Press Releases
Lee Amendment to Cut Tiny Fraction of New Spending Fails
Jan 28, 2013
Paying for what you spend should be non-controversial. It should be a principle Congress follows every time we spend the taxpayer dollars of hard working Americans. Today’s vote underscores the need for structural spending reforms, like a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. No Congress will restrain itself, therefore we need structural restraints in place to prevent future Congresses from driving the country further into debt.
Lee Statement on Group of Eight Proposal
Jan 28, 2013
Senator Mike Lee made the following statement with regard to the Statement of Principles on immigration reform released by the Group of Eight
Lee Praises D.C. Circuit Ruling on President Obama’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments
Jan 25, 2013
Over the course of the last year, I have spoken out against these unprecedented and unconstitutional actions in numerous settings, including in meetings of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, in a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in countless interviews in the press. In protest of these unconstitutional appointments, I voted against President Obama’s judicial and executive appointments. Today’s decision represents vindication of the principled stand I have taken against this President’s disregard of our nation’s Constitution.
Lee: President’s Speech “A Disappointing Reprise of His Divisive Campaign Rhetoric”
Jan 22, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee released the following statement on the president’s second inaugural address:
"The beginning of a second term has historically been an opportunity for the president to signal a willingness to move past political divisions and unite all Americans for the common good,” said Senator Lee. “As Ronald Reagan said in his second inaugural address, 'For all our problems, for all our differences, we are together as of old'.
"Unfortunately for the country, on a day when the president should speak with a unifying voice for all Americans, his inaugural speech was, instead, a disappointing reprise of his divisive campaign rhetoric. Rather than define us as a nation, he chose to divide us as a people. This is not the approach of a leader attempting to find solutions to problems but rather the tactics of a partisan trying to pick political fights. His vision for the next four years is clear: defend a broken system, ignore the fiscal crisis, and drive future generations further into debt."
"The beginning of a second term has historically been an opportunity for the president to signal a willingness to move past political divisions and unite all Americans for the common good,” said Senator Lee. “As Ronald Reagan said in his second inaugural address, 'For all our problems, for all our differences, we are together as of old'.
"Unfortunately for the country, on a day when the president should speak with a unifying voice for all Americans, his inaugural speech was, instead, a disappointing reprise of his divisive campaign rhetoric. Rather than define us as a nation, he chose to divide us as a people. This is not the approach of a leader attempting to find solutions to problems but rather the tactics of a partisan trying to pick political fights. His vision for the next four years is clear: defend a broken system, ignore the fiscal crisis, and drive future generations further into debt."
