01-04-2025
Sen. Mike Lee introduces his ‘soothing' lofi radio for April Fool's Day
SALT LAKE CITY () — Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) is breaking into the music industry for April Fool's Day with 11 minutes and 43 seconds of lofi Mike Lee radio.
Lee posted a video featuring the relaxing beats early Tuesday morning. The video shows version of Sen. Lee sitting at a desk in what appears to be Washington D.C. Accompanying the video are lofi beats that include quotes from a speech Lee gave on the Senate Floor regarding the REINS Act, a bill alongside several Republican senators earlier this year.
The video was posted to Sen. Lee's official account, captioned 'lofi mike lee radio' and 'beats to relax/study to' – a reference to which helped popularize the music genre through its live music radio. Lee reposted the video saying, 'Soothing.'
, a New York-based institution that did a study on lofi music, described the genre as having 'intentional imperfections.' This means it could have some misplayed notes, a low background hum, environmental noise, or other audio imperfections.
The popularized genre of lofi music is down-tempo, taking influences from jazz and hip-hop among other genres.
Vaughn College says the relaxing and non-distracting nature of lofi music makes it perfect as background noise to those intense study sessions.
While most lofi music does not have any lyrics, Sen. Mike Lee's 'lofi Mike Lee radio' is overlayed with his speech supporting the REINS – or Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny – Act.
Proponents of the Act say it would help take away power from 'unelected bureaucrats,' requiring an up-or-down vote in Congress on federal regulations with an economic impact of $100 million or more. In , Lee said the REINS Act would restore the constitutional law-making role to Congress.
Through the bill, both chambers of Congress and the President of the United States would have to approve any new 'major rules' before they could take effect.
Critics call the REINS Act 'redundant' and 'needlessly time-consuming.' Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, said REINS would the implementation of critical new public health and safety safeguards, work protections, and financial reforms among others. They also argue the bill would weaken the separation of powers.
According to the , a version of the bill has been introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both have since been referred to a committee for further review.
Utah Sen. John Curtis (R) joined Lee as one of the 21 Republican Senators to sponsor the bill. Meanwhile, Utah Rep. Blake Moore (R) was the only one from the Utah delegation in the House to co-sponsor the bill.
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