Today’s Agenda
Today, Senator Lee will fly back to Washington.
From the Senator’s Desk
From the Whip
The Senate will convene at 2:00pm today and will be in morning business until 3:00pm.
At 3:00pm, the Senate will begin consideration of the Conference Report to accompany HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization bill. There will be 2 ½ hours of debate prior to a 5:30pm vote on passage of the conference report (60 votes required).
The FAA Reauthorization conference report would authorize the $15.9 billion annually for the FAA programs through 2015. The House adopted the conference report on February 3rd by a vote of 248 – 169.
On Twitter
Senator Reid says, “We do not need to bring a budget to the floor this year.”
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) February 3, 2012
Lee Op-Ed: “The president cannot simply ignore constitutional requirements when he finds them inconvenient” bit.ly/w9Bkas
— Brian Phillips (@SenLeeComs) February 5, 2012
ICYMI: Clips from @SenMikeLee‘s testimony before @GOPoversight on Obama’s unconstitutional appointments bit.ly/wojeaF
— Emily Bennion (@SenLeePressSec) February 3, 2012
.@SenMikeLee takes the rare step of testifying on the House side about illegal appointments: bit.ly/wojeaF #tcot #tlot #recessgate
— Joe Tauke (@SenLeeResearch) February 2, 2012
Featured Tweet
@SenMikeLee If I did MY job like Harry Reid does *his*, I’d be FIRED.
— Richard Easbey (@silvercutie) February 5, 2012
Around the Water Cooler
US closes embassy in Syria capital
The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations.
Officials in Greece were under pressure Monday to agree on the terms of a new bailout package, as the threat of a default hangs over the country.
Looking Ahead
Tomorrow, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Clearfield Jobs Corps Center, Park City, the Center for Persons with Disabilities, the Army National Guard, the Utah Narcotics Officers Association, and the Utah School Board Association. He will also hold a Utah tele-press conference at 5:30 PM EST (3:30 MST).