The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday, May 11, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until May 11, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 11, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma 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. Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart is on travel to South Africa and Egypt from May 6-12, 2023. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison is on travel to Switzerland and Italy from May 10-23, 2023. . . . Welcome to Hope For The Warriors 2023 Memorial Day 30x30 Challenge. This Memorial Day challenge was made to get YOU moving and motivate you to incorporate any type of physical movement for 30 days for a minimum of 30 minutes. https://support.hopeforthewarriors.org/event/2023-memorial-day-30-x-30-challenge/e475876 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 grrrgraphics - A Tsunami of Humanity https://grrrgraphics.com/a-tsunami-of-humanity/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - The You-Know-Who https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/05/10/the-you-know-who/ Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - 2a https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1656330678680662016 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record 60-Second Civics Podcast https://www.civiced.org/60-second-civics Classification Reform Act of 2023 https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/2/7/2748fc47-4999-4578-ba61-20b88c99e7b4/EF76391931E3038C2DF838DF398F7FBB.bag23456.pdf 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 May 11, 2023 - May 12, 2023 New Directions in Market Design, Spring 2023 National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/new-directions-market-design-spring-2023 https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos May 11, 2023 - May 12, 2023 Reproductive Health in Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease: From Gaps to Solutions National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/reproductive-health-individuals-sickle-cell-disease-gaps-solutions May 11, 2023 - May 12, 2023 Fiscal Year 2023 Generic Drug Science and Research Initiatives Public Workshop Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/fiscal-year-2023-generic-drug-science-and-research-initiatives-public-workshop-05112023 May 11, 2023 - May 13, 2023 G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in Niigata The Group of Seven (G7) https://www.g7hiroshima.go.jp/en/ministerialmeetings/ https://www.g7niigata2023.mof.go.jp/en/ May 11, 2023 - May 13, 2023 2023 Socrates Romania Healthcare Seminar Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/socrates-romania-healthcare-2023/ May 11, 2023 - May 13, 2023 Welcome Home! Vietnam War Commemoration: A Nation Honors our Vietnam Veterans and their Families, The National Mall, Washington, D.C. #WelcomeHome2023 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Vietnam War Commemoration Office and Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53716/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMRrIkdRxgKsjTTJuow0f5w https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/welcomehome/ May 11, 2023 - May 13, 2023 Caritas Internationalis General Assembly 2023 Vatican https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/news/2023/assemblea-generale-2023-di-caritas-internationalis.html May 11, 2023 Title 42 Will End on May 11 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/05/10/dhs-and-doj-finalize-rule-incentivize-use-lawful-immigration-pathways - Arizona Border Communities Face A Potential Disaster Due To The Expiration Of Title 42. https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/arizona-border-communities-face-a-potential-disaster-due-to-the-expiration-of-title-42/ May 11, 2023 End of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Declaration on May 11 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/end-of-phe.html May 11, 2023 Sources Say: Former CIA Director James Brennan Will Give a Transcribed Interview to the Committee About Hunter Biden Laptop on May 11 United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government https://judiciary.house.gov/subcommittees/committee-judiciary/select-subcommittee-weaponization-federal-government https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12046783/Jordan-seeks-testimony-CIA-intel-officials-Hunters-laptop.html May 11, 2023 TBD House Speaker McCarthy News Conference on Bike Tour House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters about his third annual “Back The Blue Bike Tour” in honor of National Police Week. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528039-1/house-speaker-mccarthy-news-conference-bike-tour May 11, 2023 TBD U.S. Senate: Senate Session, Part 2 Senate will consider two resolutions to repeal Biden Administration rules involving the Endangered Species Act. Senators will also debate the nomination of Bradley Garcia to be United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge for D.C. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528019-2/senate-session-part-2 May 11, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 2,705th Meeting, 93rd Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Jordan (cont'd) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gol6b5s3 4:00 AM EDT 1,975th Meeting, 85th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Germany United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16vro9ue5 4:00 AM EDT 5th Meeting, 2nd CSP9 Informal Preparatory Meeting - Arms Trade Treaty United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f7w63c13 4:00 AM EDT 3622nd Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h8wh6bma 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Forum Viewers commented on former President Trump’s CNN Town Hall as well as the end of Title 42 and the Republican border security package. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528004-2/open-forum&playEvent 7:35 AM EDT Washington Journal: Suzanne Monyak on End of Title 42 and the Republican Border Security Package Suzanne Monyak talked about the end of Title 42, the Biden administration’s immigration policies, and House Republicans' border security package. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528004-102/suzanne-monyak-end-title-42-republican-border-security-package&event=528004&playEvent 7:46 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Lou Correa on the End of Title 42 and Republican Border Security Package Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) talked about the end of Title 42, the Biden administration’s immigration policies, and House Republicans' border security package. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528004-101/rep-lou-correa-end-title-42-republican-border-security-package&event=528004&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT DefenseTalks 2023 DefenseScoop https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-11/ https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ 8:00 AM EDT Fiscal Year 2023 Generic Drug Science and Research Initiatives Public Workshop Day 1 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/fiscal-year-2023-generic-drug-science-and-research-initiatives-public-workshop-05112023 8:11 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Barry Moore on the End of Title 42 and Republican Border Security Package Representative Barry Moore (R-AL) talked about the end of Title 42 and House Republicans' border security package. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528004-103/rep-barry-moore-end-title-42-republican-border-security-package&event=528004&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT Twentieth Meeting of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/05/11/default-calendar/twentieth-Meeting-of-the-who-council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all 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-119 8:50 AM EDT Fort Moore Redesignation Ceremony https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31918 - Fort Benning will be renamed to Fort Moore on May 11 https://www.fortmoore.com/ 8:30 AM EDT FDIC Southeast Michigan AEI Host Membership Meeting: Options for Affordable Mortgages in Southeast Michigan Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-05-11-affordable-mortgages.html 9:00 AM EDT 2,706th Meeting, 93rd Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Sao Tome and Principe United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13m9s6bj0 9:00 AM EDT 1,976th Meeting, 85th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Germany (cont'd) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xxjwnp9m 9:00 AM EDT 6th Meeting, 2nd CSP9 Informal Preparatory Meeting - Arms Trade Treaty United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k187ne6yus 9:00 AM EDT The Implications of Japan's New Economic Security Law Information Technology and Innovation Foundation https://itif.org/events/2023/05/11/the-implications-of-japans-new-economic-security-law/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0mJF5QHOWY 9:00 AM EDT Good Neighbors: Using Housing Data to Reframe Homelessness - Day 2 American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/good-neighbors-using-housing-data-to-reframe-homelessness/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfX7O-t5hTY 9:00 AM EDT China's Economic Outlook and the Future of Digital Currency Peterson Institute for International Economics https://www.piie.com/events/chinas-economic-outlook-and-future-digital-currency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2etYODHLcQU 9:00 AM EDT Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/may-11-2023-pulmonary-allergy-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-05112023 9:00 AM EDT Anti Bullying National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42144 9:00 AM EDT National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Reproductive Health in Women and Girls With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): Gaps to Solutions (Day 1) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42997 https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/reproductive-health-individuals-sickle-cell-disease-gaps-solutions https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhlbi-reproductive-health-in-women-and-girls-with-scd-gaps-to-solutions-tickets-598097936027 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49593 9:00 AM EDT A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Defense Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defense Department of Defense ^ General Mark A. Milley Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff ^ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-11/ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334102 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request-for-the-department-of-defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ - Defense Sec. Austin & Joint Chief of Staff Chair Testify on Defense Budget Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testify before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the 2024 defense budget. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528023-1/defense-sec-austin-joint-chief-staff-chair-testify-defense-budget 9:30 AM EDT Southeast Asia Amid Global Challenges: A Discussion with Dr. Mari Pangestu Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/southeast-asia-amid-global-challenges-discussion-dr-mari-pangestu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A30r6DqnGnE 9:30 AM EDT American Confidence in Elections: Protecting Political Speech Committee on House Administration https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115880 https://cha.