{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/blog?ContentRecord_id=8826bd89-1c86-470a-a14b-5099ebe326b6", "Senator Lee has 100,000 Followers on Twitter - Top Tweets of 2013", "2013-12-31", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Mike Lee", "L000577", "www.lee.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Early this morning, my following on Twitter surpassed 100,000. I would like to thank everyone that has joined the dialogue with me on Twitter. I have compiled a list of my most popular tweets from 2013. As you read through this list of tweets, you will see the important role you have all played in this dialogue. This year we have had important debates about controlling federal spending, protecting constitutional rights, protecting Americans from the negative effects of Obamacare, reforming immigration, and a variety of other topics.\r\n\r\nOn January 1, 2013, I had ~15,700 followers on twitter.\u00a0 Surpassing 100,000 followers is a great benchmark, and it verifies that more and more Americans are becoming engaged in the debate about the future of our country.\u00a0 I am hopeful that we can continue to carry this dialogue forward into 2014 to even more people.\u00a0\u00a0 I look forward to being a part of this debate.\u00a0\r\nHere are the Twitter highlights from 2013.\u00a0 Retweet your favorites:\r\n \r\nEverything about the #fiscalcliff deal was a failure: what Congress did, how Congress did it, and what Congress failed to do.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 2, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nSenator Ted Cruz has created his official Twitter account @SenTedCruz. You should follow him. Please RT #tcot #tlot #tgdn #txpol #pjnet\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 15, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nUnfortunately, the president is using Newtown tragedy to advance proposals that would do little to prevent such acts: http://t.co/SX7SjSKe\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe president\u2019s approach is inconsistent w/ #2ndAmendment rights, and it encroaches on state and local governments: http://t.co/7cRF13GR\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#NLRB decision represents vindication of principled stand I've taken against President\u2019s disregard of Constitution: http://t.co/jTHPsxr4\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe Budget Act requires president to submit budget to Congress by today. Not surprisingly, he failed to do so: http://t.co/Y6RqI4cT #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) February 4, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAfter disappointing hearing, unanswered questions, failure to comply with transparency requirements I cannot support #Hagel for SECDEF.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) February 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nLet's cut improper food stamp payments before cutting aircraft carrier deployments. #CutThisNotThat pic.twitter.com/uHotSRDClS\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) February 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe should look into getting rid of free government cell phones before cutting border security. #CutThisNotThat #tcot pic.twitter.com/iZmLzNBcNb\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) February 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI join @SenTedCruz in objecting to Senate consideration of any CR w/out a vote on delaying funding of #Obamacare. http://t.co/F9W90o19eF\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 6, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAs @SenRandPaul began his filibuster of Brennan, I was questioning Holder on #drone strikes: http://t.co/CoFbBMjUfz\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 6, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThis is what I was doing on March 7 at 12:18 a.m. What were you doing? #StandWithRand http://t.co/ojXrrWrYNG\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nSen. McConnell says he will support the Cruz/Lee amendment to CR to defund #obamacare: http://t.co/oYpPlcLkKd #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 8, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe should cut USDA food tasting extravaganzas before food inspections. #CutThisNotThat #tcot pic.twitter.com/sumRy9kBRv\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 8, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nOur first priority to reduce spending should be to #DefundObamacare #CutThisNotThat pic.twitter.com/wsDQjbG4J0\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 12, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nRand Paul, MIke Lee, and Ted Cruz threaten filibuster on guns: http://t.co/nV4vGseZ3H #2A #tcot #tgdn #tlot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 26, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe must ensure that Constitutional rights are not taken away casually: http://t.co/rDhWy4SNmc #2ndAmendment #tcot @SenTedCruz @SenRandPaul\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHere is my response to the president's #guncontrol address: http://t.co/cGE1nPnrp2 #2ndAmendment #tcot @SenRandPaul @SenTedCruz\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPush RT button. I just received word @MarcoRubio & Senator Inhofe have signed Paul, Cruz, Lee Letter to protect #2ndAmendment. @InhofePress\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nMomentum is Building to Protect #2ndAmendment in Senate: http://t.co/GVGLWan3Gl Please RT @SenRandPaul @SenTedCruz @MarcoRubio @Inhofepress\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 29, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nConstitution Wasn't Written to Maximize the Convenience of Government: http://t.co/YYyvAPasum #2ndAmendment #UniversalBackgroundCheck\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 30, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI have joined 34 senators to prevent ratification of UN Arms Trade Treaty, which undermines #2ndAmendment rights: http://t.co/0blxK8X02i\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 3, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#Guncontrol isn't about guns, it's about control. The right to bear arms isn't about the arms, it's about the right: http://t.co/bcXpQTWpKF\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 4, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#UniversalBackgroundCheck bill S.649 doesn't keep guns out of hands of criminals, it turns gun owners into criminals: http://t.co/tPBMtwkZRk\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 5, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPresident doesn't want filibuster because it prolongs debate. #Protect2A Add your voice: http://t.co/z83jhlMWci pic.twitter.com/qXTQ1GWdcq\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 9, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nUniversal Background Check bill authorizes Eric Holder to create rules to require gun transfer records: http://t.co/UtXBveS1yb #Protect2A\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 9, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n.