The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday, March 30, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until March 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until March 30, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT VP Harris in Africa to April 2, 2023 Excitement grips tourism sector as Harris jets in https://dailynews.co.tz/excitement-grips-tourism-sector-as-harris-jets-in/ Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to New York from March 29-30, 2023. Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne Witkowsky is on travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea from March 27-31, 2023. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson is on travel to Mexico from March 28-31, 2023. . . . 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 – Selective Outrage https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-selective-outrage/ Bob Moran @bobscartoons - #WeAreAwake https://twitter.com/bobscartoons/status/1639276563106615299 Bob Moran @bobscartoons - Rein https://twitter.com/bobscartoons/status/1640854932189331460 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Deranged Trans Extremist Attacks Nashville Christian School — Our Opinion Gays Against Groomers https://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/deranged-trans-extremist-attacks-nashville-christian-school-our-opinion 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 March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023 Southeastern Micro Labor Workshop (SMLW) Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta https://www.atlantafed.org/news/conferences-and-events/conferences/2023/03/30/Southeastern-Micro-Labor-Workshop March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023 2023 Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) Spring Conference Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-spring-2023-conference/ March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023 Procyclicality Symposium: Measurement, Policy Implications, and Financial Stability Federal Reserve Board, the Bank of England, the Deutsche Bundesbank, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency https://www.federalreserve.gov/conferences/procyclicality-symposium-20230331.htm March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023 Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting, Spring 2023 National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/environment-and-energy-economics-program-meeting-spring-2023 March 30, 2023 TBD Rep. Sykes and Others News Conference on the RAIL Act Representative Sykes (D-OH) and others speak with reporters about the RAIL Act. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527076-1/rep-sykes-news-conference-rail-act March 30, 2023 TBD Global Business Briefing With Ms. Sarah Ellerman, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Acting) Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/announcement/global-business-briefing-with-ms-sarah-ellerman-assistant-u-s-trade-representative-for-southeast-asia-and-the-pacific-acting/ March 30, 2023 PATCH MADNESS 2023 With NROLs 87 and 55 moving on, we now have our final poll of the Elite 8. National Reconnaissance Office NRO @NatReconOfc https://www.nro.gov/News-and-Media/Article/3334568/nrol-patch-descriptions-for-patch-madness-sweet-16/ https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1641130723787653121 March 30, 2023 2:30 AM EDT Ocean Energy Europe Strategy Day (3) Press Club Brussels Europe https://www.pressclub.be/event/ocean-energy-europe-strategy-day-3/ 2:30 AM EDT The Republic of Zambia: Free, Fair, and Transparent Elections as the Foundation of Democratic Governance The Summit for Democracy 2023 https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy-2023/#March30 - Republic of Zambia Co-host Broadcast | Day 2 | The Summit for Democracy 2023 | Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfe4tmkD-1E 3:45 AM EDT Leveraging Public Development Banks for resilient communities: From social justice to just climate transitions United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w97rowrq 4:00 AM EDT Informal Consultation on the Drafts of the Country Strategic Plans World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1522 4:00 AM EDT 519th Meeting, 36th Session, Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s57t89e5 5:00 AM EDT Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 62nd session, 1050th meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hnnrjq5i 6:00 AM EDT Talk on Significance of Tibet in the Context of the India-China Relationship Observer Research Foundation https://www.orfonline.org/research/talk-on-significance-of-tibet-in-the-context-of-the-india-china-relationship/ 7:00 AM EDT How to Turn Schools Into Hubs of Social and Emotional Learning Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) https://www.facebook.com/OECDEduSkills/live https://oecdedutoday.com/oecd-education-webinars/#Upcoming 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: 03/30/2023 Reps. Sean Casten (D-IL) and Dan Meuser (R-PA) discuss this week's congressional hearings on bank failures, the House debate on the Energy Bill, and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526810-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) Discusses Banking Regulation & House GOP Energy Bill Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL), a member of the Financial Services Committee, discusses this week’s congressional hearings on bank failures, the House debate on the Energy Bill, and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526810-3/washington-journal-rep-sean-casten-d-il-discusses-banking-regulation-house-gop-energy-bill&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Member Day - Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee Member of Congress, Washington D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115577 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/member-day-financial-services-and-general-government-subcommittee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59fq4B5GVEk REMOVED 8:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) Discusses Banking Regulation & House GOP Energy Bill Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), a member of the Financial Services Committee, discusses this week’s congressional hearings on bank failures, the House debate on the Energy Bill, and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526810-4/washington-journal-rep-dan-meuser-r-pa-discusses-banking-regulation-house-gop-energy-bill&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT OECD Forum Series 2023 - Preventing Online Gender Based Violence and Disinformation from Silencing Women in Public Life Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) https://www.oecd-events.org/oecd-forum-online-gender-based-violence 8:30 AM EDT Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to Lead U.S. Delegation at Summit for Democracy in Zambia Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/secretary-cardona-lead-us-delegation-summit-democracy-zambia 8:30 AM EDT U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released after 8:30 a.m. ET every Thursday National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf 8:30 AM EDT World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Weekly Export Sales Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-113 8:30 AM EDT Keesler Air Force Base Career Summit Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52529/ 8:30 AM EDT Federal Reserve Board Industry Day Meet the Program Managers for Technical Consulting Services, Data Center Support and Temporary Staffing Services Federal Reserve Board https://www.federalreserve.gov/ https://www.hubzonecouncil.org/event-5221911 8:30 AM EDT Immune Globulin Hypersensitivity Reactions: Root Causes and Mitigation; Public Workshop Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/immune-globulin-hypersensitivity-reactions-root-causes-and-mitigation-public-workshop-03302023 8:30 AM EDT Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee Hearing: Cyberspace Operations - Conflict in the 21st Century House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable John F. Plumb Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Department of Defense ^ General Paul M. Nakasone, USA Commander, U.S. Cyber Command ^ Department of Defense ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115618 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-30/ https://www.defense.gov/live https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/cyber-information-technologies-and-innovation-subcommittee-hearing-cyberspace-operations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNgMk3d2Xhk - Senior Military Officials Testify on Cyber Warfare Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, testifies on military operations in cyberspace and building capabilities. He’s joined by fellow Pentagon cyber official John Plumb, before a House Armed Services subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527067-1/senior-military-officials-testify-cyber-warfare 8:30 AM EDT Budget Hearing (CLOSED) for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=115615 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115614 8:45 AM EDT NIH Common Fund Radar Workshop: Biomolecular Condensates in Health, Disease, and Across Scales (Day 1) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42646 9:00 AM EDT Decisionmaking for Demonstration Funding Workshop Resources for the Future https://www.rff.org/events/workshops/decisionmaking-for-demonstration-funding-workshop/ 9:00 AM EDT Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) at Zurich (live webcast) Zurich Insurance https://www.zurich.com/en/media/calendar https://esgzurich.mediarentlive.ch/ 9:00 AM EDT Green Talks LIVE: The Gender-Environment Nexus Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) https://meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/register/4816794831598/WN_KDjh_-q5Rvef7fNHmuXmJw 9:00 AM EDT The Many Faces of Autocratization: Diversity and Cooperation among Authoritarian Actors German Marshall Fund https://www.gmfus.org/event/many-faces-autocratization-diversity-and-cooperation-among-authoritarian-actors 9:00 AM EDT Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations (EIF) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11a0drfwx 9:00 AM EDT 520th Meeting, 36th Session, Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17fkvwpwu 9:00 AM EDT Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 62nd session, 1051st meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1evd3wfiu 9:00 AM EDT Governing Forced Migration. Multilevel Response to the 2022 Arrival of Forced Migrants From Ukraine to