Sen. Mike Lee Says He’s Working To Rein In Housing Costs. His Record Tells A Different Story.

The Utah Republican says selling off public lands would help get Americans into affordable homes. He tried to slash funding for affordable housing programs.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

As he pushed to insert a wildly unpopular public land sell-off into President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget bill this summer, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) repeatedly described his proposal as a common-sense…