@SenateDems Here is the bipartisan list of 50 Senators who already voted to protect the #2ndAmendment. #Protect2A pic.twitter.com/mdr6vjnF2P\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 9, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI am headed to Senate floor right now to share #Protect2A submissions. Add your voice if you haven't already: http://t.co/V25SqXm65l #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 10, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe Senate is voting now on a gun control bill that senators haven't been able to read yet: http://t.co/FuWDvqE6uh #Protect2A\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 11, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nMT @sentedcruz: In statement w/ @SenMikeLee & @SenRandPaul: http://t.co/noFN6t8cFY Why is Senate voting on bill no one has read? #Protect2A\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 11, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIt's unfortunate that we will have so little time to #ReadTheBill before holding hearings on #immigration reform: http://t.co/89kvAkZsQk\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI voted NO on Toomey/Manchin background check proposal. The Amendment failed to receive 60 votes. #Protect2A\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAfter sequester, #FAA still has $9.2 billion to cover the $6.5 billion they need to operate #CutThisNotThat pic.twitter.com/N1HHMtwL1n\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 24, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe Senate should formally review public policies that led to the illegal abortion practices of #Gosnell and others: http://t.co/x4GQYioUUX\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 6, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAmericans should be able to exercise constitutionally protected rights w/out fear of political retribution from #IRS: http://t.co/azPhK5vMIf\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 13, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe #Gosnell trial is not about one man, it's about an unaccountable industry that preys upon vulnerable & innocent: http://t.co/IMsW0DrEZj\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 13, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe #IRS scandal is the inevitable consequence of a government that has gotten too big & too expensive to control: http://t.co/zqV0oBynP2\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 15, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWhen an agency like the #IRS can single out Tea Party groups, we are no longer citizens but subjects. http://t.co/h0uuGwv2Pc\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 15, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nFiring a few #IRS employees won't solve the problem. American people need to demand that government be less involved and less intrusive.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 15, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nSenate Democrats block @senrandpaul resolution condemning #IRS: http://t.co/6p4NSqZAUt #Protect1A\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 15, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI joined a press conference today to speak out against a government that has grown so large it can't be managed. #IRS pic.twitter.com/VtdNLKBfAV\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHelp share this --> The Obama Scandals Aren\u2019t About Bad Government, but Big Government http://t.co/3kcrY9kCfc #TCOT #IRS\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nObama's recess appointments ruled unconstitutional again today by 3rd Circuit: http://t.co/9vGr3pf2jV #StopIgnoringTheConstitution\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nTo prevent the next abuse of government power, we need to reduce government power: http://t.co/gk5B4rPRP1 #Rush #tcot #IRS #Scandal\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nDon't be surprised that a $3.7 trillion government is corrupt. Be surprised that anyone expects a $3.7 trillion government not to be. #IRS\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 21, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI joined Senator Rubio and @SenTedCruz to oppose raising the debt ceiling through budget conference: http://t.co/aCQ8gkuIhN Please RT #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 22, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n\"The American people don\u2019t trust Congress \u2013 or either party, & we have given them 17 trillion reasons not to.\" http://t.co/T4wLyVkpXF\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 23, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nVIDEO: Senator Lee Explains Why Senator McCain is Mistaken about Back Room #DebtCeiling Increase: http://t.co/CFm1xL1kV6 #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPlease RT if you agree that US should at least track & report the billions of taxpayer dollars we send to #UN: http://t.co/n3avOOmc0l\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 31, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#NSA surveillance of #Verizon cell phone records illustrates why I voted against Patriot Act: http://t.co/6G2PuvJICu #Protect4A\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 6, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPlease RT if you think the government needs to #GetAWarrant: http://t.co/DqEcGB3gFr #Protect4A #NSA #Verizon\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 6, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#Gangof8 talking points don't match reality of Gang of 8 legislation: http://t.co/5wzH7dWWjY\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 10, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI voted against motion