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This week, President Obama said he had a “to-do” list for Congress. Well, Senate Republicans have a list for the president as well—a “to-stop” list. Stop creating complicated and unnecessary job-killing regulations. Stop trying to raise taxes on job creators and small businesses. Stop blocking the Keystone pipeline. Stop stirring up class warfare that divides Americans.

If the president would stop any of these things, it would bring welcome relief to the country at a time when relief is desperately needed. Instead, he has chosen to point fingers and try to blame Republicans for the failure of his “stimulus” plan, the disaster that is Obamacare, the unsustainability of trillion-dollar deficits, and the fact that he can’t even get a single vote from his own party in support of his budgets.

Those are just a few of the embarrassments that President Obama wants Americans to ignore, but they are increasingly doing the opposite. Young people, especially, have been hit hard by this administration’s policies, and are now paying attention to what the White House is doing wrong:

"Today's slow economic growth is a disaster for those unemployed and underemployed as they look for jobs when so few new jobs are being created. For younger Americans as a group, this is a particularly acute issue." ("One In Three Young U.S. Workers Are Underemployed," Gallup, 5/9/12)

UNIVERSITY STUDY: "In a study to be released Thursday, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that recent graduates are taking awhile to find work. Only 49% of graduates from the classes of 2009 to 2011 had found a full-time job within a year of finishing school…" ("For Most Graduates, Grueling Job Hunt Awaits," The Wall Street Journal, 5/7/12)

ABC NEWS: "A survey released Thursday showed that only 34 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds are 'satisfied' with the Obama presidency. More than half - 51 percent – said they were either 'disappointed,' 'worried' or 'angry,' according to the survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and Georgetown University's Berkeley Center." ("Bad Economy Puts Obama In Tight Spot With Young Voters," ABC News, 4/20/12)

Below are some of this week’s best tweets about the to-stop list:

@Senate_GOPs
President Obama has a list of things he wants Congress to do. Americans just want Obama to stop. http://bit.ly/JhYQW3 #ObamaStopList

@SenJohnThune
I agree w/ Leader McConnell. POTUS' ‘to-do’ list for Congress is breathtaking in its cynicism. http://bit.ly/J85uAK #ObamaStopList

@RWrasse
Don't miss this video of @SenJohnThune reacting to President Obama's "to-do list" http://bit.ly/KLJtoh #ObamaStopList

@RachelKnust
Obama wants Congress to invest in clean energy technology; Americans want Obama to stop blocking solutions to #PainAtThePump. #ObamaStopList

@Katherine750
Instead of dictating a list of cosmetic fixes to Congress, I'd like to see #Obama stop opposing #KXL and its 20,000 jobs. #ObamaStopList

@ashlee_strong
A 'to-do' list from Obama? @SenJohnThune says we need a 'to-stop' list: http://bit.ly/IVQE3j #ObamaStopList

Today’s Agenda

Today, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the American Hospital Association, the Utah Association of Community Services, the Utah Dental Association, the College of American Pathologists, the Utah Association of Financial Services, and Tesoro. He will also attend a prayer breakfast and host a Jell-O bar for visitors at 3:30 EST (1:30 MST).

From the Senator’s Desk

On Twitter

SenMikeLee

Unprecedented delay and filibuster of judicial nominations simply hasn't occurred: http://youtu.be/c9iCqIBTYx4

SenLeeComs

Peter Berkowitz: Why Colleges Don't Teach the Federalist Papers http://on.wsj.com/ICQ7wY | ...but they should!

SenLeePressSec

Students from Open High School of Utah came by for Jell-O! http://pic.twitter.com/t7A38X5E

SenLeeResearch

Growth and growth expectations both racing downward: http://bit.ly/ICICZE #tcot #tlot #economy #GDP #jobs

Around the Water Cooler

GOP hits Holder on 'Fast and Furious,' pushes ban on Justice lying to Congress

House Republicans on Wednesday presented an amendment to a Department of Justice spending bill that would prevent Justice from using taxpayer funds to lie to Congress.

Looking Ahead

Tomorrow, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Utah system of higher education, the Bureau of Land Management, the Open World delegation, the National Taxpayers Union, the American Association of Landscape Architects, and US Oil.

Today’s Agenda

Today, Senator Lee flies back to Washington.

From the Senator’s Desk

On Twitter

SenMikeLee

Here is my May schedule for my Mobile Office: http://ow.ly/aHZo7 #utpol

SenLeeComs

Peter Berkowitz: Why Colleges Don't Teach the Federalist Papers http://on.wsj.com/ICQ7wY | ...but they should!

SenLeePressSec

The @utahvalleyuniv Chamber Choir came by for a tour of @SenMikeLee's office. What a great group! #Utah #utpol http://pic.twitter.com/agJxs7X

SenLeeResearch

Growth and growth expectations both racing downward: http://bit.ly/ICICZE #tcot #tlot #economy #GDP #jobs

Around the Water Cooler

US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot

The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press has learned.

State’s junk food ban could take bite out of school fundraisers

Bake sales, the calorie-laden standby cash-strapped classrooms, PTAs and booster clubs rely on, will be outlawed from Massachusetts public schools as of Aug. 1 as part of new no-nonsense nutrition standards, forcing fundraisers back to the blackboard to cook up alternative ways to raise money for kids.

Looking Ahead

Tomorrow, Senator Lee will meet with representatives of the Utah Association of Charter School Advocates, the BYU Nursing Group, the Prudential Spirit of Community Honorees, and the Japanese delegation to the United States. He will also be a guest on KLO Radio at 9:20 AM EST (7:20 MST), answer questions from Springville Junior High School students via streaming video at 3:15 PM EST (1:15 MST), and host a Utah tele-press conference at 6:15 PM EST (4:15 MST).