The only “doc fix” is a Medicare Fix
Mar 20, 2015
On April 1 Medicare physicians across America are scheduled to receive a 21 percent pay cut. This is no April Fool’s Day hoax, but an automatic action triggered by Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which mandates significant cuts to physicians’ Medicare reimbursements each year that Medicare payments increase more than economic growth.
Senators Lee, Durbin, and Booker participate in Colloquy on the Smarter Sentencing Act
Mar 17, 2015
We rise today to speak about the Smarter Sentencing Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would make targeted reforms to mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses.
I was proud to join Senator Durbin in introducing this legislation and I want to thank our Senate cosponsors: Senators Jeff Flake, Cory Booker, Ted Cruz, Patrick Leahy, Rand Paul, Sheldon Whitehouse, Johnny Isakson, and Chris Coons. I also want to thank the lead sponsors of the House version of the Smarter Sentencing Act, Congressmen Raul Labrador and Bobby Scott.
It is not often that you see a political coalition like this on Capitol Hill. It reflects the importance of an issue whose time has come: reforming our federal sentencing laws.
Lee Taps Conn Carroll as New Communications Director
Mar 16, 2015
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee announced that he has hired Conn Carroll to be his new Communications Director. Carroll, currently the White House Correspondent for Townhall.com, will join Senator Lee’s senior staff on Monday, March 30.
Tele-Townhall Meeting Scheduled
Mar 16, 2015
Join my Tele-townhall on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. MT
How Much for a Song?
Mar 13, 2015
The cost of music today can vary a great deal, depending on where, how, and by whom it’s being played. The same song can be sold for $2 dollars on iTunes or for $10 on a CD in Starbucks. Or it can be enjoyed at no cost to the listener, whether on the radio, in a restaurant, during a professional sports game, or streamed online through a digital distributor, like Pandora and Spotify.
A Positive, Unified, and Conservative Blueprint
Mar 13, 2015
Since last November the American people have been waiting for the GOP majorities in the House and Senate to offer a positive, unifying vision for the country that addresses working families’ anxieties about our economy and frustrations with our government. Much of the work done by congressional Republicans during the first two months of the new Congress has failed to make an impact – though not for lack of effort.
Lee, Hatch Announce Plans to Introduce FTC Reform Bill
Mar 13, 2015
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced that they plan to introduce legislation in the Senate to reform and modernize the application of our antitrust laws, by harmonizing the rules governing how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) review proposed mergers and acquisitions.
Lee Holds Hearing on the Future of Music Licensing and Antitrust Regulations
Mar 10, 2015
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee held his first hearing as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, titled “How Much For a Song?: The Antitrust Decrees that Govern the Market for Music.”
Increasing Transparency
Mar 6, 2015
“Trust but verify.” The power of this old proverb is that it expresses a core truth about the human condition that resonates with people at all times and in all places. No matter who you are or where you come from, life has probably taught you that most people are deserving of both trust and skepticism.
A tax code that works for, not against, American families and businesses
Mar 6, 2015
According to the latest jobs report from the Department of Labor, the official unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in February, the lowest it’s been in over seven years. While this is a positive sign, the unemployment rate conceals two fundamental problems plaguing our economy today: a declining labor force participation rate and stagnant wages. These two factors are symptoms of the anemic growth that has defined the American economy since the end of the Great Recession.
