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Press Release: Senators Lee and Romney must vote for resolution to block Trump’s false emergency

Katie Matheson March 11, 2019

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT – In February following President Trump’s unnecessary declaration of a state of emergency over border wall funding, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to block the declaration. This week, the Senate is expected to vote on the resolution, S.J. Res.10. Last week,

Sen. Mike Lee seeks to stalemate the EEOC

Better Utah December 22, 2018

This article originally appeared in Salt Lake Magazine. Read it in its entirety here. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) is barring Chai Feldblum, an Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner, and a lesbian, whom the Trump administration nominated to keep her Democratic chair for another term from confirmation through unanimous consent. According to Vox, Lee’s objection is that Feldblum (pictured above) wants to “use the might of government to stamp out traditional marriage supporters” and called

Press Release: Lee’s Obstruction of EEOC Nominee is Disservice to All

Katie Matheson December 17, 2018

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT – On Monday, it was reported that Utah Senator Mike Lee has chosen to block a nominee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for her alleged views on LGBTQ rights and religious freedom, even though the nominee has clarified that her positions have been

Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Rob Bishop back Utah GOP petition urging U.S. Supreme Court to overturn SB54

Better Utah November 23, 2018

This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Rob Bishop have joined the Utah Republican Party’s court battle to overturn the state’s controversial law for nominating candidates for public office. Lee and Bishop filed an amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief backing

Right-wing groups urge U.S. Supreme Court to accept appeal challenging Utah election law

Better Utah November 21, 2018

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Several right-wing politicians and groups are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a last-ditch appeal from the Utah Republican Party seeking to overturn a 2014 state election law that allows candidates to qualify for the ballot through the caucus-convention system

In S.B. 54 Filing, Bishop and Lee Choose Party Over Constituents

Katie Matheson November 21, 2018

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT – After Senator Mike Lee and Representative Rob Bishop, among others, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Utah Republican Party’s appeal on S.B. 54, Alliance for a Better Utah issued the following statement: “It is extremely

Press Release: Senator Lee’s Predictions of Violence Lack Vision and Sow Division

Katie Matheson November 16, 2018

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT – In his speech to the Federalist Society yesterday, Senator Mike Lee made some alarming comments about the status of our country and its future. In a “my way or the highway” manner, he stated that the country must ultimately choose between federalism

Sen. Mike Lee says toxic U.S. politics will ultimately lead to widespread violence unless this country returns power to the states

Better Utah November 15, 2018

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. The country’s strident “good vs. evil” style of national politics has become so toxic that it is sure to lead to violence on a large scale unless it embraces federalism, warns Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. The continuous political war that

Press Release: FEC Confirms That Mia Love Has Not Been Cleared of Wrongdoing

Katie Matheson October 30, 2018

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2018 FEC CONFIRMS THAT MIA LOVE HAS NOT BEEN CLEARED OF WRONGDOING Salt Lake City, UT – Responding to misleading statements from Mia Love, Alliance for a Better Utah released an email this morning from the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) clarifying that Better Utah’s complaint remains under review.

Press Release: Better Utah Statement Regarding Senate Judiciary Committee Vote

Katie Matheson September 28, 2018

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 201 BETTER UTAH STATEMENT REGARDING SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTE Salt Lake City, UT – Today, Utah Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee joined nine of their colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee to recommend Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate for a confirmation vote to the Supreme Court of

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