Poland. European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDetails/12907 9:00 AM EDT Reconciliation and Redemption in Vietnam: Veterans and Families Discuss George Black's New Book "The Long Reckoning" U.S. Institute of Peace https://www.usip.org/events/reconciliation-and-redemption-vietnam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsCnbGyDH0 9:00 AM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Manchester, NH Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53950/ 9:00 AM EDT The Netherlands: Media Freedom as a Cornerstone of Democracy The Summit for Democracy 2023 https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy-2023/#March30 - The Netherlands Co-host Broadcast | The Summit for Democracy 2023 | Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq5BMIvdhls 9:00 AM EDT 76th Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Meeting Day 2 Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/live https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html#8867 9:00 AM EDT Liver Cancer Program Seminar: Understanding Phenotypic Plasticity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Mitigate Therapy Resistance and Tumor Recurrence National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42519 9:00 AM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Fort Dodge, IA Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53941/ 9:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will complete work on energy legislation (H.R.1) that seeks to lower energy costs by increasing oil and gas production as well as speed up the federal permit approval process for energy and infrastructure projects. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527054-1/house-session 9:00 AM EDT Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt, Missouri ^ Attorney General Jeff Landry, Louisiana ^ D. John Sauer, Special Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115611 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnsEiqispp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqvTxDKz7to - Sen. Eric Schmitt & LA Attorney General Testify on Biden Admin. & Social Media Companies Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R), among others, testify on the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies on policing COVID-19 content on their platforms. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527050-1/sen-eric-schmitt-la-attorney-general-testify-biden-admin-social-media-companies 9:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES Mr. John Rapp Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Budget and Program Analysis ^ The Honorable Thomas Vilsack Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115589 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-us-department-agriculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBErC-W9bE 9:00 AM EDT Reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Programs House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES Tracey Forfa, J.D. Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), U.S. Food and Drug Administration Lori Teller, DVM ^ President, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Rachel Cumberbatch, DVM Director, Regulatory Affairs, Animal Drugs, Animal Health Institute ^ Stephanie Batliner Chair, Generic Animal Drug Alliance (GADA) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115630 https://energycommerce.house.gov/ 9:30 AM EDT If We Don’t Sell: What Happens When States are Cut Off from US Arms Henry L. Stimson Center https://www.stimson.org/event/if-we-dont-sell-what-happens-when-states-are-cut-off-from-us-arms/ 9:30 AM EDT Virtual Event | India-China Border Tensions and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Center for a New American Security https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-india-china-border-tensions-and-u-s-strategy-in-the-indo-pacific 9:30 AM EDT Championing Digital Democracy for All: Collective Action from the Technology for Democracy Cohort New America https://www.newamerica.org/digital-impact-governance-initiative/events/online-championing-digital-democracy-for-all-collective-action-from-the-technology-for-democracy-cohort/ 9:30 AM EDT NIH Tech Day National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42725 9:30 AM EDT Open/Closed: Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Posture of the Department of the Army in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES Honorable Christine E. Wormuth Secretary of the Army ^ General James C. McConville, USA Chief of Staff of the Army ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333935 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-30/ https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-the-department-of-the-army-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program 9:30 AM EDT Legislative Hearing on: House Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ H.R. 291 Vaccine Discharge Parity Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR291ih.pdf ^ H.R. 645 Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR645ih.pdf ^ H.R. 728 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans. https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR728ih.pdf ^ H.R. 746 SAFE Veterans Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR746ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1169 VA E-Notification Enhancement Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR1169ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1669 VET-TEC Authorization Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR1669ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1799 EMPLOY VETS Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HRih.pdf ^ H.R. 1786 Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for our Veterans Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR1786ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1798 Protect Military Dependents Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR1798ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1635 the Filipino Education Fairness Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR1635ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1767 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115560/documents/BILLS-118HR1767ih.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/728 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115560 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6142 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm2yCQgua08 9:30 AM EDT If We Don't Sell: What Happens When States are Cut Off from US Arms Henry L. Stimson Center https://www.stimson.org/event/if-we-dont-sell-what-happens-when-states-are-cut-off-from-us-arms/ 10:00 AM EDT Shifting the Transport System: What You Need to Know World Resources Institute https://www.wri.org/events/2023/3/shifting-transport-system-what-you-need-know 10:00 AM EDT Opening session, Panel 1) International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) 2023 - Leveraging Human Mobility in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qawc3gyb 10:00 AM EDT Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine and the International Legal Order - the Ninth Annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law  Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/russias-aggression-against-ukraine-and-the-international-legal-order/ 10:00 AM EDT Worst Case Scenario – Critical Junctures in Russia-Ukraine-West Relations The Harriman Institute at Columbia University and Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at NYU, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, NYU's Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and Deutsches Haus at NYU https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/worst-case-scenario-critical-junctures-in-russia-ukraine-west-relations/ 10:00 AM EDT AUSA Global Force Symposium - Day 3 2023 AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition, Von Braun Center, Huntsvile, Alabama Association of the United States Army https://meetings.ausa.org/globalforce/About_meeting.cfm https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31118 10:00 AM EDT Virtual Event the Abraham Accords: Achievements and Prospects Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/abraham-accords-achievements-prospects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJ19mOk9Pc 10:00 AM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Lockport, NY Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53940/ 10:00 AM EDT Costa Rica: Promoting the Role of Youth in Political and Democratic Spaces The Summit for Democracy 2023 https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy-2023/#March30 - Costa Rica Co-host Broadcast | The Summit for Democracy 2023 | Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFy2snQ-gxI 10:00 AM EDT House Minority Leader Weekly Briefing House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) briefs reporters and responds to questions on his party’s legislative agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527070-1/house-minority-leader-weekly-briefing 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate is expected to continue work on legislation that extends federal programs providing local fire departments grants for training, equipment, and staffing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527060-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT FAA Reauthorization: Harnessing the Evolution of Flight to Deliver for the American People House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESS LIST: PANEL I Mr. Adam Woodworth, Chief Executive Officer, Wing ^ Ms. Roxana Kennedy, Chief of Police, Chula Vista Police Department ^ Dr. Stuart Ginn, Medical Director, WakeMed Innovations, WakeMed Health and Hospitals ^ Dr. Catherine Cahill, Director, Alaska Center of UAS Integration, University of Alaska Fairbanks ^ PANEL II Mr. Kyle Clark, Chief Executive Officer, BETA Technologies ^ Mr. JoeBen Bevirt, Chief Executive Officer, Joby Aviation ^ Mr. Christopher Bradshaw, Chief Executive Officer, Bristow Group Inc. On Behalf of the Helicopter Association International ^ Mr. Clint Harper, Advanced Air Mobility Expert and Community Advocate ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115612 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406240 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzoX_2cWpM 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to examine guardianship and alternatives, focusing on protection and empowerment Senate Aging (Special) Committee ^ WITNESSES Dr. Tina Paone Professor and Licensed Professional Counselor Lansdale, PA ^ Mr. Ryan King Guardianship Reform Advocate Accompanied by Ms. Susie King, Ryan's Mother Washington, DC ^ Mr. Nick Parker Staff Attorney, Adult Guardianship Office Indiana Office of Court Services, Indiana Supreme Court Indianapolis, IN ^ Dr. Karrie Shogren Director Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities Lawrence, KS ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333942 https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/guardianship-and-alternatives-protection-and-empowerment - Hearing on Legal Guardianships of the Elderly The Senate Aging Committee holds a hearing to examine guardianships ordered by a court. According to reports, there are approximately 1.3 million adult guardianships in the United States with an estimated $50 billion in assets. