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Ranking Member Mike Lee on November Jobs Report

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement on this morning’s jobs report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor:

Ranking Member Mike Lee Releases Research on Instagram’s Mental Health Impacts for Teen Girls

WASHINGTON—Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, released new research finding that time spent on social media is linked in a significant way to depression and self-harm for teen girls.

JEC Republicans: Inflation is Harming Low Income Americans the Most

WASHINGTON—Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, released new research from Joint Economic Committee Republicans finding that inflation is disproportionately harming poor and middle class Americans.

Ranking Member Mike Lee on October Jobs Report

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement on this morning’s jobs report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor:

JEC Republicans: Student Debt Is Not Discouraging Family Formation for Most Americans

WASHINGTON— Proposals to cancel student loan debt on a large scale are often made in the spirit of lifting barriers to family formation. Does student debt cause Americans to put off the decision to marry or have kids?

JEC Republicans: Child Tax Credits Should Promote Work, Not Undermine It

WASHINGTON—The Biden Administration’s proposals to extend the expanded child tax credit programs would discourage a return to work for many American families.

Ranking Member Mike Lee on Third Quarter GDP Report

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement today on the third quarter GDP report issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce:

JEC Republicans: Government Policies Are Tipping the Scales Away From Work

WASHINGTON—Millions of Americans have fallen out of the workforce since the onset of the COVID pandemic, workers are quitting their jobs at unprecedented rates, and labor unions are striking as demand for labor continues to grow.

Op-Ed: Why Work Matters in the Post-COVID Economy

Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Americans lost their jobs as the pandemic disrupted our economy and our way of life. Yet a year after the pandemic recession officially ended, nearly 5 million workers remain on the sidelines.

Ranking Member Mike Lee on September Jobs Report

WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement on this morning’s jobs report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor: