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An Additional 4.7 Million Americans Could Afford a Home Under Lee's HOUSES Act

WASHINGTON—Today, Joint Economic Committee Republicans released a report evaluating the impact of the HOUSES Act on the nation's housing shortage.

Ranking Member Mike Lee on July Jobs Report

WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 528,000 jobs in July:

Ranking Member Lee on Second Quarter GDP Report

WASHINGTON—Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement on the Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2022.

Lee Discusses Role of Social Capital In Preventing Mass Public Shootings

WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) released a Joint Economic Committee report highlighting the role of social capital in preventing mass public shootings.

Ranking Member Mike Lee on June Jobs Report

WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 372,000 jobs in June:

JEC Republicans Respond to President Biden's First Economic Report

WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) released the Republican Response to the Biden Administration's 2022 Economic Report of the President.

Lee: Abortion Carries $6.9 Trillion Economic Cost Each Year

WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) released a Joint Economic Committee report highlighting the $6.9 trillion economic cost of abortion each year.

Lee: Inflation Is Now Costing Americans $635 Each Month

WASHINGTON—Following today's news that inflation reached another four-decade high, the Joint Economic Committee's State Inflation Tracker reports that inflation is now costing American households $635 each month.

Lee Outlines SSI Reforms to Help More Children Transition from Poverty

WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) released a Joint Economic Committee report outlining policy reforms to improve outcomes for children enrolled in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

Ranking Member Mike Lee on May Jobs Report

WASHINGTON—Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 390,000 jobs in May: