The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday, April 19, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until April 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma meets with a delegation from the Ananta Aspen Center at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland is on travel to Japan and Mongolia from April 16-20, 2023. https://www.state.gov/under-secretary-of-state-for-political-affairs-nulands-travel-to-japan-and-mongolia/ . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Way Off Track https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-way-off-track/ A.F. Branco Cartoon – Queen of Beers https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-queen-of-beers/ grrrgraphics - The Squatter In Your House https://grrrgraphics.com/the-squatter-in-your-house-the-irs/ #TheSaints 2 - Marked for death, a renegade archaeologist uncovers the arcane machinations of an underworld cabal. https://truthsocial.com/@R2D24Life/posts/110222082957329368 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Pastor Paula Price Joins Diamond and Silk Chit Chat Live to Discuss the State of Our Country 4/17/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v2j0a8q-pastor-paula-price-joins-chit-chat-live-to-discuss-the-state-of-our-country.html Praying for America | The Key Question To Ask About Trump in the 2024 Primary 4/17/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v2j0d92-praying-for-america-the-key-question-to-ask-about-trump-in-the-2024-primary.html Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396 NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900 https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900 April 19, 2023 - April 20, 2023 2023 Forum on Leadership: Answering the Call George W. Bush Presidential Center https://www.bushcenter.org/events-and-exhibits/forum-on-leadership-2023 April 19, 2023 - April 20, 2023 Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Europe Bloomberg New Economy https://www.bloombergneweconomy.com/gateway-europe/ April 11, 2023 - April 25, 2023 In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day, IARU and its member-societies will be conducting a special two-week on-the-air event 11–25 April International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://hs4a.iaru.org/ https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/ April 19, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 2,968th Meeting, 109th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k183zdl6xm 4:00 AM EDT 1,980th Meeting, 76th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ocafzqyh 4:00 AM EDT (13th Meeting) 5th Session of the Ad Hoc Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18g6i8ugo 4:00 AM EDT Second Informal Consultation on the South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Policy World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1523 6:00 AM EDT Press Conference: Conferral of the 2023 Paul VI International Prize on the Theme “Paul VI and Italy: The Historical Legacy and the Present”. Holy See Press Office https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/04/18/230418b.html https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews 6:30 AM EDT Prime Minister's Question Time UK House of Commons https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/ed85416e-7d81-478c-ad9d-1ffdfa380359#stacks - TBD Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527257-1/question-time 6:50 AM EDT STUDENTCAM 2023 WINNER - "Unearthing the Options" Middle and high school students participate in this year's C-SPAN's StudentCam documentary competition, in which we asked the question: "If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?" https://www.c-span.org/video/?527303-2/unearthing-options 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527437-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEventSecretary of Defense 7:30 AM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is traveling. His remarks at a joint press conference with Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson at 7:15 a.m. EDT in Stockholm, Sweden, will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events - U.S., Swedish Defense Leaders Hold Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson for a bilateral meeting, joint press conference and a Swedish Armed Forces military demonstration in Stockholm. https://www.defense.gov/News/Advisories/Advisory/Article/3362482/secretary-of-defense-to-visit-sweden-followed-by-ukraine-defense-contact-group/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31708 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Celine Castronuovo Discusses Legal Challenges to FDA's Abortion Medication Approval Bloomberg Law reporter Celine Castronuovo discusses legal challenges to the Food and Drug Administration’s abortion medication approval. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527437-3/washington-journal-celine-castronuovo-discusses-legal-challenges-fdas-abortion-medication-approval&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Executive Board Bureau Meeting World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://web.archive.org/web/20221231164152/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1524 8:00 AM EDT Axios' Skills over Status: The Shift Toward Skills-Based Hiring Axios https://skills-basedhiring.splashthat.com/ - Secretary Cardona will participate in a sit down conversation with Axios Business Reporter Erica Pandey for their events on The Shift Toward Skills-Based Hiring. https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html 8:15 AM EDT SpaceX Starlink Mission Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl6-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpoMcjTvylk 8:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) Discusses Debt Limit & News of the Day Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) discusses political news of the day including efforts on the debt limit, gun reform, and abortion access. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527437-4/washington-journal-rep-seth-magaziner-d-ri-discusses-debt-limit-news-day&playEvent 8:45 AM EDT 2023 SDG Investment Fair (On the Road to the SDG Summit: Enhancing Partnerships With the Private Sector) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11uyykvjb 8:45 AM EDT Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck J. Hogan meets with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Davor Bozinovic Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-19-2023/ 8:45 AM EDT Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will join U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for a plenary on Advocating for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 28th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education. Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html https://www.hacu.net/hacu/Capitol_Forum_Agenda.asp 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527437-5/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT (14th Meeting) 5th Session of the Ad Hoc Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wpw9s6mx 9:00 AM EDT 2,969th Meeting, 109th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1awlyj0xr 9:00 AM EDT 1,981st Meeting, 76th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gokvet4x 9:00 AM EDT 2023 U.S. Cyber Command Legal Conference, Day 2 Operational Focus of Legal Issues for the Cyber Lawyer: How Interagency, Industry, and International Partnerships Are Key to Integrated Deterrence https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3363333/united-states-cyber-command-legal-conference/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31608 https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31695 9:00 AM EDT 32nd Annual Government Procurement Conference (GPC) Federal Business Council https://www.fbcinc.com/e/procurement/agendarow.aspx 9:00 AM EDT Meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/april-19-2023-meeting-anesthetic-and-analgesic-drug-products-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement 9:00 AM EDT Markup of H.J.Res 39, Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Department of Commerce Relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414" House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115782 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/markup-of-h-j-res-39-disapproving-the-rule-submitted-by-the-department-of-commerce-relating-to-procedures-covering-suspension-of-liquidation-duties-and-estimated-duties-in-accord-with-presidential/ 9:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) Discusses Medication Abortion Pills and the Debt Ceiling Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) discusses dueling federal court rulings on medication abortion pills, the debate on the debt ceiling, and the Pentagon intelligence leak. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527437-6/washington-journal-rep-nancy-mace-r-sc-discusses-medication-abortion-pills-debt-ceiling&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation Legislative Hearing House Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ H.R. 592, Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/592 ^ H.R. 608, To terminate the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/608 ^ H.R. 1658, Manage VA Act; H.R. 1659, Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1658 ^ H.R. 2499, VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2499 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115664 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6154 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOjD6Mb8FcA 9:30 AM EDT Office of Inspector General Reports to Congress on Investigations of SBA Programs House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General Office of Inspector General, Small Business Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115644 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405496 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9HC7X_AyU0 9:30 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications to Enable Cybersecurity Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Mark Ryland Office of the Chief Information Security Officer Amazon Web Services ^ Dr. Josh Lospinoso Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Shift5 ^ Dr. Daniel J. Ragsdale Vice President of Department of Defense Strategy Two Six Technologies ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334004 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334007 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-applications-to-enable-cybersecurity 9:30 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the National Science Foundation House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan Director, U.S. National Science Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115748 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-national-science-foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYBGsUVt_g 10:00 AM EDT (5th Meeting) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l1waivwf 10:00 AM EDT (5th meeting) 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11jjhtfor 10:00 AM EDT CIT Town Hall - April 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49473 10:00 AM EDT Salary Negotiations for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/04192023/salary-negotiations-military-spouses-and-caregivers 10:00 AM The President Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:00 AM EDT Supreme Court October Term 2022 Argument Day ^ Counterman v. Colorado (22-138) ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2022TermCourtCalendar.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2022 - TBD Counterman v. Colorado Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Counterman v. Colorado, a case on whether statements on social media are protected speech or constitutes a criminal threat. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526487-1/counterman-v-colorado-oral-argument 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will vote on legislation to repeal a Washington, DC. policing reform law. Members will also debate a bill to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls' team sports at K-12 public schools & universities that receive federal funding. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527483-1/morning-hour - TBD Dupree v. Younger Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Dupree v. Younger, a case on criminal appeals. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526488-1/dupree-v-younger-oral-argument 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate continues debate on legislation extending federal programs providing local fire departments grants for training, equipment, and staffing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527482-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Holding Russian Kleptocrats and Human Rights Violators Accountable for Their Crimes Against Ukraine Senate Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco Deputy Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334006 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/holding-russian-kleptocrats-and-human-rights-violators-accountable-for-their-crimes-against-ukraine - Deputy Attorney General Testifies on Russian War Crimes Before Senate Judiciary Committee Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on holding human rights violators accountable for war crimes in the Russia-Ukraine War. