Honoring Major Brent Taylor

Feb 5, 2019

On November 3, 2018, this country lost a true American hero: Major Brent Taylor of Ogden, Utah, who gave the ultimate sacrifice while deployed in Afghanistan. Major Taylor died as he lived: going above and beyond the call of duty to his country, state, and family.

Remarks on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Feb 4, 2019

On the morning of April 5, 1977, a 17-year-old girl – scared, alone, and 7 ½ months pregnant – set foot in a Los Angeles abortion clinic. She had been advised to get a saline abortion – a procedure in which an injected saline solution burns a baby inside the womb, who is then delivered dead about 24 hours later. So she signed some papers, received the injection, and waited for the poison to run its course. But the child, little Gianna Jessen, had other ideas.

Constitutional Tort Reform

Feb 1, 2019

Conservatives often face a difficult problem that progressives do not when attempting to reform public policy problems at the federal level. For progressives, everything is a national issue that should be solved by the federal government. For conservatives, however, the United States Constitution gave only some enumerated powers to the federal government and intended the rest of governmental authority to be left to the states.

Sen. Lee Celebrates 1000th Mobile Office Visit

Feb 1, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) will join his staff at Taylorsville City Hall today, to celebrate the 1000th Mobile Office visit made available to the people of Utah. “I want my office to be open and available to all Utahns as often as possible,” Sen. Lee said. “The best way to achieve that is by going directly to them. Utahns deal with a range of federal issues – from Social Security to veterans benefits to navigating the bureaucracy of the federal government – and I want my staff to be there to help them get answers.”

Make CBO Show Their Work

Feb 1, 2019

In 2009, when Congress was debating the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act the Congressional Budget Office estimated that, if the stimulus became law, 8.4 million new jobs would be created by 2012 and unemployment would fall from 9 percent to 6.0 percent. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did become law, and the federal government did spend almost $900 billion on solar panels, home weatherization, and bullet trains to nowhere, but none of the CBO’s economic predictions became true. Instead of falling by 3 points to 6 percent, unemployment fell by less than half that (1.2 points) to 7.8 percent. And instead of creating 8 million new jobs by 2012, the stimulus managed far less than that at just 2.6 million new jobs.

February 1, 2019 – Mobile Office Visit to Salt Lake County

Feb 1, 2019

What: Mobile Office Visit to Taylorsville When: Friday, February 1, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm Where: Taylorsville City Hall, 2600 W Taylorsville Blvd, Taylorsville, UT 84129

Sen. Lee Introduces the Federal Courts Access Act

Jan 31, 2019

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after introducing the Federal Courts Access Act of 2019, Thursday. “For too long, trial lawyers have been able to manipulate the diversity jurisdiction rules to deny litigants their day in federal court,” Sen. Lee said. “By creating a minimal diversity requirement consistent with the vision of the very first Congress, this bill increases out-of-state litigants access to the federal courts for major controversies. By returning to first principles, we can increase both fairness and efficiency in the civil litigation system.”

Sen. Lee Reintroduces “CBO Show Your Work” Bill

Jan 31, 2019

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the “CBO Show Your Work” Act Wednesday, legislation designed to improve the legislative process by making the Congressional Budget Office more transparent and accountable. “Congress does need a scorekeeper to provide budgetary estimates for the policy changes it considers,” Sen. Lee said. “But at a bare minimum, that scorekeeper should be forced to show how its models work. Currently the CBO doesn’t have to do that.”

January 31, 2019 – Mobile Office Visit to Weber County

Jan 31, 2019

What: Mobile Office Visit to Farr West When: Thursday, January 31, 2019 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Where: Farr West City Hall, 1896 North 1800 West, Farr West, UT 84404

Sen. Lee Honored to Meet First Step Act Beneficiary Matthew Charles

Jan 28, 2019

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after meeting Matthew Charles, the first prisoner released due to passage of the First Step Act: “It was truly an honor to meet Matthew Charles today,” Sen. Lee said. “Here is a man who served his debt to society, turned his life around, and is already contributing to his family and community. There is still more we can do to make sure our criminal justice system is as fair and humane as possible, and success stories like Mr. Charles will make further reform possible.”