(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are among a group of Republican senators people calling for the suspension of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The senators say Biden’s proposal to eliminate up to 20-thousand dollars of debt each for federal borrowers isn’t true forgiveness, […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee is unhappy with President Biden’s executive order to help reduce gun violence. The Utah Republican tweeted yesterday that the “constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not a second-class right.” That was a follow-up to his statement saying Biden had overstepped […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Senator Mike Lee is using an odd comparison to underline his point that the U.S. took too long to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon. The Republican senator tweeted about the balloon after a classified hearing with defense experts. Lee compared the balloon to O.J. Simpson’s […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah lawmakers are responding after watching President Biden give his State of the Union speech last night. Governor Spencer Cox watched the speech in-person at the U.S. Capitol building last night as a guest of Senator Mike Lee. Both Lee and Cox noted that they shared some […]
(Washington, DC) — A Utah Republican is no longer part of the Senate Commerce Committee. Republican Senator Mike Lee has reportedly been removed from the committee by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Political analysts believe the move may be in retaliation for Lee’s support of South Carolina Senator Rick Scott, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Debate Commission is modifying some of its rules after a rough and rowdy debate last year between two U.S. Senate candidates. The commission began an internal review late last year after the debate between Senator Mike Lee and independent challenger Evan McMullin. The […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah’s U.S. senators are joining other lawmakers from the West in a push to get the Department of Agriculture to do more to address the ongoing drought. Republican Senators Mitt Romney and Mike Lee joined 12 other senators from both parties to send a letter to the […]
(Washington DC) — The United States Senate has passed a bill that, if signed into law, will protect same-sex marriage across the nation. The bill passed by a vote of 61 to 36, including support from Utah Senator Mitt Romney. He was one of 12 Republicans who supported the measure. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s two senators have split their votes Wednesday for a bill to formally legalize same-sex marriage. Republican Mitt Romney was one of 12 Republicans who voted yes on the Respect for Marriage Act. Republican Mike Lee voted no, saying there weren’t enough religious liberty protections. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The race for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah has a hefty price tag. Open Secrets reports the race between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin totals over 35-million dollars and counting. This makes it one of the most expensive senate races in the state’s history. […]
