch’s nomination 56-43.