Romney and Lee Introduce Resolution Recognizing Utah’s Fight for Women’s Suffrage

Jan 17, 2020

“Utah has a proud but largely unknown history of being a leader in the women’s suffrage movement,” Senator Lee said. “Heroes like Martha Maria Hughes Cannon, first woman elected to a state legislature, deserve to have their stories shared more widely so they can inspire future generations to reach their potential.”

How the Impeachment Trial Will Start

Jan 17, 2020

This Wednesday, seven Democrats selected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to be Impeachment Managers for the House of Representatives presented two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate. Per Senate rules, the articles were then read on the Senate floor Thursday before Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in to preside over the trial. Senators then swore en masse to “do impartial justice according to the Constitution” before signing a book acknowledging the oath they had taken.

Sen. Lee Statement on Passage of USMCA

Jan 16, 2020

“Today’s passage of the USMCA was a huge win for all of Utah, especially the more than 120,000 Utahns whose jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada. Utah dairy farmers, manufacturers, and the agriculture community will all benefit from continued free and fair trade with our immediate neighbors to the north and south. Utah exports more than $2.5 billion a year to Mexico and Canada, and thanks to this agreement that number will only grow and make Utah’s economy stronger. This update to our trade policy moves the U.S., Mexico, and Canada further into the 21st century, setting mutually beneficial standards regarding the treatment of digital services and e-commerce.”

Reps. Cloud, Case, and Sen. Lee Request Debt Servicing Costs Estimates

Jan 15, 2020

“Our nation’s outstanding public debt recently surpassed $23 trillion, as reported by the Treasury Department on October 31, 2019. It was only nine months ago that the U.S.’s outstanding public debt reached $22 trillion. It is the responsibility of the House and Senate Budget Committees to oversee and help rein in uncontrolled spending.

Why we’re introducing a resolution on war with Iran

Jan 15, 2020

For more than 40 years, the United States and Iran have had a troubled relationship. Because of the Iranian regime’s insistence on spreading terror throughout the region and its efforts to develop nuclear weapons, multiple administrations have considered a broad range of options — both military and diplomatic — to counter these threats.

Soleimani Senate briefing unacceptable

Jan 13, 2020

Within hours of learning that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani had been killed by a U.S. missile strike, I issued a statement calling Soleimani’s death “a big victory for the safety of the American people.”

Abortion Is Not Health Care

Jan 10, 2020

Many people have heard of the “Hippocratic Oath,” the oath of ethics historically taken by physicians. One of the best known ancient Greek medical texts, it is the earliest expression of medical ethics in the Western world, and established several fundamental principles that continue to guide medical practice to this day.

The Senate Is Not A Jury

Jan 10, 2020

On Jan. 15, 1999, near the end of the second day of the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Impeachment Manager Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., made a lengthy presentation during which he referred to the senators in his audience as “jurors” no fewer than six times.