Today’s Agenda
Today, Senator Lee is in Utah to meet with constituents.
From the Senator’s Desk
On Twitter
President is going to increase the debt limit again: ow.ly/8zFaC We need a balanced budget amendment. #wecantwait
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 19, 2012
Bowing to pressure, Reid delays #PIPA vote wapo.st/zg7Ibb
— Brian Phillips (@SenLeeComs) January 20, 2012
VIDEO: @SenMikeLee tells @TeamCavuto he will continue to push for the Keystone Pipeline. Watch here: fxn.ws/wTiMjt #KXL4jobs
— Emily Bennion (@SenLeePressSec) January 20, 2012
Fed expected to engage in QE3, because QE1 and QE2 were so wildly successful: bit.ly/yKZF9Q #Fed #QE3 #Dollar #BuyInkWhileYouStillCan
— Joe Tauke (@SenLeeResearch) January 20, 2012
Around the Water Cooler
Afghan soldiers, cops step up killing of allied forces
U.S. and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated animosity between the supposedly allied forces, according to U.S. and Afghan officers and a classified coalition report obtained by The New York Times.
Fed’s Latest Easing Could Cost $1 Trillion: Economists
The Federal Reserve is likely to step in with $1 trillion worth of easing that could be announced as soon as this month, according to a growing consensus of economists who see the recent uptick in economic growth as unsustainable.