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527068-1/hearing-legal-guardianships-elderly 10:00 AM EDT Petrochemicals to Waste: Examining the Lifecycle Environmental and Climate Effects of Plastic Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ PANEL 1 Arvind Ravikumar Ph.D. Research Associate Professor, Co-Director Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab, The University of Texas at Austin ^ Chelsea M. Rochman Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Head of Operations & Science Programming and Application Lead Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, St. George ^ Hota GangaRao Ph.D. Ph.D, Wadsworth Professor and Director of Constructed Facilities Center Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333934 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/petrochemicals-to-waste-examining-the-lifecycle-environmental-and-climate-effects-of-plastic - Hearing on Plastic Production & Pollution A Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee holds a hearing on plastic production and pollution. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527066-1/hearing-plastic-production-pollution 10:00 AM EDT Member Day – Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Sylvia R. Garcia Member of Congress, Washington D.C. ^ The Honorable Greg Landsman Member of Congress, Washington D.C. ^ The Honorable Kim Schrier Member of Congress, Washington D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115572 https://rollcall.com/2020/03/10/congress-lobbying-congress-member-day-explained/ https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/member-day-15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ipZz9hU8U8 10:00 AM EDT Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Prescription Drug Supply Chain: Impact on Patients and Taxpayers Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES Robin Feldman Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor Of Law And Director Of The Center For Innovation, Hastings College Of Law University of California San Francisco, CA ^ Karen Van Nuys, Ph.D. Executive Director, Value Of Life Sciences Innovation, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center For Health Policy & Economics University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA ^ Lawton Robert Burns, Ph.D. James Joo-Jin Kim Professor Of Health Care Management And Co-Director Of The Roy & Diana Vagelos Program In Life Sciences & Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA ^ Matthew Gibbs, Pharm.D. President Capital Rx New York, NY ^ Jonathan E Levitt Founding Partner Frier Levitt Attorneys at Law Pine Brook, NJ ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333936 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/pharmacy-benefit-managers-and-the-prescription-drug-supply-chain-impact-on-patients-and-taxpayers 10:15 AM EDT Hearings to examine the nominations of Nicole D. Theriot, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Ann Marie Yastishock, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, both of the Department of State, and other pending nominations. Senate Foreign Relations Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333940 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-03-30-2023 10:20 AM EDT Warriors Corner - Day 3. 2023 AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition, Von Braun Center, Huntsvile, Alabama Association of the United States Army https://meetings.ausa.org/globalforce/About_meeting.cfm https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31119 10:30 AM EDT Pathways to Patient Affordability The Hill https://thehill.com/events/3880906-pathways-to-patient-affordability/ 10:30 AM EDT Commission Meeting - Open Meeting Federal Election Commission https://www.fec.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/ https://www.fec.gov/updates/march-30-2023-open-meeting/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQFvIeqH_O4 10:30 AM EDT Ask the Experts: Spring Blooming Trees (Online Q&A) United States Botanic Garden (USBG) https://www.usbg.gov/ https://app.livestorm.co/u-s-botanic-garden/ask-the-experts-spring-blooming-trees-online-q-and-a 10:30 AM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr to the Pentagon at 10:30 a.m. EDT on the steps of the River Entrance. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-30/ 10:30 AM EDT Hearings to examine forestry in the Farm Bill, focusing on the importance of America's forests. