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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I must say I agree with the President's action and support him, and so do sheriffs and chiefs of police across the country.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I am going to be a strong supporter of her nomination, and I believe she is not only qualified but exceptionally well qualified and a very good person to boot.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

One of my greatest concerns about the Holder Justice Department is that at every turn, when asked, 'What are the limits on Government power?' the answer has been, 'There are none, there are none, there are none.'

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

A lot of Americans do not believe that that is fundamentally fair.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

sequestration will take effect at the end of this fiscal year

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

this order, while purporting to end this adoption program, as you say, is riddled with loopholes.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I am today introducing legislation to help victims of child pornography receive the restitution that Congress has already said they deserve.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

In the coming days, I intend to reintroduce the LEADS Act, which will promote international comity and law enforcement cooperation.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I am concerned that the administration has exceeded its lawful authority in several ways in an effort to avoid working with us up here in Congress.

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

We are thoroughly investigating this. The only reason we have not issued a report so far is that... there were 30,000 more emails finally discovered.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

It ends it but subjects it to some very large loopholes.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

At some point I would hope you could agree with me that there are limits to what a Chief Executive can do.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I appreciate your thoughtful response to that.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I refuse to accept this as just an act of either ordinary garden variety prosecutorial discretion.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I also refuse to accept as an article of faith the fact that Congress would have ever...given so much discretion to the President.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

The situation has not improved. While the ability to place some A-10s into Backup Aircraft Inventory status as well as using contract support will help relieve some immediate pressure, Air Force Active-Duty maintenance manning levels…

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

Is the Attorney General there to find some plausible, theoretical justification for whatever the President wants to do?

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Orrin Hatch
@orrinhatch· Republican · UT· Jan 27, 2015

I was one of the people who testified as to his character, and he was a person of great character.

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