Today’s Agenda

Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of LinkedIn and Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers.

From the Senator’s Desk

From the Whip

The Senate will convene at 9:30am and the Majority Leader Reid be recognized.  It is anticipated that the Senate will begin consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3187, the FDA User Fee bill.

At 10:30am, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nominations of Jeremy Stein to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Jerome Powell to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

At 12:00pm, the Senate will conduct 2 Roll Call Votes on confirmation of the nominations.

Following the votes, the Senate will turn back to the motion to proceed to S. 3187.

On Twitter

SenMikeLee

I questioned FBI Director Mueller on the #NDAA this week: WATCH: http://ow.ly/aZ6cS

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Senator Lee discusses the need for a budget at a press conf with Sens Toomey, Johnson, and Paul http://instagr.am/p/Ks2SkpwWvV/

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VIDEO: Lee and CNN's Erin Burnett debate whether it's a waste of time for the Senate to vote on a budget http://bit.ly/Kik4lA #utpol

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Check out @SenMikeLee's plan to save the American dream: http://bit.ly/KTxcyj #utpol #tcot #tlot #budget #entitlements #taxreform #savings

Around the Water Cooler

Military Detention Law Blocked by New York Judge

Opponents of a U.S. law they claim may subject them to indefinite military detention for activities including news reporting and political activism persuaded a federal judge to temporarily block the measure.

Utah School Fined $15,000 for Accidentally Selling Soda During Lunch

A Utah high school is learning the hard way that the government is serious about nudging students away from food it doesn’t want them to consume. Davis High School in the Salt Lake City area is having to fork over a whopping $15,000 in fines to the Feds because it accidentally sold soda through a vending machine during lunch.

Looking Ahead

Tomorrow, Senator Lee will be in Utah to meet with constituents.