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee ^ WITNESSES Dr. Tony Cheng Dr. Tony Cheng Director, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute; Professor, Forest & Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO ^ Mr. Troy Harris Managing Director Timberland and Innovative Wood Products Jamestown, L.P. Atlanta, GA ^ Mr. Jason Hartman Mr. Jason Hartman Kansas State Forester, Kansas Forest Service; Member, National Association of State Foresters Executive Committee Manhattan, KS ^ Mr. Jim Neiman President Neiman Enterprises Hulett, WY ^ Ms. Sally Rollins Palmer External Affairs Advisor Central Appalachians The Nature Conservancy Nashville, TN ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333931 https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/forestry-in-the-farm-bill-the-importance-of-americas-forests 11:00 AM EDT Corruption in Iraq, a Generation Later The Century Foundation https://tcf.org/content/event/corruption-in-iraq-a-generation-later/ 11:00 AM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Prescott, AZ Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53943/ 11:00 AM EDT Greater Washington DC Area Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52068/ 11:00 AM EDT Transforming Hypertension Diagnosis and Management in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/transforming-hypertension-diagnosis-and-management-era-artificial-intelligence https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42637 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49305 11:00 AM EDT Workshop on Inclusive Participation in Clinical Research (Day One) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42373 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49417 11:00 AM EDT Rep. Jayapal News Conference on Help for Working Families Representative Jayapal (D-WA) and others hold a news conference on the Biden administration’s efforts to help working families. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527074-1/rep-jayapal-news-conference-working-families 11:45 AM EDT House Republican Leaders on Energy Bill Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican leaders speak with reporters following the vote on their energy bill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527072-1/house-republican-leaders-energy-bill 12:00 PM EDT Future of Sports: Protecting High School Athletes After Damar Hamlin Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/protecting-high-school-athletes-after-damar-hamlin/ 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/k19/k19izhek4f 12:00 PM EDT FOC Task Force on Digital Equality Monthly Call Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/ https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/event/foc-task-force-on-digital-equality-monthly-call-12/ 12:00 PM EDT 2023: A Pivotal Moment to Celebrate 200 Years of US-Chile Relations Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/2023-a-pivotal-moment-to-celebrate-200-years-of-us-chile-relations/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMKebVpEZhA 12:00 PM EDT Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Social Demography Seminar - Kristin Turney, PhD, The Waiting Game: The Pervasiveness and Proliferation of Anticipatory Stress During Jail Incarceration 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/event/harvard-pop-center-social-demography-seminar-the-waiting-game-the-pervasiveness-and-proliferation-of-anticipatory-stress-during-jail-incarceration-2/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/event/social-demography-seminar-with-kristin-turney-2/ 12:00 PM EDT Virtual Homeless & Justice-Involved Veteran Outreach Symposium Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53289/ 12:00 PM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - White River Junction, VT Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53945/ 12:00 PM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Beaumont, TX Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53942/ 12:00 PM EDT NEI Intramural Research Seminar Series: Designing Better Therapeutics for Progressive MS – a Focus on B Cells and the Microbiome National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42759 12:00 PM EDT Reps. Blumenauer and Mast News Conference on Veterans Equal Access Act Reps. Blumenauer (D-OR) and Mast (R-FL) speak with reporters about the Veterans Equal Access Act. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527073-1/reps-blumenauer-mast-news-conference-veterans-equal-access-act 12:15 PM EDT Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism — A Book Talk and Panel Conversation Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/still-broke-walmarts-remarkable-transformation-and-the-limits-of-socially-conscious-capitalism-a-book-talk-and-panel-conversation/ 12:30 PM EDT Restoring the Military’s Focus on Warfighting The Heritage Foundation https://www.heritage.org/defense/event/restoring-the-militarys-focus-warfighting 12:30 PM EDT Advancing Technology for Democracy The Summit for Democracy 2023 https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy-2023/#March30 - EN | The Summit for Democracy 2023 | Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN6lJI4EflE 12:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers keynote remarks on “Advancing Technology for Democracy” as part of the Summit for Democracy Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-30-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRs3VArnco 12:35 PM EDT DA Retirement Ceremony https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31089 12:45 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken moderates a session on “Advancing Democracy and Internet Freedom in a Digital Age” as part of the Summit for Democracy Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-30-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRs3VArnco 12:45 PM EDT House Democratic Leaders Introduce Women's Health Protection Act GHOULS House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) is joined by fellow Democrats in announcing the reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would ensure access to abortion throughout the country. