Today’s Agenda
Senator Lee flies back to Washington, D.C. This week, the Senate will be considering transportation, commerce, and agriculture appropriations bills
From the Senator’s Desk
JUST THE FACTS ON OBAMA’S PRESIDENCY
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9.1%: |
Unemployment Rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11) |
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2.2 Million: |
Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11) |
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1.6 Million: |
Private Sector Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11) |
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1.5 Million: |
Jobs Lost Since Obama’s Stimulus Was Passed. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11) |
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32: |
Record Number Of Straight Months With Unemployment Rate Above 8 Percent. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 10/7/11) |
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$4.2 Trillion: |
Added To The National Debt Since Obama Took Office. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 10/6/11) |
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3: |
Record +$1 Trillion Deficits On Obama’s Watch. (CBO, 10/7/11) |
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7.5 Million: |
Foreclosure Filings Since Obama Took Office. (RealtyTrac, Accessed 10/14/11) |
On Twitter
SenMikeLee
Discussed #OWS, #teaparty, and #jobsbill with @teamcavuto: http://youtu.be/zVVtYCyltms
SenLeeComs
901 days since Dems last passed a budget; 12 days since Dems starting filibustering Obama’s “jobs bill” #stimulus2
SenLeePressSec
Welcome back to @fox13now‘s @Kerricronk! Glad she’s doing so well just 2 months after the accident: http://bit.ly/oyuhWz
SenLeeResearch
Presenting the global debt clock: http://econ.st/d4lcfW I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with being the same color as Greece….
Around the Water Cooler
Republicans emerge from closed meeting with new map
In a closed-door meeting Monday, House Republicans decided to reject a Senate-passed plan on how to redraw congressional districts — and instead decided to push a new map that leaders said is based on one submitted by a citizen.
“I think the idea is to send this back to the Senate, and let them fight among themselves for a while about what to do,” said Rep. Ken Sumsion, R-American Fork, House chairman of the joint Redistricting Committee.
The Obama administration is scrapping a long-term care insurance program created by the new health care law, reports the New York Times. Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, concluded that the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports, or Class program, would have driven premiums so high that few healthy people would have signed up, according to the Times.
Looking Ahead
On Tuesday, Senator Lee will be back in Washington and will meet with representatives of Draper City and the UTA Board of Trustees. He will also hold a Utah tele-press conference in the afternoon.