Today’s Agenda
Today, Senator Lee attends a Judiciary Committee hearing discussing oversight of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, tapes an interview with Judge Napolitano for Fox Business, and talks with the Wall Street Journal about the debt crisis.
From the Senator’s Desk
“By the year 2035, we are predicted to be spending almost 34% of gross domestic product through the federal government every single year. As a result, the federal government will be commanding a very substantial portion of the American economy.
“That makes every American less free. The more government spends, the more money it has access to. And the more it borrows on our behalf, the less free we become, the less individual liberty we have to spend our money, to use our resources to devote our lives in those pursuits that we would choose.
“That’s why the Cut, Cap, and Balance Pledge is necessary to support individual liberty, to protect our most basic freedoms; it’s because it will protect us from the inexorable growth of government. “ — Sen. Lee Floor Speech 6/29/11
Recent Votes
On Sen. Coburn’s amendment To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs, Sen. Lee voted YEA
Around the Water Cooler
No Recess: “Senate to work next week on debt limit impasse”
Balanced Budget: “I think the states would ratify this so fast our heads would be spinning”
A Look Ahead
Sen. Harry Reid announced that the July 4th Recess would be cancelled. Sen. Lee and other GOP members called on the President and Democrats to begin serious work on handling the nations debt problem instead of going on vacation.