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527063-1/house-democratic-leaders-introduce-womens-health-protection-act 1:00 PM EDT Primary Care Payment Reform Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/primary-care-payment-reform/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgTzDqjDMQ 1:00 PM EDT A Conversation with Rochelle Walensky. Boston University School of Public Health https://www.bu.edu/sph/conversations/uncategorized/a-conversation-with-rochelle-walensky/ https://www.youtube.com/@buschoolofpublichealth5962 1:00 PM EDT Closed Event, Lunch and Learn: "Enhancing Health Data To Improve Outcomes For Underserved Communities" Health Affairs - Project HOPE Has Published Health Affairs Since 1981 https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20230223.52867/full/ 1:00 PM EDT Accelerating U.S.-Japan Tech Innovation Carnegie Endowment for International Peace https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/03/30/accelerating-u.s.-japan-tech-innovation-event-8063 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcI7MduE_I 1:00 PM EDT Putin's Concept of International Law Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/putins-concept-international-law 1:00 PM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with French Ambassador to the United States Laurent Bili Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-30-2023/ 1:00 PM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Honolulu, HI Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53954/ 1:00 PM EDT National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Visiting Professor Seminar Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42667 1:00 PM EDT Trey Ideker: Building a Mind for Cancer National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42705 1:00 PM EDT Attend DOCX Filing Training United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/attend-docx-filing-training-144 1:30 PM EDT The Future of AUKUS with Admiral Harry Harris Jr., USN (Ret.) Center for Strategic and International Studies International Security Program and the U.S. Naval Institute for a Maritime Security Dialogue https://www.csis.org/events/future-aukus-admiral-harry-harris-jr-usn-ret https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOWXGJDg8vk 2:00 PM EDT Book Event: White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/book-event-white-sun-war-campaign-taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQMvjBo0pO0 2:00 PM EDT 24th Annual Celebration with the Stars (CWTS) Event Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/24th-annual-celebration-with-the-stars-event/ 2:00 PM EDT Where are all the TRANS MEN? A Trans Day of Visibility Panel Conversation Transformation Journeys Worldwide https://transformationjourneysww.com/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/where-are-all-the-trans-men-a-trans-day-of-visibility-panel-conversation-registration-528848930387 2:00 PM EDT Outcomes from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations Population Association of America (PAA) - The PAA originated with funds by Margaret Sanger from the Milbank Memorial Fund. https://www.populationassociation.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=c18bd38e-8c18-447d-ba80-0186dc76ed70 2:00 PM EDT COVID Comics: Decentering White Narratives in Graphic Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41872 https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/graphicmedicine/index.html https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48675 2:00 PM EDT Outcomes From Nasem's Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations Report National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42488 2:00 PM EDT Job Fair at Joint Base Lewis McChord Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52074/ 2:00 PM EDT Italian Legislative Framework for the Return of Unlawfully Obtained Artwork Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408089/italian-legislative-framework-for-the-return-of-unlawfully-obtained-artwork/2023-03-30/ 2:00 PM EDT HHS Women's History Month Department of Health & Human Services https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-2/index.html#9015 2:00 PM EDT Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 2:00 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ja2C7Qbno https://www.c-span.org/video/?527069-1/white-house-daily-briefing 2:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with Vietnamese Vice Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-30-2023/ 2:45 PM EDT Installation Retirement Ceremony. https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31437 3:00 PM EDT Virtual Fireside | The Biden Administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy with Kurt Campbell Center for a New American Security https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-fireside-kurt-campbell 3:00 PM EDT VMSTEP & Social Work Open House Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53793/ 3:00 PM EDT (Panel 2 and Panel 3) International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) 2023 - Leveraging Human Mobility in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gisj8b0b 3:00 PM EDT 8th meeting - 22nd session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1utgogdu0 3:00 PM EDT Cancer, Aging, and Comorbidities Webinar Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42412 3:00 PM EDT Research Toward Reliable and Trustworthy Medical Imaging AI - Quality Control and Data Preprocessing, NLM Intramural Research Program IRP Seminar National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services https://irpseminar.nlm.nih.gov/seminar/3890/detail/ 4:00 PM EDT The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power under the Constitution Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-president-who-would-not-be-king-executive-power-under-the-constitution-tickets-536335442747?aff=erellivmlt 4:00 PM EDT Statecraft and the Global Economy: Recent Developments Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/statecraft-and-global-economy-recent-developments 4:00 PM EDT Center for Racial Justice Visiting Fellows Spring Showcase: Atinuke Adediran, Makeda Easter, Julian Brave NoiseCat Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Center for Racial Justice https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/crj-visiting-fellows-spring-showcase 4:00 PM EDT Betting the House: Strengthening the Full Microelectronics Supply Chain Center for Security and Emerging Technology - Georgetown University https://cset.georgetown.edu/event/betting-the-house/ 4:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-30-2023/ 4:00 PM EDT Molecular Basis of Membrane Bound O Acyltransferases (mboats) in Cholesterol Metabolism and Signal Transduction National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42729 4:10 PM EDT Development Workshop: Josh Dean Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs https://sipa.campusgroups.com/CDEP/rsvp_boot?id=1925936 5:15 PM EDT Representing Latinx Feminisms in Social Media Northeastern Illinois University https://www.neiu.edu/about/office-of-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/angelina-pedroso-center-diversity-and-intercultural-affairs/signature-celebration-affinity-events/womens-history-month https://www.neiu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2023/03/20/RepLatinxFem.pdf 5:30 PM EDT AGRICULTURE: Road to COP28 Reception Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/AGRICULTURERoadtoCOP28Reception 5:35 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers Summit for Democracy closing remarks Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-30-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRs3VArnco 5:45 PM EDT "The 1619 Project: A Critique" with Phil Magness American Institute for Economic Research https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1519/1680212700000 6:00 PM EDT Ethical, Political, and Social Challenges for Civil Society Organizations in Serbia in Addressing Violence against Migrant and Refugee Women and Girls The Harriman Institute at Columbia University https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/ethical-political-and-social-challenges-for-civil-society-organizations-in-serbia-in-addressing-violence-against-migrant-and-refugee-women-and-girls/ 6:30 PM EDT Beyond Colonial Histories. Keynote lecture by Bryan Stevenson & Panel Discussion about Museums and the Transatlantic Slave Trade United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t8sbqrz6 7:00 PM EDT The United States Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants - Worcester, Massachusetts U.S. Air Force Band https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/ https://mechanicshall.org/us-air-force-band-2023/ 7:00 PM EDT "Civics for All of US" Teacher Workshop - The Civilian Conservation Corps: Civics at Work National Archives https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/civics-for-all-of-us-teacher-workshop-the-civilian-conservation-corps-civics-at-work https://museum.archives.gov/events/76410 7:00 PM EDT Live! At The Library: The Olivia Records Story Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408093/live-at-the-library-the-olivia-records-story/2023-03-30/ 8:00 PM EDT Afghan Female Tactical Platoon: First Person Accounts of Assisting in the Evacuation and Resettlement of Key U.S. Allies Arizona State University's Center on the Future of War and New America https://www.newamerica.org/international-security/events/afghan-female-tactical-platoon-first-person-accounts-of-assisting-in-the-evacuation-and-resettlement-of-key-us-allies/ 8:00 PM EDT The Republic of Korea: Challenges and Progress in Addressing Corruption The Summit for Democracy 2023 https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy-2023/#March30 - Republic of Korea Co-host Broadcast | Day 2 | The Summit for Democracy 2023 | Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rj92hrgAQg 9:00 PM EDT Ilsa Kuffner, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center: Coral Reefs, Climate Change, and Hope for the Future United States Geological Survey https://www.usgs.gov/public-lecture-series 9:00 PM EDT Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Spokane, WA Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53944/