The Challenge of Our Time — Day Lee Briefing 12/15/2011
On the eve of a possible government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tamped down their rhetoric on Thursday and tried to reassure skeptics that their differences can be resolved at the 11th-hour.
Lee Statement on BBA Vote
Though it was no surprise that getting the requisite two-thirds vote on either amendment was a tough hill to climb, I am shocked that more than sixty percent of the Democrat caucus could not support either version.
One of the Most Important Pieces of Legislation to Come Before Senate in Decades
I stand today to urge my colleagues to support one of the most important pieces of legislation that has come before this body in decades: Senate joint resolution 10, the Hatch-Lee Balanced Budget Amendment Balanced Budget Amendment proposal.
Senate to Vote on Two Balanced Budget Amendments Today — Day Lee Briefing 12/14/2011
Today, Senator Lee will vote on two balanced budget amendments and attend a GOP Conference meeting with Ben Bernanke. He will also be a guest on Glenn Beck TV at 6:00 PM EST (4:00 MST) and on KABC radio at 12:35 PM EST (10:35 MST), and he will host a Jell-O bar for visiting constituents at 3:30 PM EST.
Debating the Balanced Budget Amendment — Day Lee Briefing 12/13/2011
Numerous state legislative leaders have signaled their willingness to ratify a balanced budget amendment
Highlights from Today’s Floor Debate on the Balanced Budget Amendment
Today, the Senate vigorously debated the details of a balanced budget amendment. Below are comments from some of my colleagues, who agree that we need a strong BBA that will truly force the federal government to live within its means, rather than a Trojan horse BBA that will make runaway deficits a permanent part of Washington’s books
Lee Urges Senate to Pass Meaningful Spending Restriction
Ahead of this week’s vote in the Senate on two competing versions of a balanced budget amendment, Senator Lee urged his colleagues to support S. J. Res 10, the only version that will lead to meaningful spending restraint.
Support in the States for the Balanced Budget Amendment
Legislative leaders from South Carolina to Missouri to Utah have signed a letter in support of Congress passing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution that will restrain spending and reduce our national debt.
Lee Supports a Strong BBA — Day Lee Briefing 12/12/2011
we are considering 2 competing versions of a balanced budget amendment this week. I support a strong bba.
Mathematical Borrowing Limit Approaching — Day Lee Briefing 12/09/2011
Accept no imitations. Beware of the Trojan horse balanced budget amendment, the one that can be circumvented easy by a simple majority vote. Beware of the balanced budget amendment that doesn’t limit as a percentage of GDP Congress’s ability to spend money. Look out for these principles.