Sens. Lee And Paul Introduce The Voluntary Check-Off Program Participation Act
Mar 28, 2019
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Voluntary Check-Off Program Participation Act Thursday, a bill that give would give farmers and ranchers the freedom not to participate in Department of Agriculture check-off programs.
“If farmers and ranchers want to get together and pool their resources to better promote their products, then that is the free market at its best,” Lee said. “But as soon as the power of the federal government is used to force people into a program they do not want to participate in, then that is crony capitalism at its worst.”
U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Resolution
Mar 28, 2019
Mr./Madam President,
For the past three years, the world has watched the United Kingdom debate and negotiate their exit from the European Union after the historic “Brexit” vote in June of 2016. There have been multiple deals proposed since then, and now the deadline for withdrawal fast approaches this Friday.
Sens. Lee, Booker Introduce Commodity Check Off Reform Bill
Mar 28, 2019
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019 (OFF Act) Thursday, a measure intended to bring much needed transparency and accountability to the federal government’s commodity check off programs.
Checkoff programs are mandatory participation programs under the US Department of Agriculture. These programs are funded through compulsory fees on producers of eggs, beef, pork and a multitude of other agricultural products. The programs and associated boards have received criticism in the past for a lack of transparency, apparent conflicts of interest, misuse of their funding and anticompetitive behavior.
March 27, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to Washington County
Mar 27, 2019
What: Mobile Office Visit to Ivins
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Ivins City Hall, 55 Main Street, Ivins, UT 84738
March 27, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to Washington County
Mar 27, 2019
What: Mobile Office Visit to Springdale
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Springdale City Offices, 118 Lion Boulevard, Springdale, UT 84767
March 27, 2019 - Mobile Office Visit to Washington County
Mar 27, 2019
What: Mobile Office Visit to Hurricane
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Where: Hurricane City Office, 147 N 870 W, Hurricane, UT 84737
Remarks on the Green New Deal
Mar 26, 2019
Mr. President,
Fear has become an all-too-prevalent quality in America’s political discourse.
And unfortunately, fear is unavoidable when debating the substance of the resolution before us today – climate change, socialism, and the Green New Deal.
Facebook, Google, others have big problems, but antitrust law is not the answer
Mar 25, 2019
It’s not every day that Tucker Carlson and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., agree on something. But for very different reasons these two stars of the right and left respectively both want to use antitrust law to take the tech giants of Silicon Valley down a notch.
Carlson makes a case that certain tech platforms – particularly Facebook, Google and Twitter – discriminate against conservative speech, and many Republican members of Congress seem to agree with him.
Senator Lee Announces Town Halls
Mar 19, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) will be hosting a town hall at the following locations on Tuesday March 19, 2019
11:00am-12:00pm – Castle Dale City Hall, 20 S 100 E, Castle Dale
3:00-4:00pm – North Sevier Recreation (upstairs meeting room) 373 W 400 N, Salina
6:00-7:00pm Senior Citizens Center (basement of the courthouse) 160 N Main, Nephi
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen. Lee Town Hall
Mar 18, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) will be hosting a town hall at the following locations on Tuesday March 19, 2019.
