Mike Lee

It is the policy of the United States that 'Congress exercise its Constitutional authority to withdraw or otherwise designate or dedicate Federal lands for specified purposes.'

When the Federal Government creates a lot of laws. A lot of laws that create a lot of burdens, burdens that sometimes overlap and conflict with one another.

The Department of Justice is considering certain reforms to the voter registration system.

I would strongly urge you to make that pitch quickly and as forcefully as you can.

What does 'imminence' mean if it does not have to involve something immediate?

Do we not you think that this Committee has an important oversight role over the Department of Justice's role in this analysis?

I am very worried about the Air Force's state of readiness under sequestration.

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

I hope that this will be the last delay in the delivery of this decision, as we are shrinking the schedule margin for construction of facilities to house these aircraft when they are delivered to the wings.

This is very troubling in any environment, but especially under the constraints that DOD is currently under.

Can you verify if this is correct, and account for such a massive underestimation?

As the United States and Afghanistan negotiate for a troops presence in that country, can we continue to expect miscalculations similar to those referenced to in the previous question in the future?

The United States is committed to continue to develop and deploy missile defenses that are affordable and effective against projected threats.

The budget that is in the best interest of our national security is one that balances.

In March, the Russian Government requested that some meetings take place regularly to discuss plans with the European missile shield.

I put forward an amendment that would prohibit us from getting into a position where we are spending, or contemplating spending, more money on interest on our debt than we are on defense.

I have said many times that I believe the single biggest threat to our national security is our debt. So I also believe we have every responsibility to help eliminate that threat.

So that umbrella, if you will, extends over a number of our allies, some of which lie in close proximity to countries like Iran and countries like North Korea.

That probably means that we ought to be cautious before reducing our nuclear arsenal.

I think we need to be mindful of those concerns and address them accordingly.

We will do what's necessary to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

But I remain concerned about where the administration's priorities are when we weaken our presence in a region of such huge strategic importance to our national security.

The one thing I think all of them agree on is Assad has to go, on the opposition side.

We need tax reform in the form of simplification.

Where there is not consensus on everything, we ought to look to where there is consensus.