>>/123814/ >>/123815/ >>/123816/ >>/123817/ >>/123818/ >>/123819/ 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://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://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 7