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U.S. Sen. Mike Lee urges Utah to "build," outlines five-point agenda including 35,000 starter homes
Summary
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee spoke at the Utah State Capitol and called for a five-part state agenda — housing, energy, permitting reform, community safety, and family support — promising 35,000 starter homes and citing advanced nuclear and "Operation Gigawatt" as energy priorities.
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee urged Utahns to "build" and outlined a five-point policy agenda at remarks at the Utah State Capitol, asking state leaders and residents to support housing, energy, permitting, public-safety and family-focused measures.
Lee said, "We must build," and proposed specific targets and policy directions, including a program he called Utah First Homes that he said will "build 35,000 starter homes in 5 years." He also cited energy plans that include advanced nuclear development and a program he named "Operation Gigawatt."
The senator framed the proposals as part of a broader cultural message. He opened with historical examples — pioneers who irrigated farms, stonemasons who worked on Temple Square, inventor Philo Farnsworth and the Borgstrom family who lost several sons in World War II — to argue Utah has a tradition of large-scale projects and social resilience. "Built here means rejecting false choices, like building thousands of new homes and…
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