Annual Report to the Legislature and People of Utah
Mar 12, 2018
Each year, I give an accounting of my work in Congress to the Utah Legislature and the People of Utah. My annual report can be viewed on my website or you can obtain a copy by visiting one of my offices in Utah or in Washington, D.C.
The Other Side Academy
Mar 12, 2018
I met with some of the leadership and students at The Other Side Academy in Salt Lake. I was blown away by their stories, turning away from lives of crime and drug use toward lives of meaning and purpose. Their model is one that I believe could be emulated to the benefit of individuals across the nation.
The Other Side Academy does this with no government funding, giving them the freedom to run their program in the way they feel is most effective in the lives of their students.
Payment in Lieu of Taxes
Mar 12, 2018
I was able to be on the Utah House floor for a vote on legislation urging Congress to keep its promise to provide fair payment in lieu of taxes for all the federal land in the state of Utah. This legislation passed both the Utah House and Senate unanimously.
Women’s State Legislative Council
Mar 12, 2018
I had the opportunity to speak to the Women’s State Legislative Council of Utah about issues I’m working on in Washington as well as address a number of questions they had. The WSLC is a bipartisan organization that meets weekly during the state legislative session.
UAC Rural Caucus
Mar 12, 2018
I was able to attend the Utah Association of Counties Rural Caucus meeting where we discussed a variety of issues including: Antiquities Act reform, wild horse and burro management, and water shed management.
Utah Manufacturers Association
Mar 12, 2018
I met with manufacturers from around the state to discuss issues critical to the future success of manufacturing in Utah.
Reclaiming Congress’s War Power
Mar 9, 2018
For over a thousand years, Sunni and Shia Muslims have been fighting and killing each other around the world. And since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, much of that fighting has occurred as part of an ongoing proxy war between Iranian-backed Shia forces and Saudi Arabian-backed Sunni forces.
Tariffs Are Tax Hikes
Mar 9, 2018
If you work in manufacturing, your job was just put at risk.
Yesterday, President Trump signed an order imposing a 10% tariff on aluminum imports and a 25% tariff on steel imports.
The official rationale behind the tariffs is that a reduction of skilled smelters in the United States threatens national security. Supposedly, we don’t have the requisite domestic steel and aluminum production capacity to build the weapons of war needed to defend the country. Never mind the fact the Pentagon currently uses just 3 percent of our domestic steel output and 5 percent of our domestic aluminum output.
Sen. Lee Comments on President Trump’s North Korea Announcement
Mar 9, 2018
“I believe diplomacy is the best tool to address the escalation of continued military provocation from North Korea and I am hopeful this meeting will be fruitful,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said. “The situation in North Korea is dire - both for those living there and those affected by the regime – but military engagement in the Pacific would also come at a high cost. I am hopeful that these negotiations will lead to cessation of reckless weapons–wielding and needless human suffering.”
Sen. Lee Introduces First Amendment Defense Act
Mar 8, 2018
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the First Amendment Defense Act Thursday, a bill designed to prevent the federal government from discriminating against individuals or institutions based on their beliefs about marriage.
“What an individual or organization believes about the traditional definition of marriage is not – and should never be – a part of the government’s decision-making process when distributing licenses, accreditations, or grants,” Sen. Lee said. “And the First Amendment Defense Act simply ensures that this will always be true in America – that federal bureaucrats will never have the authority to require those who believe in the traditional definition of marriage to choose between their living in accordance with those beliefs and maintaining their occupation or their tax status.”
