What I Told the Russian Government

Sep 13, 2019

When the Berlin Wall fell in November of 1989, the whole world hoped it meant a new era of cooperation and friendship with the Russian people. Almost 30 years later, however, our relationship with Russia is almost as strained as it was during the Cold War. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and the Ukraine 2014, and it continues to prolong humanitarian crises in Libya, Syria, and Venezuela. Russian agents stole emails from the Democratic National Committee, hacked voting machines in some states, and accessed voter data files in others.

Sens. Lee and Romney Comment on Emergency Funding Diversions Impacting Utah

Sep 4, 2019

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) issued the following statements Wednesday after the Air Force informed both senators that funding appropriated by Congress for military construction projects at Hill Air Force Base would instead be spent to construct a wall on the southern border, as a result of the February 2019 emergency declaration. Lee and Romney previously urged the Department of Defense to protect funding for these Utah projects.

Sens. Lee, Klobuchar Announce Hearing on Digital Platform Mergers

Sep 3, 2019

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, will hold a subcommittee hearing September 24th examining concerns relating to acquisitions of nascent or potential competitors by digital platforms.

Sen. Mike Lee: The growing challenge of aging alone

Aug 29, 2019

When we get to a certain age in life, our personal relationships become essential to our care and well-being. We often rely on the help and support of family and friends, neighbors, and community organizations to do things we can longer do by ourselves.

Sen. Lee Comments on Qualcomm Antitrust Stay

Aug 23, 2019

WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a lower court antitrust ruling that would have forced Qualcomm to end certain patent licensing practices. “Today’s decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay a district court ruling relating to the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Qualcomm highlights yet again the oddity of us having two federal agencies responsible for civil antitrust enforcement,” Sen. Lee said.

The Truth About Left-Wing Attacks on Mike Lee

Aug 21, 2019

The Tom Steyer-funded left-wing attack group CREW, which has sued President Trump more than 175 times, recently spun off a new attack entity devoted to attacking conservatives over technology issues. This new entity recently attacked Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) for allegedly changing his position on antitrust law due to a “lengthy, multifaceted campaign by Google and other big technology companies.”

August 14, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to Ephraim

Aug 14, 2019

What: Mobile Office Visit to Ephraim When: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 @ 10:15 - 11:15 am Where: Ephraim City Hall - 5 S Main Street, Ephraim, UT 84627

Flight-sharing could transform air travel, but the government won’t let it take off

Aug 9, 2019

When it comes to air travel, Americans today have just two options available to them: commercial aviation, which comes with the frustrations most of us are familiar with, and charter flights, which are simply out of reach for many. But the government is keeping us from accessing another option that’s already common elsewhere in the world.

August 6, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to Monticello

Aug 6, 2019

What: Mobile Office Visit to Monticello When: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 @ 3:30 - 4:30 pm Where: Monticello City Office - 17 N 100 E, Monticello, UT 84535

Holding Russia Accountable

Aug 2, 2019

At 5:00 AM ET on August 2, 2019, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, from the ASEAN conference in Bangkok, Thailand, officially announced that the United States had withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty