Remarks on Separation of Powers Restoration Act: Ending Chevron Deference

Mar 17, 2016

"Chevron deference is hardly the only problem with the administrative state, nor is it the biggest. But it may be the one with the clearest and most obvious fix."

Lee Reaffirms Commitment To Let People Pick Next Court Nominee

Mar 16, 2016

WASHINGTON – Before President Obama announced his announced his pick to replace Justice Antonin Scalia Wednesday morning, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reaffirmed his commitment to let the American people have a voice in that pick.

March 18, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Sandy

Mar 14, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Sandy When: Friday, March 18, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Where: Sandy City Hall – 10000 Centenial Pkwy, Sandy, UT 84070

March 17, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Bountiful

Mar 14, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Bountiful When: Thursday, March 17, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Where: South Davis Rec Center – 550 N 200 W, Bountiful, UT 84010

March 17, 2016 – Mobile Office Visit to Salt Lake City

Mar 14, 2016

Mobile Office Visit to Salt Lake City When: Thursday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Where: Room B, Salt Lake Public Library – 210 E 400 s, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Floor Remarks on the Nomination of Dr. John King

Mar 14, 2016

Mr. President, last week the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted to advance President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Dr. John King. Tonight the nomination is set to come before the Senate not for a robust debate, but for a hasty vote. And by all accounts, confirmation is expected. I rise today to oppose the nomination of Dr. King, and to urge my colleagues to join me in voting against his confirmation as Secretary of Education.

Obama’s Latest Attempt to Govern by Flat

Mar 11, 2016

After seven years in office, it is now very clear what President Obama does when Congress refuses to do his bidding: he simply ignores the lawmaking branch and tries to use raw power to change the law by fiat.

The People Should Determine What Kind of Supreme Court They Wish to Have

Mar 11, 2016

The opening words of the Preamble to the United States Constitution are familiar to us all: “We the People.” But what exactly do they mean?

The people should determine what kind of Supreme Court they wish to have

Mar 10, 2016

Mr.President, the opening words of the Preamble to the United States Constitution are familiar to us all – “We the People...” But what exactly do they mean? It was “the People” who established the United States Senate in Article I, Section 1, of the Constitution.

Sen. Mike Lee: Let the American people decide what kind of Supreme Court we will have

Mar 7, 2016

“We the People….” The opening words of the Preamble to the United States Constitution are a familiar refrain that Americans learn from youth. It was “the People” who established the United States Senate in Article I, Section 1, of that document, and it is for them that my colleagues and I now serve. That same charter established “one supreme Court,” consisting of judges appointed “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate.” As law professor John McGinnis stated in “The Heritage Guide to the Constitution,” this provision gives the Senate “complete and final discretion in whether to accept or approve a nomination.” And as legal scholar Adam White has demonstrated, in a 2005 article carefully analyzing the Appointments Clause, that the Senate retains complete discretion with respect to whether it should even consider – much less accept or reject – presidential nominees.