Today’s Agenda
Today, Senator Lee will meet with Utah State Treasurer Richard Ellis, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, and students who are part of Close Up Utah. The senator will also attend a reception for No Greater Sacrifice, appear on Fox Business Network’s Willis Report at 5:15 PM EST (3:15 MST), and hold a Utah tele-press conference at 5:30 PM EST (3:30 MST).
From the Senator’s Desk
From the Whip
The Senate will convene at 10:00am and will be in morning business for 1 hour. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1867, the Defense Authorization bill. Senator Udall (CO) will be recognized to debate his amendment #1107 for up to 30 minutes.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 – 2:15pm for the weekly policy lunches.
Roll Call Votes are possible during today’s session.
Reminder – cloture was filed on S. 1867 on Monday. The cloture vote will occur one hour on Wednesday morning. All 1st degree amendments to S. 1867 must be filed at the desk by 2:30pm today.
Note – At a time to be determined prior to the vote on passage of S. 1867, there will be 1 hour of debate on the Menendez/Kirk amendment #1414 (Central Bank of Iran sanctions), to be followed by a Roll Call Vote.
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Around the Water Cooler
Frank denies retirement related to party prospects
Rep. Barney Frank says he’s retiring because his Massachusetts district has changed so much he’d have to spend too much time campaigning for re-election.
Frank tells NBC’s “Today” show his decision has nothing to do with Democratic prospects for retaking control of the House.
Clyburn: We can undo sequestration
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), a member of the failed Congressional supercommittee, said Tuesday that he would be open to negotiating the sequestration process and scaling back some of the massive mandatory budget cuts — even if this puts him squarely at odds with the White House.
Looking Ahead
Tomorrow, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of Physician Hospitals of America, the Japanese Tea Party, and American Express. He will also attend a balanced budget amendment hearing and the 34th annual Festival Lights event at the Washington, D.C. LDS temple.