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/full-committee-hearing-american-confidence-elections-protecting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upuq_4iqWtM 9:45 AM EDT Business meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine cannabis banking challenges of small businesses and workers Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333990 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334122 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/examining-cannabis-banking-challenges-of-small-businesses-and-workers 10:00 AM EDT (7th Meeting) UN Forum on Forests, 18th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fl8cneoy 10:00 AM EDT (Part 1) High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Middle-Income Countries, 77th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1amkq8xbq 10:00 AM EDT Russia in Africa: A Re-Emerging Great Power or a Chimera? Foreign Policy Research Institute https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/russia-in-africa-a-re-emerging-great-power-or-a-chimera/ 10:00 AM EDT The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Board of Directors Will Meet to Consider the Following Matters: Memorandum and resolution re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Special Assessments Pursuant to Systemic Risk Determination Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/news/board-matters/2023/board-meeting-051123-notice.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGUETGCVkU 10:00 AM EDT China IP: Quarterly Legislation and Case Law Update United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/china-ip-quarterly-legislation-and-case-law-update-5 10:00 AM EDT Agriculture and Diet: Value Added for Nutrition, Translation, and Adaptation in a Global Ecology (ADVANTAGE) Virtual Meeting National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42915 https://web.cvent.com/event/4156da6a-09b4-4690-93ed-e798551c1717/summary https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49497 10:00 AM EDT NIH Council of Councils - May 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49551 10:00 AM EDT 8th Annual National Convening: The State of the Caregiver Community U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and Triwest https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55469/ 10:00 AM EDT Panel: Military Spouse Appreciation Day – Protecting Milspouses in the Workplace Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/05112023/panel-military-spouse-appreciation-day-protecting-milspouses https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55930/ 10:00 AM EDT Sexual Assault Prevention, Response Office Presents Awards The Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office presents the 2023 Liz Blanc Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of the Year Award and the Promoting Excellence in Prevention Award at a ceremony in the Pentagon. https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31894 10:00 AM EDT Creating a Roadmap to Quantitative Systems Pharmacology-Informed Rare Disease Drug Development Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/creating-roadmap-quantitative-systems-pharmacology-informed-rare-disease-drug-development-05112023 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-to-deliver-remarks-at-the-world-food-prize-laureate-announcement-ceremony/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 10:00 AM EDT Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck Hogan meets with Republic of Cyprus Ambassador to the United States Marios Lysiotis and Government of Cyprus Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-11-2023/ 10:00 AM EDT Supreme Court October Term 2022 Conference / Non-argument Day Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/ 10:00 AM EDT Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will testify in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies about the FY 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Education. Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House is expected to continue work on the Republicans' border security and immigration bill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528021-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will consider the nomination of Bradley Garcia to be United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528019-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT Exposing the Woke, Wasteful, and Bloated Bureaucracy House Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Paige Agostin Policy Director at the Center for Renewing America ^ Myron Ebell Director for the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute ^ Rachel Greszler Senior Research Fellow on Budget and Entitlements at the Heritage Foundation ^ Indivar Dutta-Gupta President and Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Policy (Clasp) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115896 https://budget.house.gov/hearing/exposing-the-woke-wasteful-and-bloated-bureaucracy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHd6QxmyvmE 10:00 AM EDT Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband - The State of Universal Service Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ^ WITNESSES: Tim Chavez, Director of Technology, Cuba Independent School District, New Mexico ^ Angie Kronenberg, President, INCOMPAS ^ Daniel Lyons, Professor, Boston College Law School; Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute ^ Denny Law, CEO and General Manager, Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, South Dakota ^ Greg Guice, Director of Government Affairs, Public Knowledge ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334120 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/5/the-state-of-universal-service 10:00 AM EDT Preparing for and Responding to Future Public Health Security Threats House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL ONE The Honorable Dawn O’Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ^ Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., MPH, Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ^ The Honorable Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ^ PANEL TWO Dr. Tom Inglesby, M.D., Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Bloomberg School of Public Health ^ Dr. Randall Lutter, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research ^ Mr. Erik Decker, Chair, Cybersecurity Working Group, Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) ^ Dr. Mary Denigan-Macauley, Ph.D., Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115917 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-preparing-for-and-responding-to-future-public-health-security-threats 10:00 AM EDT Hearing Entitled: Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank: GAO’s Preliminary Review House Ways and Means Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115875 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408760 - Government Accountability Office Official Testifies on Bank Failures Michael Clements, an official at the Government Accountability Office, testifies on his agency’s review of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses. The hearing takes place before a House Financial Services subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528024-1/governmentaccountability-office-official-testifies-bank-failures 10:00 AM EDT Stakeholder Perspectives on Agricultural Trade House Agriculture Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. John Griffith, Executive Vice President, Ag Business and Hedging, CHS, Inc. ^ Ms. Lori Stevermer, President-Elect, National Pork Producers Council ^ Mr. Matt Lantz, Vice President for Global Access, Bryant Christie, Inc. ^ Ambassador Gregg Doud, Vice President of Global Situational Awareness & Chief Economist, Aimpoint Research ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115894 https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7617 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ZGqC3ATNo 10:00 AM EDT 2024 Proposed NOAA Budget Hearing House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ^ https://science.house.gov/2023/5/environment-subcommittee-hearing-an-overview-of-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-budget-proposal-for-fiscal-year-2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY5Y138ZpWA 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing to Examine Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Permitting Process for Energy and Mineral Projects Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Jason Grumet CEO American Clean Power Association ^ Mr. Rich Nolan President and CEO National Mining Association ^ Ms. Elizabeth H. Shuler President American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ^ Mr. Paul Ulrich Vice President, Jonah Energy Member, Wyoming Energy Authority Board of Directors ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334101 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/5/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-opportunities-for-congress-to-reform-the-permitting-process-for-energy-and-mineral-projects 10:00 AM EDT Investigating Pandemic Immunity: Acquired, Therapeutic or Both House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Marty Makary Chief, Islet Transplant Surgery & Professor of Surgery Johns Hopkins University ^ Dr. Margery Smelkinson Research Scientist ^ Dr. Tina Tan (Minority Witness) Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115916 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/investigating-pandemic-immunity-acquired-therapeutic-or-both/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XULCV6OtBNw - Hearing on COVID-19 Vaccines and Pandemic Immunity Dr. Marty Makary, surgery professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, testifies on COVID-19 vaccinations and natural immunity before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528026-1/hearing-covid-19-vaccines-pandemic-immunity 10:00 AM EDT Cross-border Rx: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and U.S. International Tax Policy Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: Brad W. Setser Council on Foreign Relations Washington, DC ^ Diane M. Ring Boston College Law School Boston, MA ^ William Morris PwC Washington, DC ^ Daniel Bunn Tax Foundation Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334099 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/cross-border-rx-pharmaceutical-manufacturers-and-us-international-tax-policy 10:00 AM EDT Continuation: S. 1067, S. 1114, S. 1214, and S. 1339 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ S.1067, Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1067 ^ S.1114, Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1114 ^ S.1214, RARE Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1214 ^ S.1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1339 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334046 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/continuation51123 10:00 AM EDT Strengthening the Fleet: Challenges and Solutions in Naval Surface Ship Construction House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ships, United States Navy ^ Rear Admiral Casey Moton Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Unmanned and Small Combatants, United States Navy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115900 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-11/ https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/strengthening-the-fleet-challenges-and-solutions-in-naval-surface-ship-construction/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR-NuZX5SVI 10:00 AM EDT Assessing the U.S. Mariner Shortage and U.S. Coast Guard Recruitment and Retention Issues House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Vice Admiral Paul Thomas, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, United States Coast Guard ^ Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, USN (Ret.), Administrator, United States Maritime Administration ^ Ms. Heather MacLeod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, United States Government Accountability Office ^ Dr. Beth Asch, Ph.D., Senior Economist, RAND Corporation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115823 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406372 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y11jSPIYPE8 10:00 AM EDT Business Meeting to Consider Pending Calendar Business Senate Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334121 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334086 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/05/11/2023/executive-business-meeting 10:00 AM EDT An Overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115722 https://science.