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527376-1/deputy-attorney-general-testifies-russian-war-crimes-senate-judiciary-committee 10:00 AM EDT Exposing Putin's Crimes: Evidence of Russian War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Andriy Kostin Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Office of the Prosecutor General ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115669 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/exposing-putins-crimes-evidence-of-russian-war-crimes-and-other-atrocities-in-ukraine/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xApAKNP2v0g - Ukrainian Prosecutor General Tesifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee on Russian War Crimes Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and others testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on war crime allegations against Russia. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527426-1/ukrainian-prosecutor-general-tesifies-house-foreign-affairs-committee-russian-war-crimes 10:00 AM EDT The Biden Administration's Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Robert Storch Inspector General Department of Defense ^ Diana Shaw Acting Inspector General, performing the duties of the Inspector General Department of State ^ Nicole L. Angarella Acting Deputy Inspector General, performing the duties of the Inspector General U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ^ John Sopko Inspector General Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115757 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-biden-administrations-disastrous-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-part-i-review-by-the-inspectors-general/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a24SUjRqips - Defense and State Dept. Inspectors General Testify on Afghanistan Withdrawal Inspectors general from the Defense Department, State Department and other agencies testify on the withdrawal from Afghanistan before the House Oversight Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527474-1/defense-state-dept-inspectors-general-testify-afghanistan-withdrawal - LIVE: Full Oversight Committee Hearing on the Afghanistan Withdrawal: Part 1 - 4/19/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v2it29p-live-full-oversight-committee-hearing-on-the-afghanistan-withdrawal-part-1-.html 10:00 AM EDT The U.S. Tax Code Subsidizing Green Corporate Handouts and the Chinese Communist Party House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Daniel Turner Executive Director, Power the Future ^ Mr. Drew Horn Chief Executive Officer, GreenMet ^ Mr. Kenny Stein Policy Director, Institute for Energy Research ^ Mr. Vance Ginn Senior Fellow, Americans for Tax Reform ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115768 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-the-u-s-tax-code-subsidizing-green-corporate-handouts-and-the-chinese-communist-party/ https://www.youtube.com/@WaysandMeansCommittee 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine PEPFAR at 20, Focusing on Achieving and Sustaining Epidemic Control Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 The Honorable John N. Nkengasong PhD U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. ^ PANEL 2 Sir Elton John (Via Videoconference) Founder Elton John AIDS Foundation London, United Kingdom ^ The Honorable Mark Dybul M.D. Professor of Medicine and Chief Strategy Officer Georgetown University Medical Center for Global Health Practice and Impact Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334001 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/pepfar-at-20-achieving-and-sustaining-epidemic-control 10:00 AM EDT Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Carole Johnson, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115759 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-examining-existing-federal-programs-to-build-a-stronger-health-workforce-and-improve-primary-care https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16LUsTbjIuM 10:00 AM EDT Understanding Stablecoins' Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Adrienne A. Harris, Superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services ^ Mr. Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, Circle ^ Mr. Austin Campbell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business, Columbia Business School ^ Mr. Jake Chervinsky, Chief Policy Officer, the Blockchain Association ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115753 https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA21/20230419/115753/HHRG-118-BA21-20230419-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408691 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0CDUxTAWI 10:00 AM EDT Protecting American Taxpayers: Highlighting Efforts to Protect Against Federal Waste, Fraud, and Mismanagement House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Paul K. Martin, Inspector General, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ^ The Honorable Allison C. Lerner, Inspector General, National Science Foundation (NSF) ^ The Honorable Teri L. Donaldson, Inspector General, Department of Energy (DOE) ^ The Honorable Eric J. Soskin, Inspector General, Department of Transportation (DOT) ^ The Honorable Sean W. O'Donnell, Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115714 https://science.house.gov/2023/4/protecting-american-taxpayers-highlighting-efforts-to-protect-against-federal-waste-fraud-and-mismanagement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJBsgFYzlk 10:00 AM EDT For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony From the Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency House Agriculture Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115684 https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7598 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0bzmH5KxN0 10:00 AM EDT FAA Reauthorization: Examining the Current and Future Challenges Facing the Aerospace Workforce House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Faye Malarkey Black, President and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Airlines Association ^ Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo, President, Vaughn College ^ Mr. Brad Thress, President and Chief Executive Officer, FlightSafety International ^ Ms. Heather Krause, Director, Physical Infratructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office ^ Captain Jason Ambrosi, President, Air Line Pilots Association, International ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115681 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406262 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQmVNrxyqyc 10:00 