Press Releases

Lee at Reagan Ranch: Answering Reagan's Challenge

Aug 13, 2014

Today, Senator Mike Lee delivered a speech at the Reagan Ranch to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of President Reagan signing into law one of his first major economic reforms, the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.

Lee, Herbert Host Utah Solutions Summit on Improving America’s Regulatory Climate

Aug 12, 2014

SALT LAKE CITY - Senator Lee, Governor Gary Herbert, Salt Lake Chamber, the Utah League of Cities and Towns, and the Utah Association of Counties will host a daylong solutions summit to discuss America’s vast and uncertain regulatory burden that is hindering economic growth, exacerbating unemployment, and making it harder for Utah businesses to succeed.  The summit will facilitate a discussion of regulatory compliance issues states, communities, and businesses must deal with and offer a number of solutions to improve America’s economy through regulatory reform.

Senator Mike Lee, Governor Gary Herbert* and Lt. Governor Spencer Cox will give remarks, along with Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who will deliver a special keynote address in the morning.  The early session will also include two panels featuring state and city officials, as well as business leaders to discuss the relationship between regulation and economic development. 

The media is invited to attend the morning and lunch speeches, as well as the panel discussions.  There will be special seating for reporters, along with access to Wi-Fi.  Live blogging and tweeting are encouraged.  Following the lunch speech, media outlets will have special access to the event speakers for one-on-one interviews. 

Media is required to RSVP no later than Tuesday, August 19, 2014 to Emily Long, 202-224-3904 emily_long@lee.senate.gov.

*Governor Herbert will not be in attendance.  His remarks will be delivered by pre-taped video.

 

 

UTAH SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

August 21, 2014

Little America Hotel

Salt Lake City

 

Agenda (subject to change):

8:00am Registration

8:30am Welcome

United States Senator Mike Lee

 

9:15am Keynote

United States Senator Tom Coburn

 

10:00am Local Regulations Panel Discussion

Chris Gamvroulas, President of Ivory Development, Ivory Homes

John Curtis, Mayor, Provo City

Stuart Clason, Director of Economic Development, Salt Lake City

Caitlin Gochnour, Ogden City Council

Maxine Turner, President, Cuisine Unlimited, Inc.

 

11:00am State Regulations Panel Discussion

Rich Walje, President & CEO, Rocky Mountain Power

Natalie Gochnour, Chief Economist, Salt Lake Chamber

Darrel Bostwick, Bostwick & Price

Bryce Bird, Director, Division of Air Quality, Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Derek Miller, President & CEO, World Trade Center Utah

 

11:45am Welcome

Governor Gary Herbert (by video)

 

11:50pm Lunch?

 

12:20pm Speech

Lt. Governor Spencer Cox

 

12:50pm One-on-One Interviews with Event Speakers

 

Senator Lee Announces August Town Hall Meetings

Aug 4, 2014

SALT LAKE CITY - Senator Lee announced five upcoming town hall meeting that he will be holding during the month of August.  He plans to visit Cache County, Salt Lake County, Sanpete County, and Washington County.  In addition to these visits, he will also be holding a town hall meeting that will focus on the military and veteran communities in Utah.

For a full list of the dates, times, and locations of these events, please visit the Town Hall Page of Senator Lee's Website.

Senator Lee looks forward to meeting with Utahns across the state to hear their concerns, answer their questions, and share more information about the solutions he is working on in Washington DC.  He invites all Utahns to attend a town hall meeting in their area to be a part of this important dialogue.

Cache County

Logan town hall

Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County Town Hall

Military and Veterans Town Hall

Veterans and Military Town Hall

Sanpete County

Washington County Town Hall

Washington County

Sanpete County Town Hall

Lee: A Better Way to Improve America's Transportation Infrastructure

Jul 29, 2014

“Under the Transportation Empowerment Act, Americans could finally enjoy the local infrastructure they want. More environmentally conscious states and towns could finally have the flexibility to invest in more green transit projects and bike lanes. Regions reaping the benefits of America’s energy renaissance could accelerate their infrastructure build-outs to keep up with their explosive growth. Dense cities could invest in more sustainable public transit networks.

“Meanwhile, surrounding counties could re-open the frontiers of the suburbs to a new generation of more livable communities. State and local governments will also be freed to experiment with innovative funding mechanisms not tied to the unreliable gas tax.  And by cutting out the Washington middle-men, all those states and communities and taxpayers will be able to get more for less…

“Today Americans are unnecessarily stuck in traffic, stuffed in overcrowded subway cars, missing their kids’ games and recitals, priced out of neighborhoods close to their jobs and spend almost a full 40-hour work week per year stuck in gridlock.

“They deserve better than what Washington is offering, which is just the status quo plus a little more money.  A new era demands a new approach.”

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