Press Releases
Lee Reacts to Failed Procedural Vote on USA Freedom Act
May 23, 2015
WASHINGTON--Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after the United States Senate voted against a motion to begin debate on the USA Freedom Act.
Lee Votes To Block Wasteful Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
May 21, 2015
WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) issued the following statement Thursday regarding his vote not to invoke cloture on the Hatch Substitute Amendment #1221 to H.R. 1314, the legislative vehicle for the Trade Promotion Authority bill.
Lee Applauds Confirmation of Justice Jill Parrish to Federal Bench
May 21, 2015
WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of Utah Supreme Court Justice Jill Parrish as a federal judge for the district of Utah.
Lee Joins Rand Paul On Senate Floor To Support Full Debate On USA Freedom Act
May 20, 2015
WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on the floor of the Senate Wednesday to call for a full debate and amendment process for House-passed USA Freedom Act.
Lee Calls For USA Freedom Act Debate Before Key Program Expires
May 19, 2015
WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) asked for unanimous consent Tuesday, to begin debate on the House-passed USA Freedom Act so that the Senate could act to preserve a vital intelligence committee program before it expires Sunday, May 31st.
Lee Amendment Preserves National Guard Apache Fleet
May 18, 2015
WASHINGTON - This week in the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) successfully added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that preserves the National Guard’s Apache helicopter fleet.
Lee Commends House Passage of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
May 14, 2015
With the House’s passage of the USA FREEDOM Act today, the American people are one step closer to having their core civil liberties protected from unconstitutional government surveillance under the USA PATRIOT Act.
Lee Leads Colloquy on USA Freedom Act, Receives Support from Lynch, Clapper, White House
May 12, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) lead a colloquy regarding the USA Freedom Act on the Senate floor. Bill co-author Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and co-sponsors Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), and Senator Richard Bloomenthal participated and shared their support.
Lee Reacts to Circuit Court Ruling On The NSA’s Data Collection Program
May 7, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Lee issued the following statement after a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals found that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of Americans’ phone records goes beyond what is authorized under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.
Lee, Leahy REAX On Circuit Court Ruling On NSA’s Phone Surveillance Program
May 7, 2015
The dragnet collection of Americans’ phone records is unnecessary and ineffective, and now a federal appellate court has found that the program is illegal. Congress should not reauthorize a bulk collection program that the court has found to violate the law.