AM EDT The President's Fiscal Year 2024 IRS Budget and the IRS's 2023 Filing Season Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Daniel I. Werfel Commissioner Internal Revenue Service Washington , DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333985 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-irs-budget-and-the-irss-2023-filing-season - IRS Commissioner Testifies on President's 2024 Budget Request IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies on President Biden’s 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527425-1/irs-commissioner-testifies-presidents-2024-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Senate Environment and Public Works Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333960 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/4/the-nuclear-regulatory-commission-s-proposed-fiscal-year-2024-budget 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the U.S. Coast Guard House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Admiral Linda Fagan Commandant U.S. Coast Guard ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115691 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-us-coast-guard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXGmtHH1xC8 10:00 AM EDT Department of the Army Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Christine E. Wormuth Secretary of the Army U.S. Army ^ General James C. McConville Chief of Staff U.S. Army ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115688 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-department-army-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBFtk0tP12o 10:00 AM EDT Budget & Oversight Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request For The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Administration For Strategic Preparedness And Response, And National Institute Of Health House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Witnesses The Honorable Dawn O'Connell Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ^ Dr. Lawrence Tabak D.D.S, Ph.D Performing the Duties of the Director, National Institutes for Health ^ Dr. Rochelle Walensky M.D, M.P.H Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115687 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-oversight-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-centers-disease-control-and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKPpxEiZe6k 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Proposed Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 for the United States Agency for International Development Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Samantha Power Administrator United States Agency for International Development ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334012 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request-for-the-us-agency-for-international-development 10:00 AM EDT Oversight Hearing Titled "Examining the President's FY 2024 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior" House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary Department of the Interior Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115642 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMgBr_DlSE 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115770?s=5&r=19 https://homeland.house.gov/chairman-green-announces-hearing-with-secretary-mayorkas-on-the-biden-administrations-fy-2024-budget-proposal/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChdT2snPVxfp2m8n4VDdMag 10:00 AM EDT Markup: H.R. ____, the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023; and H. J. Res. 44, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces.'" House Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115787 https://judiciary.house.gov/ 10:15 AM EDT Examining Biden's War on Independent Contractors House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Karen Anderson, Founder of Freelancers Against AB5, Dana Point, California ^ Ms. Tammy McCutchen, Senior Affiliate, Resolution Economics, New Market, Tennessee ^ Mr. David Long, Chief Executive Officer, National Electrical Contractors Association, Washington, D.C. ^ Dr. Liya Palagashvili, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Ephrata, Pennsylvania ^ Ms. Laura Padin, Director of Work Structures, National Employment Law Project, Washington, D.C. ^ Ms. Kim Kavin, Freelance Writer and Editor, Morris County, New Jersey ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115679 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409050 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHUI6B61OIA 10:30 AM EDT NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg Meets the President of the Czech Republic, Mr Petr Pavel North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium http://twitter.com/NATOpress https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/video.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213841.htm 10:30 AM EDT Commission Meeting - Open Meeting Federal Election Commission https://www.fec.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/ https://www.fec.gov/updates/april-19-2023-open-meeting/ 10:30 AM EDT Open/Closed Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Mission, Activities, Oversight, and Budget of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities ^ WITNESSES Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick Director All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) (Ayy LMAO) ^ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://twitter.com/dod_aaro https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-mission-activities-oversight-and-budget-of-the-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31738 10:30 AM EDT Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Michael Romano, Executive Vice President, NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association ^ Mr. Michael Saperstein, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer, Wireless Infrastructure Association ^ The Honorable Michael O’Rielly, President, MPORielly Consulting, LLC ^ Mr. Louis Finkel, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association ^ Mr. Ernesto Falcon, Senior Legislative Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115750 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=115750 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-breaking-barriers-streamlining-permitting-to-expedite-broadband-deployment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAMHORLZLaM 10:30 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Proposed Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 for Military Construction and Family Housing Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL I The Honorable Brendan Owens Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Department of Defense ^ Vice Admiral Ricky Williamson Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics United States Navy ^ Lieutenant General Edward Banta Deputy Commandant, Installations & Logistics United States Marine Corps ^ PANEL II Lieutenant General Kevin Vereen Deputy Chief of Staff United States Army ^ Lieutenant General Tom Miller Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection United States Air Force ^ Mr. Bruce Hollywood Associate Chief Operations Officer United States Space Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333982 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fy2024-budget-request-for-military-construction-and-family-housing https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31709 11:00 AM EDT Can We Use AI/ML to Predict and Understand the Indian Summer Monsoon? ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/can-we-use-ai-ml-to-predict-and-understand-the-indian-summer-monsoon/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a456gd7S1Oc 11:00 AM EDT Anemia and the Anemia Task Force National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41209 11:00 AM EDT Resources for Finding and Sharing Research Data - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42761 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11cxi90ns 12:00 PM EDT Neonatal Drug Disposition and Renal Maturation - 2022-2023 Principles of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Course Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://www.infinityconferences.org/event/9dbb1cdf-b535-416e-a945-50e9fac4db07/summary https://www.infinityconferences.org/event/9dbb1cdf-b535-416e-a945-50e9fac4db07/websitePage:04f70415-05d9-4df9-9761-c6fde53f5bbf 12:00 PM EDT Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Regulatory B cells and Exosomes: Emerging Immunotherapies for Uveitis, Multiple Sclerosis and Graft-Versus-Host Disease National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42911 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49241 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will vote on legislation to repeal a Washington, DC. policing reform law. Members will also debate a bill to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls' team sports at K-12 public schools & universities that receive federal funding. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527483-2/house-session 12:00 PM EDT Hearings to Examine SNAP and Other Nutrition Assistance in the Farm Bill Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mrs. Ty Jones Cox Vice President of Food Assistance Policy Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC ^ Ms. Heather Reynolds Managing Director Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN ^ Mrs. Loree D. Jones Brown Chief Executive Officer Philabundance Philadelphia, PA ^ Mr. James Whitford Executive Director Watered Gardens Joplin, MO ^ Ms. Whitley Hasty Outreach Specialist Hunger Free America & Foodlink Rochester, NY ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334003 https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/snap-and-other-nutrition-assistance-in-the-farm-bill - Senate Hearing on Food Assistance Policy The Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food & Nutrition, chaired by Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), holds a hearing on federal food assistance funding in the upcoming farm bill reauthorization. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527486-1/senator-fetterman-chairs-hearing-food-assistance-program 12:15 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXjNZueBVE https://www.c-span.org/video/?527496-1/white-house-daily-briefing 1:00 PM EDT Spring 2023 Environmental Health Seminar Series Boston University School of Public Health https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrf-igqzwvG9OYgeH1VhA7UoiiWh8q-3sJ 1:00 PM EDT NCI Myeloid Malignancies Program MDS/AML Didactic Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42917 1:00 PM EDT The NINDS Topics in Clinical Research Seminar Series Lecture Presents, Lessons in Clinical Research: From NIH to FDA to Pharma National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42781 1:00 PM EDT Protecting Your Workplace Rights Webinar Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/04192023/protecting-your-workplace-rights-webinar 1:15 PM EDT Training Session on Accessibility and Disability Awareness United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12civy1ef 1:15 PM EDT Examining the theory and practice of INFFs (Financing for Development Forum 2023 Side Event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13o7v94z5 1:20 PM EDT The President Departs the White House The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 1:30 PM EDT 2023 SDG Investment Fair (Investment Opportunities in Honduras, Suriname and Mauritania) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14v7zd2xj 1:30 PM EDT SDGs and Taxation: Lessons Learned and Best Practices from the Ground United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1c26w7wri 1:30 PM EDT Hearings to Examine Military Construction, Energy, Installations, Environmental, and Base Closure Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Brendan M. Owens Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Honorable Rachel L. Jacobson Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment ^ Honorable Meredith A. Berger Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Honorable Ravi I. Chaudhary Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Ms. Elizabeth A. Field Director of Defense Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333995 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31711 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-military-construction-energy-installations-environmental-and-base-closure-programs-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program 1:30 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration House Appropriations Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115749 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-national-aeronautics-and-space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9ZmIJUsck 2:00 PM EDT Beige Book - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District Federal Reserve https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/publications/beige-book-default.htm 2:00 PM EDT Fly to the Next WALS — Differentiation of Neuronal and Non Neuronal Components of the Drosophila Visual System National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41066 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=46075 2:00 PM EDT Introduction to Web of Science National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42762 2:00 PM EDT A Roadmap for Growth: Reforms to Encourage Capital Formation and Investment Opportunities for All Americans House Financial Services Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115754?s=5&r=34 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408692 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSNbY9Hmlw 2:00 PM EDT Joint Hearing with the Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation on "Data Breach at the D.C. Health Exchange" Committee on House Administration House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Catherine Szpindor Chief Administrative Officer, House ^ Ms. Mila Kofman Executive Director, DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115756 https://cao.house.gov/about/cao-senior-management https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115752 https://cha.