Sen. Lee Responds to New DOJ Asset Forfeiture Policy

Jul 19, 2017

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the Department of Justice’s new asset forfeiture policy

July 19, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Box Elder County

Jul 19, 2017

What: Mobile Office Visit to Portage When: Wednesday July 19th, 2017 @ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Where: Portage Town Hall, 25880 N 8800 W, Portage, UT 84331

July 19, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Cache County

Jul 19, 2017

What: Mobile Office Visit to Mendon When: Wednesday July 19th, 2017 @ 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Mendon Library, 15 N Main Street, Mendon, UT 84325

July 19, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Box Elder County

Jul 19, 2017

What: Mobile Office Visit to Elwood When: Wednesday July 19th, 2017 @ 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Where: Elwood Town Hall, 5235 W 8800 N, Elwood, UT 84337

Sen. Lee Supports Amb. Huntsman Nomination

Jul 19, 2017

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement regarding Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr.’s nomination as US Ambassador to Russia “Few people are more ready to answer a call to serve our country than Ambassador Huntsman,” Sen Lee said. “I have every confidence that he will ably and honestly serve our nation again."

Sen. Mike Lee to Vote No on Senate Health Bill

Jul 17, 2017

“After conferring with trusted experts regarding the latest version of the Consumer Freedom Amendment, I have decided I cannot support the current version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act,” Sen. Lee said.

Sen. Lee, Rep. Gosar and Colleagues Send Letter Asking Sec. Carson to Rescind Zoning Rule

Jul 14, 2017

WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) joined a letter with twelve Senate and six House colleagues in asking Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to rescind the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Final Rule in an effort to empower local communities to tackle their own unique zoning challenges

Ending Obama’s National Zoning Board

Jul 14, 2017

On July 16, 2015, President Obama’s Department of Housing and Urban Development issued an innocuous-sounding new regulation that it said would “promote fair housing choice and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination.” This “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule supposedly would only assist local communities by providing them with more data needed to comply with the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Saving Communities with Federalism

Jul 14, 2017

How strong are America’s communities? Sadly, we know from decades of research, including work by the Social Capital Project, that they are growing weaker. Men and women are having fewer children in total, and they are also having fewer children within wedlock. Between 1970 and 2015, births to single mothers rose from 11 percent of all births to 40 percent.

Sen. Lee Issues Statement on New Senate Health Bill

Jul 13, 2017

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday after a new version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act was released: “The new Senate health care bill is substantially different from the version released last month and it is unclear to me whether it has improved,” Sen. Lee said. “I will need time to study the new version and speak with experts about whether it does enough to lower health insurance premiums for middle class families.”