to proceed to #Gangof8 bill. I think it is a bad vehicle for reforming immigration system. pic.twitter.com/yc00tK4e93\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 11, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nS.744 surrenders control of #immigration law to the Secretary of Homeland Security and other unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats. #CIRfloor\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nS.744 authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security in hundreds of instances, to simply ignore #immigration law. #CIRfloor\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe don\u2019t need another 1,000 page bill full of unintended consequences. We need real #immigration reform. http://t.co/5Mp6TyLsBp #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHere is the twitter version of my #immigration speech from today: http://t.co/Rlaf2DJigV Please help me RT these #tcot #Gangof8\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPlease RT if you don't think President Obama should shut down energy development on public lands: http://t.co/FG3k6ocsXs\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 13, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nMike Lee and Ted Cruz challenge Obama with new military religious freedom amendments http://t.co/Ejj5v90i6g via @DCExaminer\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 18, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nCongress should have to approve DHS border security plans. Cutting out Congress means cutting out American people: http://t.co/NqXWSCy85r\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 19, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPlease RT if you agree w/ me, @SenRandPaul, @SenatorTomUdall, & @ChrisMurphyCT that we shouldn't send military funds to Syrian opposition.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 20, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPlease RT if you agree w/ me, @SenRandPaul, @SenatorTomUdall, & @ChrisMurphyCT that we shouldn't send military funds to Syrian opposition.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 20, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nFrom day one, the country was misled about what was in #Go8 bill. The talking points never matched bill's reality: http://t.co/8uM7N7bSFY\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nFrom day one, the country was misled about what was in #Go8 bill. The talking points never matched bill's reality: http://t.co/8uM7N7bSFY\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI support immigration reform. But #Go8 is not immigration reform. It is big government dysfunction. I am voting no: http://t.co/0Rx1s0lT78\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nRead & RT if you agree that Americans need public answers on data government is collecting on them via #PatriotAct: http://t.co/KaSpgvFtjr\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPlease RT if you agree that #Obamacare is unaffordable and unfair: http://t.co/VcsdvAGOp4 #DontFundIt\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nLabor Unions: Obamacare Will 'Shatter' Our Health Benefits, Cause 'Nightmare Scenarios': http://t.co/LK6RLy6dIF #ObamacareReadingList\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 21, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nRT if you agree: Since President admits he can't follow #Obamacare, then Congress shouldn't fund it. http://t.co/D7x9Ke27TG #DontFundIt\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 23, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAdd your voice to the effort to eliminate funding for #ObamaCare: http://t.co/YeYCKFTiH9 #DontFundIt Make this go viral w/ RTs\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIf House passes bill to #DefundObamacare, will Senate Democrats fund government or shut it down to protect Obamacare? http://t.co/lAIYGRSrpP\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 5, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIt's the president who is threatening to shut down government, though media won't cover it that way: http://t.co/9ruyoqlDOf #DefundObamacare\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 14, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nShare this clip of @SenTedCruz discussing #DefundObamacare if you are part of the grassroots tsunami: http://t.co/LwQwd7jSqi #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 26, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI need help to defeat the false narrative that the effort to #DefundObamacare is an effort to shutdown government: http://t.co/qQPo0tOrna\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nBefore taking action in #Syria, the president should present his plan's cost, objectives, and timeline to Congress and get authorization.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIf the president believes the situation in #Syria presents a threat to U.S. national security, the right thing to do is call back Congress.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 30, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIf the president can't convince Congress that #Syria crisis threatens our national security, military intervention should be off the table.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) August 30, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAfter participating in #Syria briefings yesterday, I do not believe that military action should be taken: http://t.co/Ta8BXGgI5g\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 5, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#DefundObamacareBecause it was unconstitutionally rewritten twice by the Supreme Court and multiple times by the president.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 19, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe House of Representatives has listened to the American people and just voted to #DefundObamacare.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 20, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nTake time today to thank your member of the House of Representatives if they voted to keep the government open and #DefundObamacare.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 20, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe American People Are Rallying Around the effort to #DefundObamacare: http://t.co/IvRSP2Zr0W RT if Republicans should hold our ground.