Mike Lee

But, I do think that it's important to remember, I don't think it's your job to mitigate and to protect against all risk from the oil companies.

It does not mean they are abusing their benefits; it is just a natural consequence of what happens.

We remain in a position in which our Federal debt to gross domestic product ratio is in excess of 90 percent.

I do worry that extending Unemployment Benefits might be harmful to the economy.

Extending benefits can tend to lengthen the amount of time that many people are unemployed.

Our Social Security tax is a tax. It is just like any other tax imposed by the Federal Government.

The Antitrust Division stated that it 'will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action to stop any anticompetitive use of SEP rights.'

It is almost impossible to measure, to quantify in any precise sense the amount of economic loss that will come from this.

The fact that it is slow is by design.

I certainly disagreed with the policy and the constitutional analysis that went into the passage and signing by the President of the Affordable Care Act.

I wasn't real pleased with that.

That is a congressional prerogative, outlined in Article I, Section 8.

I have had a number of disagreements with this administration both on matters of policy and on matters of constitutional interpretation.

It is important because it is what the Constitution requires. We have to follow the Constitution.

The Constitution is all about the means. That is the whole reason for having a Constitution.

The one thing that we don't need is more uncertainty in our regulatory structure.

Efficiency doesn't always lead to liberty, and frequently, it leads to exactly the opposite position.

Constitutional government is necessarily, by its very nature, frustrating.

I understand and I share the frustration that so many Americans have expressed over the fact that there are delays at times.

This should be about appropriate powers of the executive branch. It should not be about Republican or Democratic philosophies.

Yes. That is my understanding based on the text of the Constitution, based on the history of the Constitution, its original understanding, and on custom and practice as it has evolved over the last two centuries.

The President has taken power that belongs to the people and is authorized to be exercised only by those duly elected to the U.S. Senate.

My decision to oppose his confirmation by the Senate has nothing to do with his qualifications.

The text is the guiding--is the principle guidepost. The text normally is the beginning and the end of the analysis when you are interpreting something.

I decided to go into law really with the realization and I think appreciation as a first-generation immigrant that this country is a country that is governed by the rule of law.