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=325F413D-8F26-47AC-AB87-2CFE8E23056C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY5Y138ZpWA 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the Department of Education Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary Department of Education ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334100 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-funding-request-and-budget-justification-for-the-department-of-education 10:15 AM EDT LIVE: GOP Senators to Hold Press Conference on Biden's Border Catastrophe 5/11/23 James Lankford (R-OK) and Republican Senators will hold a press conference on how Biden's Border Crisis will turn into a catastrophe with the end of Title 42. Biden has presided over the worst border crisis in American history with a record-setting 5 million illegal crossings at the Southern Border. RSBN https://rumble.com/v2n49oq-live-gop-senators-to-hold-press-conference-on-bidens-border-catastrophe-511.html 10:15 AM EDT House Minority Leader Weekly Briefing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) briefs reporters and responds to questions on his party’s legislative agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528031-1/house-minority-leader-weekly-briefing 10:15 AM EDT Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Lydia Logan, Vice President for Global Education and Workforce Development, IBM, Washington, D.C. ^ Mr. Bruce Ferguson, CEO, CareerSource Northeast Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. ^ Dr. Harry J. Holzer, John LaFarge Jr. SJ Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. ^ Mr. John Pallasch, Founder and CEO, One Workforce Solutions, Aiken, South Carolina. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115897 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409119 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1vBXwtQ2RI 10:30 AM EDT FDIC and OCC Present: The Resiliency of Small Women-Owned and Minority Businesses in Alabama Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-05-11-small-women-owned.html 10:30 AM EDT Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-11-2023/ 10:30 AM EDT Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing: “Examining the Root Causes of Drug Shortages: Challenges in Pharmaceutical Drug Supply Chains” House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Alex Oshmyansky, MD, PhD, CEO/Founder, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company ^ Anthony Sardella, Chair, API Innovation Center, Adjunct Lecturer & Senior Research Advisor, Center for Analytics & Business Insights, Washington University in St. Louis ^ Laura Bray, Founder, Angels for Change ^ Fernando Muzzio, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115904 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-examining-the-root-causes-of-drug-shortages-challenges-in-pharmaceutical-drug-supply-chains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhqmSIt9PEs 10:45 AM EDT 2023 NETC Sailor of the Year Award Ceremony Pensacola, Florida https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31866 11:00 AM EDT Vietnam Veterans Honored at National Mall The Vietnam War Commemoration, a national 50th anniversary remembrance, holds a “welcome home” event in the National Mall. It honors the legacy of Vietnam veterans and their families, the contributions of individual citizens, allies, armed forces and nongovernmental organizations during the Vietnam War period. https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/welcomehome/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb0mEOxHmZ8 https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31855 https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31826 11:00 AM EDT Luke Russert on Grieving His Father and Finding His Own Path Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/05/11/luke-russert-grieving-his-father-finding-his-own-path/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqpAJ_mfO2E 11:00 AM EDT EDI Director's Speaker Series - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49525 11:00 AM EDT Biobehavioral Pain Mechanisms Across the Lifespan National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42676 11:00 AM EDT Military Spouse Virtual Career Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52434/ 11:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House is expected to continue work on the Republicans' border security and immigration bill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528021-2/house-session 11:30 AM EDT National Tourism Week Hospitality Webinar Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/events/05112023/national-tourism-week-hospitality-webinar 11:30 AM EDT Veterans Benefits Seminar - Golden Valley, MN Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55873/ 12:00 PM EDT Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program The Korea Society https://www.ncnk.org/event-calendar/hinge-points-inside-look-north-korea%E2%80%99s-nuclear-program 12:00 PM EDT Book Event: Agathe Demarais' "Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests" Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/book-event-agathe-demarais-backfire-how-sanctions-reshape-world-against-us-interests 