Today’s Agenda

 Today, Senator Lee
meets with the Utah Cattleman’s Association, and attends Foreign Relations and
Judiciary Committee meetings.  He will
also be interviewed by the new Fox online program, Fox Power Play.

From the Senator’s
Desk

Senator Lee and Senator Hatch introduced the Federal Land
Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act.  The
legislation requires the federal government to inventory its land holdings, as
well as a report that considers ways to consolidate or terminate ownership of
some lands.  

“A bill to improve Federal land management, resource
conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal land by requiring
the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multi-purpose cadastre of Federal
land and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories,
and for other purposes.”

Recent Votes

On the Confirmation of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. to be
Solicitor General of the U.S., Senator Lee voted NO.

Around the Water
Cooler

Flood
Damage: “If they keep getting pounded, those banks are going to soften
and fall apart, and so that’s what makes us nervous now.”

Public
Lands: “Utah plans to pursue wild lands lawsuit”

Afghanistan:
“We need to take a closer look at how we are spending money in Afghanistan and
the impact it is having on the Afghan state.”

A Look Ahead

The Senate debates an amendment by Sen. John Tester which
would delay implementation of a provision in the Dodd-Frank financial reform
bill that sets prices on debit interchange fees.  Senator Lee has signaled he will support the
delay in order to study its effects on consumers and businesses.