Lee, Klobuchar to Hold Hearing on AT&T, Time Warner Deal
Oct 24, 2016
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators 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 on the proposed AT&T, Time Warner acquisition sometime in November.
No final date has been set for the hearing yet.
“As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee, we have carefully examined consolidation in these industries to ensure that existing market leaders do not block or co-opt new options for receiving video content or exercise disproportionate control over the video content market,” Lee and Klobuchar said Sunday. “We will continue to carefully review and investigate any consolidation in this industry to makes sure that it does not harm consumers.”
No final date has been set for the hearing yet.
“As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee, we have carefully examined consolidation in these industries to ensure that existing market leaders do not block or co-opt new options for receiving video content or exercise disproportionate control over the video content market,” Lee and Klobuchar said Sunday. “We will continue to carefully review and investigate any consolidation in this industry to makes sure that it does not harm consumers.”
Lee, Klobuchar Respond to AT&T, Time Warner Deal
Oct 24, 2016
WASHINGTON—Today, Senators 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, issued the following statement in response to AT&T’s agreement to buy Time Warner:
“As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Antitrust Subcommittee, we have carefully examined consolidation in the cable and video content industries to ensure that it does not harm consumers. An acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T would potentially raise significant antitrust issues, which the subcommittee would carefully examine.”
Lee Calls on President to Seek War Declaration Before Increasing Syrian Involvement
Oct 5, 2016
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday, in response to reports that President Obama is considering military strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad.
Sens. Lee and Rubio Call Out “Cultural Imperialism” of OAS
Oct 3, 2016
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) urged the State Department Monday, to re-examine the way U.S. contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) are utilized in light of ongoing concerns of ideological agenda pushing by the UN-backed entity. Part of this inquiry includes a push to fully implement the Organization of American States (OAS) Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013 and address concerns about the OAS imposing its cultural views on OAS member states.
Stopping Another Obamacare Bailout
Sep 30, 2016
When President Obama made his case to the American people for Obamacare, he promised that it would both lower health insurance premiums and not add to the national debt.
Don’t Settle
Sep 30, 2016
Yesterday, the Senate passed a 10-week continuing resolution by a 72-26 vote. I voted against the bill and I want to explain why.
Sen. Lee Statement on Continuing Resolution Vote
Sep 28, 2016
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday, following his vote against a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through December 9, 2016:
“By funding the government for only three months, this CR sets up a lame-duck session later this year, which is a prime target for special-interest insiders who know just how easy it is to extract benefits from members of Congress who are no longer accountable to their voters.
Senators Request Answers from DOJ, HHS on Potential Multimillion Dollar Insurance Company Bailout
Sep 27, 2016
WASHINGTON—Today Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Sasse (R-NE) expressed concern over the participation of the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a potential multimillion dollar bailout of select insurance companies through the Affordable Care Act’s Risk Corridors Program (RCP). In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary Sylvia Burwell, and Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, the senators requested an explanation of the availability of funds to settle claims for payment under the RCP.
Is U.S. Inadvertently Assisting Al Qaeda in Yemen?
Sep 23, 2016
One of the reasons many Americans are growing increasingly wary of the United States intervening in sectarian armed conflicts in the Middle East is that our actions – no matter how well-intentioned – often have unpredictable consequences that produce more instability and volatility, fostering the conditions for terrorist organizations to thrive.
Preventing Abuse of the Antiquities Act
Sep 23, 2016
This past Monday marked the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton using the Antiquities Act to create the 1.5 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
