Press Releases
Lee Responds to President’s Call to Restrict Gun Rights
Mar 28, 2013
The gun control proposals the president is calling for Congress to pass would primarily serve to reduce the constitutionally protected rights of law-abiding citizens while having little or no effect on violent crime.
Lee Gets Vote on Amendment to Increase PILT Payments
Mar 23, 2013
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) received a vote on his amendment to ensure that Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments are roughly equivalent to the lost property tax revenues. The amendment passed in a voice vote.
Lee Offers Amendment to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights
Mar 23, 2013
Senate Democrats blocked a vote today on an amendment offered by Senator Lee (R-UT) to create a budget point of order against any future legislation that restricts the rights of Americans to own a firearm.
Lee Gets Vote on Amendment to Protect National Security from Dangerous Debt
Mar 23, 2013
Tonight, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) received a vote on his amendment to create a point of order against considering any budget where outlays for net interest payments on the debt exceed outlays for national defense in any year of the budget window. The motion failed in a vote of 53 to 46.
