State and National

Media Advisory: Hatch Invites Senate Republicans to “Lean In” with Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

Click here to view Senator Lee’s first round of questions

Lee, Klobuchar Hold Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing on CREATES Act, Bipartisan Legislation to Address Rising Prescription Drug Prices

During National Pollinator Week, USDA Announces Key

Measures to Improve Pollinator Health

USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program Currently Provides 15 Million Acres of Healthy Forage for Pollinators, and New Partnership Will Ensure Additional High-Quality Habitat in the Future

Student Veterans Join Sen. Tom Carper and Veterans Service Organizations on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Closing of 90/10 Loophole

Closing loophole would protect soldiers’ G.I Bill funds

from predatory for-profit colleges

Gov. Herbert to visit Saddle Fire

What: Gov. Herbert will visit the site of the Saddle Fire, where he will talk with community members and local officials involved in the fire’s suppression.

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Gov. Herbert statement on selection of Sydnee Dickson as state superintendent

SALT LAKE CITY (June 23, 2016) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert issued the following statement in response to the Utah State Board of Education’s selection of Sydnee Dickson as state superintendent:

GLSEN to Release Report on Educational Exclusion Among LGBTQ Youth
Report Will Explore Discipline, Dropout and Involvement with Justice System

What: GLSEN will release Educational Exclusion: Dropout, Pushout, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline among LGBTQ Youth, a report on the conditions that effectively push lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth out of school and potentially into the criminal justice system. The report will address:

June 21 is the last day to register to vote in primary election

More than 10 percent of Utahns have already cast ballots

SALT LAKE CITY (June 21, 2016) — Utahns have until midnight to register to vote in the upcoming primary election. More than 10 percent of registered voters have already cast ballots with approximately 130,000 ballots submitted to county clerks.

DoD Union Applauds House Vote to Protect Civilian Jobs at Hill AFB from Outsourcing

Amendment to Defense appropriations bill cosponsored by Congressman Bishop retains department-wide ban on conducting privatization studies

Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins Wednesday, June 15, 2016.

Sen. Lee Comments on DC Circuit’s Net Neutrality Decision

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality regulation.

“I was disappointed in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order, a regulation that has already led to a decline in innovation at the expense of ordinary Americans.