October 17, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Box Elder County
Oct 17, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Willard
When: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Willard City Hall, 80 W 50 S, Willard, UT 84340
Social Capital, the Opioid Crisis, and Deaths of Despair
Oct 12, 2017
Today, the Social Capital Project released a new video promo for our work on opioids and deaths of despair. The video (embedded below) is narrated by Senator Mike Lee, Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, which houses the Social Capital Project.
Repeal the Jones Act
Oct 6, 2017
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, you probably saw those pictures of shipping containers stranded at United States ports, waiting to be delivered to survivors in Puerto Rico.
One of the reasons it is so difficult to get relief supplies to hurricane victims is a 1920 law that was designed to promote a civilian merchant marine fleet that could “serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency.”
Towards a Fairer and Safer Criminal Justice System
Oct 6, 2017
Violent crime did increase in the United States in 2016.
But not everywhere.
Baltimore, Chicago, and St. Louis have all suffered a large increase in murders the past few years, while communities like Omaha, Austin, and Miami have seen crime go down.
Sen. Mike Lee: Utah's manufacturing sector is a middle class family-making machine
Oct 6, 2017
Since the founding of our country, manufacturing has always been a cornerstone of our economy.
Here in Utah, we have over 3,000 manufacturing firms employing over 125,000 people at an average salary of over $65,000 a year.
Utah’s manufacturing sector is a middle class family-making machine.
Which is why I am so honored to celebrate Manufacturing Day — an annual celebration of manufacturing when local employers open their facilities to the community so that more people can understand the benefits and opportunities that manufacturing provides.
October 5, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Emery County
Oct 5, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Cleveland
When: Thursday, October 5, 2017 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Cleveland Town Office, 130 W Main St, Cleveland, UT 84518
October 5, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Carbon County
Oct 5, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to East Carbon City
When: Thursday, October 5, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Where: East Carbon City Hall, 101 W Geneva Dr, East Carbon City, UT 84520
Sen. Lee Introduces Smarter Sentencing Act
Oct 5, 2017
WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators led by Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017. This legislation would modernize federal drug sentencing policies by giving federal judges more discretion in sentencing those convicted of non-violent drug offenses. Senators Lee and Durbin were joined in this effort by Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Pat Leahy (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Al Franken (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tom Udall (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Gary Peters (D-MI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM).
Executive Abuse of the Antiquities Act
Oct 4, 2017
We are here to talk about executive abuses of the Antiquities Act.
All told, presidents have used this law to cordon off tens of millions of acres of public land from recreation and economic activity—and they have done this with shockingly little regard for the actual Americans who work and live near these areas.
Senators Hatch, Lee, Cruz, Perdue, and Paul Introduce Bill to Strength Criminal Intent Protections
Oct 2, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Today, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), David Perdue (R-GA), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to strengthen criminal intent protections in federal law.