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/k1w/k1w4h4klsc 12:00 PM EDT Made at the Library: "Saving Freud" with Andrew Nagorski Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408424/made-at-the-library-saving-freud-with-andrew-nagorski/2023-05-11/ 12:00 PM EDT FDA Grand Rounds Title: Electron Microscopy, Still a Powerful Research Tool Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/science-research/fda-grand-rounds/fda-grand-rounds-title-electron-microscopy-still-powerful-research-tool-05112023 12:00 PM EDT Soldiers' Angels Military and Veteran Food Distribution - Detroit Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52815/ 12:00 PM EDT DA Retirement Ceremony https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31653 12:30 PM EDT Congressional Hispanic Caucus News Conference on Border Security Legislation House Democratic Caucus Chair Aguilar (D-CA) and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus hold a news conference on the Secure the Border Act of 2023. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528032-1/congressional-hispanic-caucus-news-conference-border-security-legislation 1:00 PM EDT Andrew McCarthy on Father-Son Walking Journey Across Spain Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/05/11/andrew-mccarthy-father-son-walking-journey-across-spain/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY5sdnnufu0 1:00 PM EDT JVSG 10 Steps to a Federal Job Resume Workshop Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53641/ 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-159 1:00 PM EDT Orientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Case Law Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408389/orientation-to-legal-research-series-us-case-law/2023-05-11/ 1:00 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exGQDp6BtoE https://www.c-span.org/video/?528037-1/white-house-daily-briefing 1:15 PM EDT Friends of Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xa5namhe 1:15 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 Political Prisoners and the Future of Nicaragua Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/political-prisoners-and-future-nicaragua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfFkEvbrKuw 2:00 PM EDT Greater Los Angeles Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52436/ 2:00 PM EDT Veterans Experience Live (VetXL) - California Veterans Q&A hosted by RallyPoint Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56003/ 2:00 PM EDT Global Medicine in China and Taiwan: A Diasporic History National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41873 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48678 2:00 PM EDT Updated Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine Use Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2023/callinfo_051123.asp 2:00 PM EDT Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with a Freedom House delegation Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-11-2023/ 2:00 PM EDT FDA Oversight Part II: Responsibility for the Infant Formula Shortage House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Susan T. Mayne, Ph.D. Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition U.S. Food and Drug Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115899 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/fda-oversight-part-ii-responsibility-for-the-infant-formula-shortage/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1S7T7a_C8 - FDA Food Safety & Nutrition Dir. on Infant Formula Shortage Susan Mayne, director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), testifies before a House Oversight subcommittee on the infant formula shortage crisis. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528025-1/fda-food-safety-nutrition-dir-infant-formula-shortage 2:00 PM EDT Getting Back on Track: Exploring Rail Supply Chain Resilience and Challenges House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Chuck Baker, President and CEO, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) ^ Chris Jahn, President and CEO, American Chemistry Council (ACC) ^ Ian Jefferies, President and CEO, Association of American Railroads (AAR) ^ Greg Regan, President, Transportation Trades Department (TTD), AFL-CIO ^ Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115825 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406373 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZxWgbMjm8Q 2:00 PM EDT Hearing on Reviewing BIS Part I: U.S. Export Controls in an Era of Strategic Competition House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Nazak Nikakhtar Chair, National Security Practice Wiley Rein, LLP ^ Former Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce ^ Steve Coonen Former Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor Defense Technology Security Administration ^ Giovanna M. Cinelli National Security Fellow National Security Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115902 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/reviewing-the-bureau-of-industry-and-security-part-i-u-s-export-controls-in-an-era-of-strategic-competition/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac0sPEIsht0 2:00 PM EDT Subcommittee Hearing: Leveling the Playing Field: The State of Small Business Contracting House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Robert Schroder Founder and Managing Partner, SteerBridge ^ Ms. Jackie Ferrari Founder and CEO, American Fashion Network ^ Ms. Jacqueline Lopez President, Premier Enterprise Solutions ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115895 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405519 May 11 2023 2:00 PM EDT Reauthorizing the U.S. Fire Administration and Fire Grant Programs: Evaluating Effectiveness and Preparedness for Modern Challenges House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. Fire Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration ^ Chief Donna Black, President, International