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Mike Lee's Public Statements on Issue: Religion

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06/21/2022 Sen. Lee Applauds SCOTUS in Win for Religious Liberty
05/10/2022 Rubio, Lee Introduce Bill to Protect Religious Exemptions From Vaccine Mandate
01/26/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Sen. Ted Cruz, Judiciary Republicans Demand Answers From Biden Admin on Texas Synagogue Terrorist Attack
01/25/2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Romney Joins Effort to Protect Faith-Based Child Welfare Providers
12/22/2021 Wicker Joins Colleagues in Defending Religious Exemptions from Biden Military Vaccine Mandate
12/16/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - SENS. CRUZ, SCOTT, REP. NORMAN SEND LETTER URGING HHS SEC. BECERRA TO PROTECT FAITH-BASED CHILD WELFARE PROVIDERS
10/19/2021 Sens. Cruz, Lankford, Rep. Hartzler Stand For Coach's Right to Pray
09/10/2021 Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and 11 of his Senate colleagues submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court today encouraging the Court to protect religious educational institutions from discrimination in the form of disqualification from certain programs. In the pending case, Carson v. Makin, the Court is considering whether Maine violated religious liberty rights by restricting the use of otherwise generally available student-aid programs to non-religious schools. Senator Lee said of the brief, "Congress and the Supreme Court have long understood the value of both religious and secular education institutions. Students should not be punished for attending a school where faith is taught, and states should not be able to discriminate against citizens who choose to live and learn their faith in school." The brief reads in part, "Since its infancy under the Articles of Confederation, the United States of America has valued education and seen it as an integral part of a free society. To that end, Congress--entrusted with the will of the People--has worked for over two hundred years to increase educational opportunities for Americans." and continues, "History shows that Congress repeatedly allocated funds to advance education without fear of triggering Establishment Clause concerns." Senator Lee is joined in the brief by Senators: Mitch McConnell, KY John Cornyn, TX Ron Johnson, WI Ted Cruz, TX Tom Cotton, AR Steve Daines, MT Thom Tillis, NC Ben Sasse, NE Marsha Blackburn, TN Josh Hawley, MO Mike Braun, IN
08/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience
06/25/2021 Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - IRS Changes Course after Sen. Lee and Rep. Owens Send Letter on Religious Liberty
03/12/2021 Inhofe Joins Scott to Introduce Bill to Protect Faith-Based Foster Care Providers
03/10/2021 Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Faith-Based Foster Care Providers
03/10/2021 Lankford Protects Faith-based Adoption Providers
07/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Sen. Lee Leads Letter on First Amendment Fairness
02/14/2020 Congressman Lamborn Joins Lawmakers Signing an Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Liberty
02/11/2020 Conservative Lawmakers Sign Brief Supporting Religious Liberty
12/19/2018 Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar
06/04/2018 Sen. Lee Commends Supreme Court Defense of First Amendment
05/23/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Protect Against Anti-Faith Bias that Targets Adoption Agencies, Displaces Children
09/07/2017 Religious Tests
04/04/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Protect Freedom of Religion
03/07/2017 Letter to John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, James Comey, FBI Director - Address Threats to Jewish Institutions Across the Country
07/12/2016 Hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - "First Amendment Defense Act" Lee Statement
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Protecting the First Amendment
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Religious Liberty
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