October 30th, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to Uintah County
Oct 30, 2019
Vernal – Uintah County
Vernal City Hall
374 East Main street
Vernal, UT 84078
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Sen. Lee Reintroduces National Labor Relations Board Reform Bill
Oct 28, 2019
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the Protecting American Jobs Act Thursday, a bill that would strip the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of its power to prosecute and adjudicate labor disputes.
The Protecting American Jobs Act would transfer the power to hear labor disputes back to federal courts, in line with the court system established by the Constitution. The NLRB would retain the power to conduct investigations, but would not be allowed to prosecute them.
Protecting PILT
Oct 25, 2019
Many Americans might be surprised to find out that most of the land west of the Rocky Mountains is owned by the federal government. In fact, if they were to look at a map highlighting this land, they would see that more than 50% of it is owned by the federal government. In Utah, the percentage is even higher: the federal government owns more than two thirds of the land.
A Better Way to Manage Public Lands
Oct 25, 2019
When most Americans hear the phrase “public lands,” they tend to think of national parks, forests, monuments, and wilderness areas.
Utah is blessed with breathtaking examples of such lands, including Arches National Park, Dixie National Forest, Dinosaur National Monument, and High Uinta Wilderness area. Every Utahn I know supports the continued protection of these national treasures.
A Better Way to Manage Public Lands
Oct 23, 2019
When most Americans hear the phrase “public lands,” they tend to think of national parks, forests, monuments, and wilderness areas.
Utah is blessed with breathtaking examples of such lands, including Arches National Park, Dixie National Forest, Dinosaur National Monument, and High Uinta Wilderness area. Every Utahn I know supports the continued protection of these national treasures.
October 18th, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to San Juan County
Oct 18, 2019
Blanding – San Juan County
Blanding City Office
50 W 100 S Blanding, UT 84511
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
October 18th, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to San Juan County
Oct 18, 2019
Monticello – San Juan County
Monticello City Hall
17 N 100 E Monticello, UT 84535
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Bipartisan Letter Urges Leadership to Have Full Senate Consider ARTICLE ONE Act
Oct 18, 2019
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of 15 senators sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Thursday, requesting that the “Assuring the Robust, Thorough, and Informed, Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act” (ARTICLE ONE Act) be considered by the full Senate as soon as possible.
“The ARTICLE ONE Act’s proposition is simple but fundamental: Congress cannot continue to cede its powers to another branch, regardless of who is President or which party holds a majority,” the senators wrote in the letter. “The ARTICLE ONE Act is a small, nonpartisan step toward re-establishing the appropriate checks and balances between the Congress and the Executive that results in a federal government that is truly accountable to the people.”
U.S. Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Gary Peters (D-MI), Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tom Udall (D-NM), Rob Portman (R-OH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Johnny Isakson (R-OK), and Tom Carper (D-DE) all signed the letter.
Removing Troops from Syria
Oct 18, 2019
In August 2013, one year after he said Syria would be crossing a “red line” if they used chemical weapons in their civil war, President Obama formally asked Congress for an Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Assad regime.
Despite testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry promising that there would ne no United States troops on the ground in Syria, Congress decided not to vote for any authorization of for the use of force against Syria.
Preparing for the Drone Era
Oct 18, 2019
Since the dawn of time, mankind has been fascinated by the possibility of flight. You could say this desire has been etched into our very beings… so much so that ancient Greeks immortalized it in myth, in the story of Daedalus and Icarus.
From Leonardo da Vinci’s early helicopter designs in the 15th century, to the first hot air balloons in the 18th, to the gliders of the 19th, step by step, human beings made great strides in air innovation. And then of course came the Wright brothers’ airplanes in the early 20th century.