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 22, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIt is now time for the Senate to act to #DefundObamacare: http://t.co/h9av2tsffy via\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 24, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nJust today my office has received 1,093 emails, and almost every single one is asking me to do all I can to #DefundObamacare #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI don't understand why voting to give Harry Reid power to gut the House defund bill is a vote in favor of House bill. #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI would like to thank @SenTedCruz for his extraordinary effort to #MakeDCListen. http://t.co/Px0pRUn1Zk\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nSenate Republicans can prevent Sen. Reid from funding #Obamacare in the House CR if they stay unified: http://t.co/oIl6iggvdk #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 26, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n\"The American people will always have the final word\" http://t.co/2KBRluXXSp RT if you agree #NoOnCloture #MakeDCListen #DefundObamacare\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n\"If #Obamacare is the law, why won't the president follow it?\": http://t.co/qOIVSZry7f #MakeDCListen @FoxNewsSunday\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 30, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe shouldn't have to fund everything in order to fund anything: http://t.co/bqrTnxO7lY #Shutdown #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 3, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nToday Senate Democrats made it clear that unless we fund #Obamacare, they won't fund veterans' benefits: http://t.co/86bw3yNJsk\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 4, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHouse continues to pass bipartisan bills to fund government. Senate Democrats & president still refuse to negotiate: http://t.co/kt2fsk0tOr\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 5, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nObama Admin\u2019s behavior during week 1 of #shutdown has been the best argument against #Obamacare anyone has ever made: http://t.co/EC4s0D4btl\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nGovernment will use \u2013 and misuse \u2013 its power to advance its own interests, even if that means punishing Americans: http://t.co/cMZJ6dYKaN\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe message behind Obama Admin\u2019s #shutdown bullying is the same message sent by IRS\u2019s abuses of political opponents: do what I say, or else\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe #shutdown is introducing us to the abusive, partisan, unaccountable bureaucracy that, will soon be running America\u2019s health care system.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nEach day of #shutdown brings a new and more vivid example of why it's critical that we not allow Washington to reach further into our lives.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe now see how determined the president is to expand power of federal government & use that power to harm the country to get what he wants.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIt is time to stop using the word \"public\" when talking about land owned and managed by the federal government: http://t.co/9UGqVNnkhO\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 8, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAlmost 10k people signed my #DontFundIt letter during 1st day online. #Obamacare had 6,200 sign-ups on its first day: http://t.co/xTju20exB1\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 10, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nToday, @RushLimbaugh read one of my e-newsletters on his show. Many are asking where they can find it. Here's a link: http://t.co/Zk12tc2qTH\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 10, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHere is a link to the Values Voter Summit speech I delivered earlier today: http://t.co/M5QVifhXSn #VVS13\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 11, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nRead and share the letter I signed with 49 other senators to announce our opposition the UN Arms Trade Treaty: http://t.co/fx8GLTWs7n #UNATT\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 15, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHere we are again: A proposal that maintains status quo, very little time to read & evaluate the bill, & no time to explain it to Americans.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIt appears that this fight will end the same way #Obamacare began: in a last-minute back-room deal forced on Congress & the American people.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe media keeps asking, was it worth it? My answer is that it is always worth it to do the right thing: http://t.co/VIOhWj4zOA\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nFighting against an abusive government in defense of individual rights and freedoms is always the right thing: http://t.co/M77ByEtoe5 #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAvoiding difficult battles is how we ended up in this mess: $17 trillion in debt, a broken entitlement system, a tax code no one understands\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWhen the avoidance of political risk becomes our dominant motivation, only the Washington establishment wins. And the American people lose.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe must remind the American people of the harmful effects of #Obamacare at every opportunity if we are ever going to see it repealed.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAmericans are realizing that with #Obamacare the Administration has either been dishonest or incompetent \u2013 or both: http://t.co/mlL5WHujv1\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThere will be very real consequences for people in both parties as a result of #Obamacare. American people will have the last word.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThis is not over. We have an obligation to fight for the American people. And I do not intend to let the people down.