Press Releases
Lee: President’s Transportation Proposal is the Same Old Idea
Feb 26, 2014
Today, the president has offered the country the same old idea: send a more money to Washington where the special interests get their cut, the politicians get the credit, and future generations get the bill. Unfortunately, his proposal is more about preserving a dysfunctional system than improving our roads. It's a top-down, DC-knows-best approach to do to our transportation infrastructure what Obamacare has done to our health care.
Lee, Hatch, Bishop Applaud Approval for New F-35 Hangar at Hill Air Force Base
Feb 26, 2014
The arrival of the F-35 in Northern Utah next year begins a significant new chapter for the Air Force and our state, and having the facilities ready for this delivery is of upmost importance to protecting and maintaining the taxpayer's investment in this weapons system. We are excited that the future of military innovation and technological advancement is continuing to be forged in our state.
Sens. Cruz and Lee Introduce State Marriage Defense Act
Feb 13, 2014
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, today introduced S. 2024, the State Marriage Defense Act, which respects the definition of marriage held by the people of each state and protects states from the federal government’s efforts to force any other definition upon them. The bill will ensure the federal government gives the same deference to the 33 states that define marriage as the union between one man and one woman as it does to the 17 states that have chosen to recognize same-sex unions.
Lee Introduces Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
Feb 12, 2014
Today, Senator Mike Lee introduced a bill to address the deep problems in the federal government’s welfare programs that make it more difficult for low-income Americans to work their way into the middle class and stay there. The “Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act” would get existing federal welfare programs under control and would help the working poor transition from poverty to opportunity and security.
