A Step Forward with Electronic Communication Privacy

Apr 29, 2016

If a law-enforcement agency suspects that you have committed a crime, it must go before a judge and obtain a warrant in order to have the right to listen to your phone calls.

Utah Elected Officials Request Meeting with President Obama

Apr 29, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Utah lawmakers’ hand-delivered a letter to the White House requesting a meeting with President Obama on potential use of the Antiquities Act to create a national monument in Utah. Before delivering the letter, members of the Utah Delegation met with White House officials to discuss public land issues.

Restoring Congressional Accountability Through Appropriations Process

Apr 29, 2016

Of all the words that the American people use to describe Congress today, one of the most common — and accurate — is unaccountable.

Sentencing Reform & Corrections Act Expands Bipartisan Support

Apr 28, 2016

The revised bill is now cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 37 senators and supported by a broad and diverse array of organizations and interests. In a recent letter of support from the National District Attorneys Association, the largest association of prosecutors in the country, the organization’s president wrote, “As a result of months of changes and good faith negotiations, our organization feels the latest version of the bill strikes the appropriate balance between targeting the highest level drug traffickers plaguing our communities, while simultaneously decreasing crime rates and addressing the burgeoning prison population.” The bill enjoys support from coalitions representing more than 400 groups and organizations across the political spectrum.

Floor Remarks on Lee Amendment #3856

Apr 28, 2016

But ask anyone who has ever called, written, or emailed their member of Congress what happens next: blame is shifted; fingers are pointed; scapegoats of every variety imaginable are brought forth to defend those who are charged with making the laws from the consequences of their handiwork. This is the very definition of unaccountability, and it pervades the culture of Washington, D.C., because Congress has allowed it to infect our laws and our institutions.

Lee, Leahy Comment On House Passage of the Bipartisan Email Privacy Act

Apr 27, 2016

Today’s 419-0 House vote for the Email Privacy Act is an historic step toward updating our privacy laws for the digital age. It should go without saying that law enforcement agents should have to get a warrant to read Americans’ emails or retrieve their sensitive information from the cloud – yet that is not what our statutes currently require.

April 28, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Riverdale

Apr 26, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Riverdale When: Thursday, April 28th, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Where: Riverdale Community Center, 4360 S. Parker Drive, Riverdale, UT 84405

April 28, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Willard

Apr 26, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Willard When: Thursday, April 28th, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Where: Willard City Hall, 80 W 50 S, Willard, UT 84340

Moving Toward a Pro-Family, Pro-Growth Tax System

Apr 22, 2016

The most dreaded day of the year is, once again, behind us. Tax Day is more than a bureaucratic filing deadline, it is an ignominious monument to our dysfunctional tax code – everyone’s annual, visceral reminder that our tax code is too costly and too complex, and that complexity is itself a cost.

Obama’s Violating the Constitution by Not Submitting Climate Treaty to Senate

Apr 22, 2016

"If Congress fails to specifically prohibit taxpayer money from being spent implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, then they will be complicit in President Obama’s subversion of the Constitution."