Mike Lee

In my state, it is about two-thirds of the land, but in New Mexico, in Montana, in basically every Western state, the Federal Government is not just the largest landowner, but the largest landowner by far.

There are special challenges that come with that.

Most human beings are offended by the thought that attorneys would be in the same classification for them.

One of the things that I worry about in this circumstance is that the only thing that can stop this technological revolution from taking place and from improving the lives of 330 Americans is the government itself.

Just about two weeks ago, Secretary Elaine Chao, the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, made an announcement that the Department of Transportation would be seeking public input across the transportation industry to 'identify…

I would commend Senator Thune and Senator Nelson on their opening remarks. I think you guys get it.

I shudder at the thought of what the government might have done had premarket approval been a prerequisite for starting some of the technologies that brought the Internet to life for the American people.

My understanding is that saved the District a lot of money because it did not have to go through the NEPA process.

You still get the same environmental protection, the same.

We live in an exciting world. We live at a time when the companies represented at this table today 15 years ago were just ideas, and today, they've changed the way we interact with the world around us.

Because of the lack of need to go through the federal NEPA legislation.

We make policy here in Congress. Here in Washington, there are a lot of people who make policy.

We live in a republic, in a republic where the people are the sovereigns, where ultimately the government is accountable to the people.

It is important, when you are making policy, from time to time to look back and review what you have done.

If we do not start exercising meaningful oversight over every dollar spent on every contract signed in the territories, particularly with regard to these entities, we could be looking at decades of ongoing problems and even more dire…

Currently about $36 million.

We're witnessing a technological revolution. It's very significant. I think it's going to soon be the case we'll look back at what we're experiencing today and realize that this was just the tip of the iceberg.

But it doesn't take a biologist to see that a Whitefish does not swim alone.

Many hundreds of political appointees currently work there.

Would you object to an amendment of the federal False Claims Act, the qui tam provisions, and allow things like that to be brought by citizens in such a way that we define the United States to include Puerto Rico.

It's one of the reasons why I've been a big believer in and an advocate for legislation that would help provide clarity on drone regulation.

I want to add my support for the opening up of the Coastal Plain region of ANWR to responsible energy development.

I fully understand the frustrations of Alaskans whose lives and whose livelihoods are subject, almost constantly, to the whims and wishes of well-connected interest groups.

But perhaps the biggest, single reason why I support the opening of the Coastal Plain is because it is widely supported by the people of Alaska.

Opening up the Coastal Plain also makes sense from an environmental perspective.