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Sen. Lee Named to President’s Economic Task Force

Apr 16, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was named to President Trump’s Congressional Economic Task Force on Wednesday. The bipartisan and bicameral group of federal lawmakers will provide counsel to President Trump on the reopening of the American economy.

Sen. Lee Signs Letter to Ensure Protection for Faith-Based Entities

Apr 15, 2020

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) joined a group of 17 senators Tuesday that signed a letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to thank them for the recently issued interim final rule on protections for faith-based entities during the continued rollout of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related federal economic relief. The Administration also issued an FAQ for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) programs to clarify that faith-based entities, including houses of worship, are eligible for the PPP and EIDL and will not need to sacrifice their religious beliefs to comply.

Joint Economic Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) Comments on March Employment Numbers

Apr 3, 2020

WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Friday, in response to the U.S. Labor Department’s March 2020 jobs report. “The unemployment report this morning understates the challenges Americans are now facing. It was going to take a once-in-a-century emergency to disrupt our booming economy. But that’s what we have on our hands. People are losing jobs every day, and millions of families and businesses are just hanging on.

Sen. Lee Praises Pick for DC Appeals Court

Apr 3, 2020

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday after President Trump nominated U.S. District Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: “I have known Justin Walker for years, and have had many opportunities to review his legal and scholarly writings. He is an unusually gifted lawyer and judge, and I couldn’t be more pleased that President Trump has decided to nominate him to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The American people will benefit tremendously from his service on that important tribunal.”

Sen. Lee Highlights Important Information for Supplemental Security Income Recipients

Mar 31, 2020

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued a note to all Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients Tuesday, describing how SSI recipients can access the COVID-19 relief made available from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The following note is from the Congressional Research Service: In general, individuals who did not file a federal income tax return for 2018 or 2019 and who did not receive Form SSA-1099 are ineligible for the recovery rebate in 2020.

Sens. Lee and Leahy Comment on DOJ OIG Interim FISA Report

Mar 31, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General released a Management Advisory Memorandum to FBI Director Christopher Wray identifying concerns with the FBI’s compliance with the “Woods Procedures” for FISA applications relating to U.S. persons. Woods Procedures are vitally important to the integrity of the entire FISA process, as they are designed to ensure that the government presents a complete, accurate assessment of the facts to the FISA court. Based on a sampling of 29 FISA applications in eight field offices across the nation, the IG concluded that “we do not have confidence that the FBI has executed its Woods Procedures in compliance with FBI policy.” Woods files were missing from four of the 29 applications, and the other 25 applications had an average of 20 issues discovered per application.

Resources for Americans from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Mar 27, 2020

Resources for Americans from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Impact on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Mar 27, 2020

Impact on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Impact on Large Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Mar 27, 2020

Impact on Large Businesses from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act