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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today to support President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda and shield Americans from artificially high gas prices by protecting Utah oil refineries from unfair fines by the federal government.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today to restore the original title of the United States Department of War to what is currently known as the Department of Defense. U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) cosponsored the legislation, and Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today to restore the President’s right to appoint acting United States Attorneys, a power usurped by Democrats and handed to judges under arbitrary time limits, creating conflicts of interest and power imbalances within courts. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) cosponsored the legislation.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today overturning a recent move by the City Council of the District of Columbia (DC) to hold secret planning meetings in retaliation against President Trump’s recent executive order to improve the city’s crime rates and cleanliness. The legislation includes a Joint Resolution outlawing the City Council’s secret meetings and a bill to close an “emergency” loophole used to evade Congressional oversight and public input. U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) led companion legislation in the House of Representatives.