Today’s Agenda
Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of Red Leaf Resources and students from Maple Mountain High School. He will also attend the Tea Party Deficit Commission discussion.
From the Senator’s Desk
From the Whip
The Senate will convene at 10:00am and will be in morning business for up to 1 hour. Following morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of S. 1867, the Defense Authorization bill.
Reminder – Following the House vote, the Senate is expected to take up the Conference Report to accompany HR 2112, the CJS, AG, THUD appropriations bill with a Continuing Resolution through December 16. The House vote is expected tonight.
Note – the Energy and Water Appropriations bill is still pending. The managers are still working to compile a finite list of amendments to the bill. It is unclear when the Senate will move back to this bill.
On Twitter
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Around the Water Cooler
Stalemated debt-reduction panel members cast blame
Increasingly gripped by stalemate, Republicans and Democrats on a congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee now seem to be devoting more time to assigning blame than working through the sharp differences that divide them.
Health care law threatens to cripple medical device companies
President Barack Obama’s health care reform law is already bleeding jobs from the nation’s high-tech, high-wage medical device industry, but Senate Democrats aren’t trying to close the wound, says Minnesota Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen.
Looking Ahead
Tomorrow, Senator Lee will be back in Utah to meet with constituents.