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U.S. Sen. Mike Lee urges balanced‑budget amendment and pushes back on federal wildlands policy in House visit
Summary
Senator Mike Lee addressed the Utah House and urged a balanced‑budget amendment, warned about rising national debt, and criticized a Department of the Interior wildlands policy as bypassing congressional process; he fielded questions on timing and immigration during a Committee of the Whole appearance.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee addressed the Utah House in Committee of the Whole on Feb. 22, urging state legislators to help press for a balanced‑budget amendment and criticizing recent federal public‑lands actions.
Lee described the national debt as approaching $15 trillion and said the balanced‑budget amendment he proposed (Senate Joint Resolution 5 / Lee‑Kyle proposal) would limit federal spending to a share…
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