Today’s Agenda

Today, Senator Lee will meet with the Western Caucus working group, and also with representatives of the Sound Geothermal Exchange Organization, the National Treasury Employees Union, and the Utah Wing of the Air Force Auxiliary/Civil Air Patrol. He will also attend a press conference regarding energy.

From the Senator’s Desk

From the Whip

The Senate will convene at 9:30am and will resume consideration of S. 1813, the Highway bill, with the time until 11:00am equally divided. 

Around 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to a Roll Call Vote in relation to the Blunt amendment #1520 (conscience rights).

At this point, there is no agreement on amendments. The two Leaders continue to negotiate a potential finite list of amendments. The Majority Leader has mentioned that he plans to file cloture on the bill if an agreement is not reached soon.

Additional votes are possible today.

Thursday’s Session

Roll Call Votes:

There were No Votes

UC Items:

S.Res. 382 Read Across America Day

S.Res. 383 Rare Disease Day

On Twitter

I oppose the nomination of Andrew Hurwitz to 9th Circuit Court. I have concerns w/ his constitutional jurisprudence: ow.ly/9ow5I

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 1, 2012

Just awful, awful news RIP RT @politico: Andrew Breitbart, 43, died of natural causes in LA, his website reports: politi.co/xndXzd

— Brian Phillips (@SenLeeComs) March 1, 2012

RELEASE: Lee Opposes Nomination of Hurwitz to Ninth Circuit Court bit.ly/w3T0Sh #utpol

— Emily Bennion (@SenLeePressSec) March 1, 2012

Welcome to the recovery: bit.ly/x46cDd #housing #tcot #tlot

— Joe Tauke (@SenLeeResearch) February 24, 2012

Featured Tweet

@SenMikeLee Thats an understatement

— Afterseven (@Afterseven) March 1, 2012

Around the Water Cooler

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dies in LA

Caustic commentator Andrew Breitbart was loved by conservatives who championed his viral Internet exposes that brought down politicians, and hated by others who said he selectively used the truth to do it.

The conservative media publisher and activist who died Thursday at 43 was embraced by anti-tax, conservative tea partiers and reviled by liberals for his Internet investigations that led to the resignations of former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner and former U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod.

U.S., international NGO workers out of Egypt

A group of American, European and Palestinian pro-democracy activists accused of fomenting unrest in Egypt left Cairo on a U.S. military jet Thursday after being allowed to post bail, U.S. and Egyptian authorities said.