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Wednesday September 27, 2023

TRUMP SPEECH TODAY

The House Stands Adjourned Until September 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until September 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Austria from September 24-28, 2023.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Italy, Vatican City, and Poland from September 26-October 2, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter is on travel to Pakistan and Bangladesh from September 25-October 2, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson is on travel to Colombia from September 25-28, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental 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

The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Swampberg
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-swampberg/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Cones
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12484

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-09-27-2022/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Bedfellows
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/09/27/bedfellows/

Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Happiness Fairy
https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1706767877112779153

Steve Breen - Surprise! Bob Menendez Refuses to Resign After Indictment
https://stevebreen.substack.com/p/surprise-bob-menendez-refuses-to

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Liberalism
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1706891297603068039

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Interview
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1706669957097152780

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Illegals 12
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-09-27

The Daily Cartoonist - Comic Strip Lives Outside Newspaper Pages – International Edition
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/09/26/comic-strip-lives-outside-newspaper-pages-international-edition/

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

60-Second Civics Podcast  
https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics

Today in History - September 27
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/september-27

Most-Viewed Bills
The Congress.gov Top Ten Most-Viewed Bills List Is Compiled Each Monday From the Previous Week's Metrics.
https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – September 25, 2023
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1885

The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of September 25, 2023
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1884

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of September 18, 2023
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1883

Text of Bills for the Week of Sep. 25, 2023
https://docs.house.gov/floor/Default.aspx?date=2023-09-25

September 27, 2023 - September 28, 2023
The Rules-Based Order in Antarctica and Global Challenges
Woodrow Wilson Center, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Coast Guard, and Battelle
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rules-based-order-antarctica-and-global-challenges

September 27, 2023 - September 28, 2023
Minorities in Banking Forum
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
https://www.kansascityfed.org/events/minorities-in-banking-forum/

September 27, 2023 - September 28, 2023
13th Annual Global Summit on Regulatory Science
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/science-research-nctr/13th-annual-global-summit-regulatory-science-09272023

September 27, 2023 - September 28, 2023
Big Data Integration: Unlocking the Potential for Enhanced Epidemiological Research
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/big-data-integration-unlocking-potential-enhanced-epidemiological-research

September 27, 2023 - September 29, 2023
Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-Building and Sustainable Development, Tenth Session
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-Investment-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-productive-capacity-8

September 27, 2023 - September 29, 2023
American Democracy Summit 2023
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/american-democracy-summit-2023/
 
September 27, 2023 - September 29, 2023
Limits of (Im)mortality in Complex Living Systems
Santa Fe Institute
https://www.santafe.edu/events/limits-immortality-complex-living-systems

September 27, 2023 - September 30, 2023
2023 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/2023-International-Conference-Forensic-Nursing-Science-and-Practice

September 27, 2023
World Tourism Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/tourism-day

September 27, 2023
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr Mircea Geoană, will meet with the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Colombia, Mr Iván Velásquez Gómez, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_218749.htm

September 27, 2023
12:00 AM EST
Live! Coverage of the Hatch Closing of the Soyuz MS-23 Spacecraft at the ISS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_web_week_of_9-25-2023.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

3:00 AM EST
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues at 10 AM MSK (approximately) on September 27, 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1906244/
https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/video/

3:30 AM EST
[5th Meeting] UNCITRAL Working Group I (Warehouse Receipts), 40th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g1t3dcwk

3:30 AM EST
Live! Coverage of the Undocking of the Soyuz MS-23 Spacecraft from the ISS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_web_week_of_9-25-2023.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

4:00 AM EST
25th Meeting - 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15fbsertp

4:00 AM EST
466th Meeting, 25th Session, Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uwrgw35w

4:00 AM EST
35th Meeting, 74th Session, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1r3umwdhq

6:00 AM EST
Live! Coverage of the Deorbit Burn of the Soyuz MS-23 Spacecraft
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_web_week_of_9-25-2023.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
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Record-Setting Astronaut Frank Rubio Returns to Earth (Official NASA Broadcast)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_web_week_of_9-25-2023.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAv2sKblPRc
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32948

