June 10, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Gunnison

Jun 10, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Gunnison When: Friday, June 10, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Where: Gunnison City Hall, 38 W Main Center, Gunnison, UT 84634

From Poverty Trap to Temporary Lifeline

Jun 10, 2016

The key to understanding America’s social-welfare system today – and why it needs to be reformed – is not its bloated annual budget but its tendency to undermine the two most dependable routes out of poverty: work and marriage.

A Victory for the American People

Jun 10, 2016

It’s not every day that the American people score a victory over the global elite, but on Thursday that’s exactly what happened.

Email Privacy Bill Delayed By Warrantless Search Amendment

Jun 9, 2016

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday after pulling the ECPA Amendments Act from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup agenda: “Since the original passage of ECPA in 1986, a lot has changed, especially when it comes to how we communicate and how we store our private documents and thoughts. Email and cloud storage have become a standard part of American life, and our privacy laws need to be updated.”

June 9, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Price

Jun 9, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Price When: Thursday, June 9, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Where: Price City Hall, 185 E Main Street, Price, UT 84501

June 9, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Helper

Jun 9, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Helper When: Thursday, June 9, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Where: The Rio Theatre, 214 S Main Street, Helper, UT 84526

June 9, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Huntington

Jun 9, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Huntington When: Thursday, June 9, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Where: Huntington City Hall, 20 S Main Street, Huntington, UT 84528

Lee Urges Colleagues to Support Due Process Guarantee Amendment

Jun 9, 2016

Mr. President: I rise today to discuss – and to urge my colleagues to support – amendment #4448, the Due Process Guarantee Amendment. This amendment addresses a little-known problem that I believe most Americans would be shocked to discover even exists. Under current law, the federal government has the power to detain indefinitely – without charge or trial – U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who are apprehended on American soil. Let that sink in for a moment.

Floor Remarks on Ex-Im Nominee Mark McWatters

Jun 9, 2016

Mr. President: reserving the right to object. What’s being proposed here today is to unleash the Export-Import Bank from the constraints it is currently under and to allow it to begin authorizing transactions above $10 million. Between 2007 and 2014, 84 percent of the Bank’s subsidy and loan-guarantee deals exceeded $10 million, and the vast majority were given to the wealthiest, most well-connected businesses that should have no problem acquiring financing on the open market.

Bipartisan Coalition of Senators File 'Due Process Guarantee Act’ Amendment to NDAA

Jun 7, 2016

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Tom Udall (D-NM), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Due Process Guarantee Act Monday as an amendment to the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).