Association of Fire Chiefs ^ Mr. Kevin B. O’Connor, Assistant to the General President, International Association of Fire Fighters ^ Mr. David Bullard, Volunteer Firefighter and Past President, Georgia State Firefighters Association ^ Mr. Kevin Reardon, State Fire Marshall, State of Ohio ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115736 https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=0507704F-9055-494C-A7DA-E53E67543000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CckaC9R5JEg May 11 2023 2:00 PM EDT Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Energy Budget Request House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jennifer Granholm Secretary, Department of Energy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115913 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-hearing-the-fiscal-year-2024-department-of-energy-budget-1 https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairs-rodgers-duncan-announce-hearing-on-fy-2024-doe-budget https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cfnq22vYr0 May 11 2023 2:00 PM EDT Censorship Laundering: How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enables the Silencing of Dissent House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Ben Weingarten Investigative Journalist and Columnist ^ Martin Kulldorff, PhD Epidemiologist and Biostatistician ^ Cynthia Miller-Idriss, PhD Professor, School of Public Affairs and School of Education Founding Director, Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab American University ^ Mr. Jonathan Turley Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law The George Washington University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115901 https://homeland.house.gov/media-advisory-bishop-announces-subcommittee-hearing-on-dhs-mis-dis-malinformation-monitoring-program/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY_hMVRF5zo May 11 2023 2:00 PM EDT Subcommittee Hearing on Sexual Assault (CLOSED) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115948 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=115948 3:00 PM EDT (8th Meeting) UN Forum on Forests, 18th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iaxzut9t 3:00 PM EDT (Part 2) High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Middle-Income Countries, 77th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cyo4yyf6 3:00 PM EDT AIAA Professional Virtual Career Fair American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/aiaa/e/g6NwY 3:00 PM EDT Save the Date - Tatjana Thelen, University of Vienna Stanford Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/save-date-tatjana-thelen-university-vienna https://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/events/save-date-tatjana-thelen-university-vienna 3:00 PM EDT NIH Staff Clinician Annual Town Hall National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42963 3:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al Sabah Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-11-2023/ 3:45 PM EDT Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/food/workshops-meetings-webinars-food-and-dietary-supplements/collaborating-culture-new-era-smarter-food-safety-05112023 4:00 PM EDT The President delivers remarks celebrating the historic conservation actions that have been enacted by the Biden-Harris Administration by 8:00 am] Rose Garden https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f60fDgR3Cw https://www.c-span.org/video/?528038-1/president-biden-remarks-conservation-actions 5:00 PM EDT The 2023 AI Index: A Presentation by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/the-2023-ai-index/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKVTELLIXOA 5:00 PM EDT Private Viewing of “When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications” Hudson Institute https://www.whenwirewasking.com/ https://www.hudson.org/events/private-viewing-when-wire-was-king-transformation-telecommunications 5:00 PM EDT Live! at the Library: "The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien" Library of Congress https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/ https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408357/live-at-the-library-the-war-and-peace-of-tim-obrien/2023-05-11/ 5:30 PM EDT Leadership Dinner with LTG Scott D. Berrier, USA Intelligence and National Security Alliance https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-11/ https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/05/11/default-calendar/leadership-dinner-May-2023 6:00 PM EDT Live! At The Library: Writers, Radicals and Rugelach: Yiddish Culture in America Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408384/live-at-the-library-writers-radicals-and-rugelach-yiddish-culture-in-america/2023-05-11/ 6:00 PM EDT Women Veterans on Wall Street Networking Event - Miami, FL Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55830/ 6:00 PM EDT Dineh Tah’ Navajo Cultural Program: Traditional Dance Performance Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Library & Home https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar 7:00 PM EDT 2023 Distinguished Leadership Awards Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/2023-distinguished-leadership-award/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyuP8KuIS44 7:30 PM EDT Directing US COVID-19 Testing and Caring for Afghan Refugees and Unaccompanied Children at the Border | Dean Winslow Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/directing-us-covid-19-testing-and-caring-afghan-refugees-and-unaccompanied-children-border 7:30 PM EDT Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-11/ 7:30 PM EDT SOLD OUT: Tom Hanks, author of The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, in conversation with Ann Patchett Parnassus Books and Montgomery Bell Academy https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/person-tom-hanks-author-making-another-major-motion-picture-masterpiece-conversation-ann