Mike Lee (U.S. politician) quotes

Mike Lee is an American politician and attorney, serving as a United States Senator from Utah. A prominent member of the Republican Party, his work has focused on constitutional issues, limited government, and judiciary reform. He has earned a reputation for his principled approach and commitment to conservative values. Here are 18 of his quotes:

I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

I want to be one that is willing to do things that are not easy but that need to be done.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

You know, in a business, you have to operate on the basis of voluntary investment by individuals in a cause. With government, there is no voluntary effort to invest capital. It's just taken and invested. And the same accountability is not at play. The same natural forces in the economy are not at play.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

I think that puts a spotlight on the need to have policy proposals to address concerns that people have, including and especially the voters who have been supporting Donald Trump. I think the solution to that to those who share that concern is to have more conservative proposals, more proposals for reform that involve constitutionally limited government, that involve economic and social conservatism. If we can offer up proposals that address the concerns that are driving people in that direction I think we'd be better off for it. A lot of people feel left out by a government that taxes too much and regulates them too heavily and seems to result in a set of circumstances where economic and political incumbents benefit at everybody else's expense. You have six of the ten wealthiest counties in America surround Washington, D. C., and the poor and middle class are getting squeezed while people at the top and people with influence in government seem always to be doing better.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

We can't legislate the creation of jobs, but we can legislate things that will allow jobs to be created.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

I think declaring a no fly zone over foreign soil is tantamount to an act of war.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

The Tea Party has an important voice in the country and now they have a voice in the U.S. Senate.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

When you have less revenue coming in the door, you have more money going out the door. You have to find ways of trimming.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

The Tea Party movement as I perceive it is all about recognizing the difference between state and federal powers. And that there are limits to federal power that need to be respected.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with that mindset. I think we can make this a better place, if, when elections happen, we support candidates who share that philosophy.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

I would vote against raising the national debt ceiling. Again, this is about mortgaging the future of unborn generations of Americans. It's a form of taxation without representation. I don't think we can do that.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

Whether it's a penalty or a tax, it's all one in the same. It's coming out of somebody's hard-earned money in their pocketbooks and that's the point. So in some ways, to me, it's a distinction without a difference.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)

I don't want a government shutdown. I don't think anyone does.

Mike Lee (U.S. politician)