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/committee-house-administration-subcommittee-oversight-and-committee https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/data-breach-at-the-dc-health-exchange/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihw5wBp55Ug 2:00 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Troy Miller Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115692 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-us-customs-and-border-protection-agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_STikGcCxJk 2:00 PM EDT Budget Hearing with the Central Intelligence Agency House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115777 https://intelligence.house.gov/ 2:30 PM EDT President Biden Remarks on Economic Plan President Biden speaks in Accokeek, Maryland, about his economic plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=162I4vwV8Qo https://www.c-span.org/video/?527495-1/president-biden-remarks-economic-plan 2:30 PM EDT To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://archive.ph/HKyD6 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-426 2:30 PM EDT Hearings to Examine Proposed Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 for the Food and Drug Administration Senate Appropriations Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333997 3:00 PM EDT (6th Meeting) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zkybodp8 3:00 PM EDT CIT assembly 2022: CIT UNCTAD Course on Transit Facilitation United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l7d9b761 3:00 PM EDT (6th meeting) 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k145f58kwh 3:00 PM EDT 'Life in Five Senses' with Gretchen Rubin Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/04/19/life-five-senses-with-gretchen-rubin/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVHgcQk2TBg 3:00 PM EDT Population Research Exchange with Jessica Williams Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies at Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/events/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/event/population-research-exchange-with-jessica-williams/ 3:00 PM EDT Q-FARM Seminar - Kang-Kuen Ni (Harvard) Q-FARM - Quantum Science and Engineering at Stanford https://qfarm.stanford.edu/events/q-farm-seminar/kang-kuen-ni-harvard 3:00 PM EDT Veterans Consumer Protection: Preventing Financial Exploitation of Veterans and their Benefits Senate on Veterans' Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334013 https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2023/4/veterans-consumer-protection-preventing-financial-exploitation-of-veterans-and-their-benefits 3:00 PM EDT TAL Hearing: Fiscal Year 2024 Rotary Wing Aviation Budget Request House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Douglas R. Bush Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ^ Major General Michael "Mac" McCurry, USA Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Novosel ^ Mr. Frederick "Jay" Stefany Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition ^ Rear Admiral Andrew J. Loiselle, USN Director, Air Warfare Division Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ^ Lieutenant General Michael S. Cederholm, USMC Deputy Commandant for Aviation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115755 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/tal-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-rotary-wing-aviation-budget-request https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrcJRbcr90k 3:15 PM EDT The President departs Accokeek, Maryland en route to the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 3:30 PM EDT Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for Military Readiness House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: General Randy George Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Department of the Army ^ Admiral Lisa Franchetti Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy ^ General Eric Smith Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps ^ General David Allvin Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force ^ General David Thompson Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115784 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/rdy-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request-military-readiness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_p5m6x_Si4 https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31739 3:30 PM EDT Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs - Markup on Pending Legislation House Veterans' Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115735 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6153 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GhOF1nq34E 3:45 PM EDT The President Arrives at the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 4:00 PM EDT The Last of Us: Foiling Fungi in the Air and in the Microbiota - IIG Seminar: NIH/FDA Tobias Hohl - HHS Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42856 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49309 6:00 PM EDT Aspen Words Literary Prize Award Ceremony Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/save-the-date-aspen-words-literary-prize-award-ceremony/ 6:30 PM EDT Film Screening & Discussion. Find a Jew The Harriman Institute at Columbia University https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/film-screening-discussion-find-a-jew/ 7:00 PM EDT Nevada Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Meeting – April 2023 Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy (DOE) https://www.energy.gov/em/events/nevada-em-ssab-meeting-april-2023 7:00 PM EDT Taiwan Tabletop Exercise (TTX) House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/ https://www.youtube.com/@committeeonccp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFXHc4U8J8