Mike Lee

In your cost analysis, does the commission take into consideration the overhead costs of implementing these recommendations?

the recommendations, if implemented, would reduce Federal outlays by $11 billion over the next 5 fiscal years

I hope that all Americans, particularly those who are currently serving or are veterans, can take the time to give these recommendations the thorough consideration they deserve.

In Recommendation 6, the commission recommends that non-Medicare eligible retirees have access to the same military health benefit program.

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

should you be confirmed, you will work with me to make sure that legitimate law-abiding Americans are not targeted for their exercise of their Second Amendment rights.

I appreciate your views on that as well.

Would that, under that hypothetical scenario, not be tantamount to a usurpation of the legislative role that belongs to the legislative branch?

Do you think it is fundamentally just and fair for the Government to be able to seize property from a citizen without having to prove that the citizen was guilty of any crime?

I appreciate your thoughtful response to that.

Are you aware that there is a program called Operation Choke Point within the Department of Justice?

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…

sequestration will take effect at the end of this fiscal year

Sequestration would have significant sustainment funding impacts, which would cause substantial disruptions across our logistics and sustainment programs.

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

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

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.'

So you are guilty, in essence, until proven innocent, at least guilty in the sense that your property is gone.

The Department has built a stronger, more capable, better equipped, battled tested Guard and Reserve Force than we have had in any time in our recent history.

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

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

I also appreciated our visit recently when you came to my office.

we really ought to find ways to stop Federal law enforcement agencies from helping State governments to circumvent their own State law restrictions on civil forfeiture?

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

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