Today’s Agenda

There are no scheduled meetings for Senator Lee today.  He will have a few general media appearances, and will be in Washington to await the outcome of the House vote on Speaker Boehner’s debt ceiling plan.

From the Senator’s Desk

(From an interview last night with Greta Van Susteren)

“In a moment at which the House of Representatives has been unable to come up with another package, remember they did pass the Cut, Cap and Balance Act a couple weeks ago.  There are a number of representatives in the House I’m told are now refusing to join on to any bill that doesn’t include a balanced budget amendment as part of the package.  This pleases me, because this is what I’ve been saying since before I was sworn in to the United States Senate.

“We need a permanent solution before we acquire more permanent debt, and a balanced budget amendment is the only way to do that.  My guess would be that is what the new language is going to be tomorrow.

“Elections have consequences.  That is why we have them.  A lot of us ran on this platform.  People want change.  They deserve change and deserve for their government to start treating them with more respect in this reason.”

A Look Ahead

Senator Lee will be focusing on the debt ceiling vote over the next few days.