>>/133379/ >>/133380/ >>/133381/ >>/133382/ 10:00 AM EDT Educational Freedom and Opportunity for American Families, Students, and Workers House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Corey DeAngelis Senior Fellow, American Federation for Children ^ Hera Varmah Communications and Events Assistant, American Federation for Children ^ Jerome Redmond President and CEO, American Truck Training ^ Sharon Sedlar Parent and Founder, PA Families for Education Choice ^ Girard Melancon Board Chair, National Skills Coalition ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116510 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-educational-freedom-and-opportunity-for-american-families-students-and-workers/ 10:00 AM EDT Faith Under Fire: An Examination of Global Religious Persecution House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: David Curry President and CEO Global Christian Relief ^ Dr. Eric Patterson President Religious Freedom Institute ^ Dr. Meaghan Mobbs Senior Fellow Independent Women’s Forum ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116508 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/faith-under-fire-an-examination-of-global-religious-persecution/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=bw4msgbKS7I 10:00 AM EDT Hearing Entitled: Modernizing Financial Services Through Innovation and Competition House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mrs. Jodie Kelley Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Transactions Association ^ Mr. Ram Palaniappan Founder & CEO, EarnIn ^ Dr. Jimmie Lenz Director, Master of Engineering in FinTech and Managing Principle, Advanced Research & Financial Services, Duke University ^ Mr. Parris Sanz Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Head of Policy and Government Relations, WebBank ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116459 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116459/documents/HHRG-118-BA21-20231025-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408989 https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xjue66OhaHo 10:00 AM EDT Oversight of the SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116505 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405771 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Paid Leave, Focusing on Policy, Practice, and Impact on the Workforce Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ben Verhoeven President Peoria Gardens, Inc. Albany, OR ^ Jocelyn Frye President National Partnership for Women & Families Washington, DC ^ Rachel Greszler Senior Research Fellow, Budget And Entitlements, Grover M. Hermann Center For The Federal Budget The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC ^ Elizabeth Milito Executive Director, Small Business Legal Center National Federation of Independent Business Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335007 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/exploring-paid-leave-policy-practice-and-impact-on-the-workforce 10:00 AM EDT Bottlenecks and Backlogs: How Climate Change Threatens Supply Chains Senate Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Scott Kelly Head Of Environmental Analytics Risilience ^ Dr. Adam Rose Research Professor Sol Price School Of Public Policy, And Senior Research Fellow Center For Risk And Economic Analysis Of Threats And Emergencies, University Of Southern California ^ Ms. Kathy Fulton Executive Director American Logistics Aid Network ^ Dr. David Barker Partner Barker Companies ^ Mr. Robert McNally President Rapidan Energy Group ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335009 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/bottlenecks-and-backlogs-how-climate-change-threatens-supply-chains 5