Today’s Agenda
Today Senator Lee is in Utah visiting with constituents.
From the Senator’s
Desk
It has now been 60 days since Obama authorized
military action in Libya. This passage
is from a letter I signed with Sens. Paul, DeMint, Johnson, Coburn, and Cornyn,
which we sent to President Obama:
Congress received your report pursuant to section
4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution on March 21, 2011. Friday is the final day
of the statutory sixty-day period for you to terminate the use of the United
States Armed Forces in Libya under the War Powers Resolution. As recently as
last week your Administration indicated use
of the United States Armed Forces will continue indefinitely. Therefore, we are
writing to ask whether you intend to comply with the requirements of the War
Powers Resolution. We await your response.
–Mike Lee
#2nd
Opinion
President Obama called for Israelis and
Palestinians to return to the peace process using 1967 borders as a starting
point. I agree with Prime Minister
Netanyahu that this move would leave Israel in a militarily indefensible
position.
Around
the Water Cooler
Oil
shale development: “This legislation will
bring down the cost of gas and give American energy producers the certainty
they need”
Armed Forces Day: Tomorrow, May 21, is Armed Forces
Day. I would like to thank all the brave
men and women in the armed forces who have kept us safe over the years.