Press Releases

Sen. Lee Details How The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Impacts Utahns

Mar 27, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued three “Information Sheets” Friday, detailing how The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act impacts Utah families, small businesses, and large corporations. Each Information Sheet can be found at its link below. Resources for Americans Impact on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Impact on Large Businesses Links to all three Information Sheets and many other Coronavirus response resources can be found on Sen. Lee’s Coronavirus Response Resource Page.

Sen. Lee Statement on Sen. Paul’s COVID-19 Test

Mar 22, 2020

“Upon learning that my colleague Sen. Paul tested positive for COVID-19, I consulted the Attending Physician of the U.S. Congress Dr. Harding. She advised me that because I have no symptoms or other risk factors, a COVID-19 test was not warranted. However, given the timing, proximity, and duration of my exposure to Sen. Paul, she directed me to self-quarantine for 14 days. That means no traveling or voting. But I will continue to make sure Utah’s voice is heard as we shape the federal response to the Coronavirus through phone, text, email and whatever other means are available.”

Impact on Small Businesses from the Family Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Mar 19, 2020

Impact on Small Businesses from the Family Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Impact for Mid-Sized Businesses from the Family Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Mar 19, 2020

Impact for Mid-Sized Businesses from the Family Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Sen. Lee Outlines Corona Response Priorities

Mar 19, 2020

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday as he continued to work with Senate colleagues on an economic response to the Coronavirus. “If there is any state that is best prepared for the one-two punch of a global pandemic and a generational earthquake, it is Utah. We will rise to this occasion. We will beat this virus. And we will rebuild from the damage from the earthquake that hit us Wednesday.” “All of us can do our own part to help our community through these times. For some, that means staying at home, practicing responsible social distancing. For others it means being on the front lines providing medical care and tests to those affected by the virus. And for some it means cleaning up, assessing, and rebuilding our infrastructure as we recover from the earthquake.” “Here in Washington I am working with my colleagues to make sure the federal government’s response helps all Utahns who need it. That means fighting for broad-based action to help all Americans through the social and economic disruptions this emergency is creating. “Americans are all in this epidemic together. So the federal response – from loan guarantees to tax reforms to regulatory relief to direct aid to families – should be as inclusive as possible, rather than carved out only for select special interests.”

Sen. Lee Supports Amendment To Protect Small Businesses And Workers During Coronavirus Emergency

Mar 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have introduced an amendment to the House coronavirus legislation to eliminate job-killing paid leave mandates and instead expand eligibility for unemployment insurance to those who aren’t able to earn a paycheck due to coronavirus.

Sens. Lee and Romney Offer Resources For Utahns Affected By Travel Restrictions Due To Coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney released the following statement regarding travel restrictions to the United States: “Tonight, the Administration announced it is restricting travel to the U.S. of foreign nationals who have recently been in certain European countries, listed here. While these restrictions do not apply to U.S. citizens, the Administration has indicated U.S. citizens may be subject to screening in order to return and will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place.

Lee-Leahy Introduce Bipartisan FISA Reform Bill

Mar 9, 2020

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the “USA FREEDOM Extension and Amici Curiae Reform Act” Monday, a bill that provides federal law enforcement the tools they need to protect Americans from foreign powers while also better protecting the civil liberties of all Americans. “Our Founding Fathers knew well the danger of a government with the power to snoop through the private communications of law-abiding Americans. They included the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights to limit the government’s ability to spy on its citizens,” Sen. Lee said. “This bill brings much needed common sense reforms to our federal government’s foreign surveillance programs so that Americans’ civil liberties are not violated again.”

Conservative Lawmakers Sign Brief Supporting Religious Liberty

Feb 11, 2020

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and over two dozen other lawmakers signed an amicus brief Monday, supporting Our Lady of Guadalupe School and St. James Catholic School in their religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court. From the brief: “The teaching of religious principles and customs is at the very core of faith for many, if not most, religions. Yet in the two opinions under review, the Ninth Circuit barely addressed the importance of this aspect of religion. Quite to the contrary, the court minimized the significance of ‘teaching from a book’—a striking position given that most of the world’s major religions consider the teachings found in holy books to be the very essence of their faith.”

Sen. Lee Introduces Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

Feb 10, 2020

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act Monday, a bill that would codify President Trump’s 2017 executive order prohibiting the availability of foreign aid to organizations that provide or promote abortions. “The administration’s ban on funding overseas organizations that promote abortion has already saved and will continue to save countless lives across the globe,” Sen. Lee said. “The Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act would save countless more lives by making this ban on abortion promotion permanent.”