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHelp me RT this: It is always worth it to do the right thing: http://t.co/8bmygWEetA #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nWe've got to launch this website to find out what is in it: http://t.co/yg814leYHH #Obamacare\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 18, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHouse Leaders Must Shut Back Door To Comprehensive #Immigration Bill http://t.co/HRe6ZMx0u8 via @BreitbartNews @SenatorSessions\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 18, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThis is one of the best articles I have read about why the effort to #DefundObamacare was necessary: http://t.co/gw26A6M9cf #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 20, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nAmericans are spending more time reading health plan cancellation notices than Democrats spent reading #Obamcare pic.twitter.com/H1aHO5s7es\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 21, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#ButWaitTheresMore Aside from website problems & policy cancellation notices, employers are cutting hours and jobs: http://t.co/zHcjHg0IgD\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 22, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#ButWaitTheresMore If website doesn't work, operators are standing by to redirect you back to the broken website: http://t.co/7gTZJe4pPE\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 22, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#ButWaitTheresMore You have no reasonable expectation of privacy on #Obamacare website: http://t.co/SLdhni0yil\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 22, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#ButWaitTheresMore Many believe technical problems plaguing #Obamacare website indicate the entire law is broken: http://t.co/1NaWssrEps\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 23, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\n#ObamacareInOneWord ShamWow ... without the wow.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 24, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe recent vote to fund government at current levels is touted as compromise, but it was really an act of collusion: http://t.co/0UQLz8VGBK\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 27, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI am announcing new proposals tomorrow as part of the conservative reform agenda referenced in this speech: http://t.co/mIm1FlUv38 #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHere's the text from my speech from yesterday: What's Next For Conservatives http://t.co/y1l5kVijep #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 30, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nIt is time for a new, unifying conservative reform agenda: http://t.co/HGg9zAXxSu #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 30, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nLearn more about my Family Fairness and Opportunity Tax Reform Act, that I introduced yesterday: http://t.co/yHt0zKZNQ6 #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 31, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe president is resorting to scripted acts of deception instead of trying to protect Americans from #Obamacare: http://t.co/Wc7LDltgSn\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 7, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nThe president now acknowledges that people relied on his promises about #Obamacare to their detriment: http://t.co/LRdvYDbTor\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 8, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nMay God continue to bless those who have blessed our nation with their service and sacrifice. Happy Veterans Day! http://t.co/PJRhFDKUv9\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 11, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nA new conservative agenda must speak to the challenges and aspirations of those left behind by big government: http://t.co/h8RhSHQOu0 #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 12, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nPeople are hungry for a debate about how conservative principles can be applied to solve the nation's problems: http://t.co/N2ukkFeIqP #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 13, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nFour cyber security experts warn Americans not to use #Obamacare website in House hearing: http://t.co/6oZHmyzat5 #MakeDCListen\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 19, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nToday's decision by the Democrats to break Senate rules is a partisan attack on the very purpose of this institution: http://t.co/jQC5RWxR53\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 21, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI am concerned that we are loosening Iran's sanctions. #Iran doesn't have an inspiring history of keeping its word: http://t.co/ufTN7rq6TB\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 25, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nHappy Thanksgiving! May God continue to bless our great nation.\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 28, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nClick to read why I can't support the #budget deal that was recently introduced: http://t.co/5kI5GFbM0s Please RT if you agree. #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 11, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nI can't vote for a bill I think is going to make our budgetary situation worse rather than better: http://t.co/NFcKf8immc #tcot\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 13, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nToday\u2019s court decision regarding #NSA highlights the constitutional concerns I have raised about metadata program: http://t.co/vKA82cA2dv\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 16, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nBlocking debate on #NDAA violates the rights of the American people to have this bill debated and amended: http://t.co/BRcbbVnmY5 #utpol\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 19, 2013 \r\n\r\n \r\nMerry Christmas from my family to yours! pic.twitter.com/Bj7i3ZzM0O\r\n\u2014 Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 25, 2013", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/blog?ContentRecord_id=8826bd89-1c86-470a-a14b-5099ebe326b6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9543879423290491, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}