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Lee Supports a Strong BBA — Day Lee Briefing 12/12/2011

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December 12, 2011

Lee Supports a Strong BBA — Day Lee Briefing 12/12/2011

Today’s Agenda

This morning, Senator Lee appeared on Fox & Friends and Fox News Live. He will later be heading back to Washington to engage in the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance proceedings.

 

From the Senator’s Desk

From the Whip

The Senate will convene at 2:00pm today and will be in morning business until 4:30pm.

At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to executive session and begin up to 1 hour of debate on Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic; and Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador.

At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a Roll Call Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Eisen nomination. If cloture is invoked, the Senate will immediately vote on confirmation of the nomination. If cloture is not invoked, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Aponte nomination.

 

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Looking Ahead

Tomorrow, Senator Lee will attend a meeting held by the Steering Committee and hold a Utah tele-press conference at 5:30 PM EST (3:30 MST).

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