6:15 AM EST
Stepping Back From Exceptional Central Bank Measures While Safeguarding Market Stability
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/meetings/market-fragility-in-germany-and-europe/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers commented on the looming government shutdown on September 30. The Hill's Aris Folley talked about the latest on congressional efforts to pass government funding bills.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530735-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Everett Kelley Discusses the Government Shutdown and Impact On Federal Workers
American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley discusses the looming government shutdown and potential impact on federal workers.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530735-3/everett-kelley-discusses-government-shutdown-impact-federal-workers&playEvent

7:30 AM EST
Press statements with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, and the Prime Minister of Latvia, Ms. Evika Siliņa
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_218719.htm

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530735-4/open-phones&playEvent

8:00 AM EST
Raising Public Awareness of Energy Efficiency for a People-Centred Clean Energy Transition in Africa
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/events/raising-public-awareness-of-energy-efficiency-for-a-people-centred-clean-energy-transition-in-africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT5ZrJ5hy1c

8:00 AM EST
[6th Meeting] UNCITRAL Working Group I (Warehouse Receipts), 40th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1ieo68d3o

8:00 AM EST
The New IC
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/09/27/default-calendar/2023

8:00 AM EST
Women as Leaders Series
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
https://usgif.org/women-as-leaders/

8:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) Discusses Government Funding Deadline & Ukraine Aid
Freshman Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) discusses the September 30 government funding deadline and aid to Ukraine
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530735-5/rep-anthony-desposito-r-ny-discusses-government-funding-deadline-ukraine-aid&playEvent

8:30 AM EDT
Innovations in Value-Based Care
Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC)
https://www.govexec.com/events
https://www.cityandstateny.com/feature/Innovations-in-Value-Based-Care-2023/?oref=ge-events-upcoming

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Report on Durable Goods - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders August 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/

8:30 AM EDT
Ethical & Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research Session 2: Informed Consent/Decision Making/Capacity Assessment
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43529
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52381

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Frontiers in Basic Immunology - Day 1
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43529
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52377

9:00 AM EDT
Sen. Ben Cardin and Malai Founder Pooja Bavishi on Small Business Resilience
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/09/27/sen-ben-cardin-malai-founder-pooja-bavishi-small-business-resilience/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaHfhxZvxQ

9:00 AM EDT
26th Meeting - 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14ctvgmp5

9:00 AM EDT
The Future of Latin America’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/future-latin-americas-entrepreneurial-ecosystem

9:00 AM EDT
Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement - a Training Program
World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) 
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2023/09/27/learning-from-the-evidence-on-forced-displacement-training-program-day-1

9:00 AM EDT
50th Anniversary Celebration of the National Crime Victimization Survey
Bureau of Justice Statistics
https://bjs.ojp.gov/events/50th-anniversary-celebration-national-crime-victimization-survey

9:00 AM EDT
Pain in Animals Workshop 2023 - Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.paw2023.com/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52508

9:00 AM EDT
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Delivers Speech in Angola
National Archives Auditorium in Luanda, Angola
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-27/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=32944
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32944

9:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House will continue work on 2024 spending legislation funding the Agriculture Department and the FDA for next year.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530740-1/house-session

9:30 AM EDT
Business meeting to consider S.2860, to create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses.
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
^
S.2860 - SAFER Banking Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2860
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334886
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/09/20/2023/executive-session

9:45 AM EDT
Business Meeting and Oversight of the General Services Administration: Examining the Federal Real Estate Portfolio
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
^
WITNESSES:
David Marroni
Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure
U.S. Government Accountability Office
^
Nina Albert
Commissioner, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334827
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/654
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/9/oversight-of-the-general-services-administration-examining-the-federal-real-estate-portfolio

10:00 AM EDT
Fiasco in Kabul: The Untold Story With Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/fiasco-kabul-untold-story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTHa6uGvZqI

10:00 AM EDT
Biorobotics for Emulating and Studying Animal Locomotion
AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/biorobotics-for-emulating-and-studying-animal-locomotion/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saDA1xIIg4U

10:00 AM EDT
Climate Change Vulnerability in the Arab World
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/09/27/climate-change-vulnerability-in-arab-world-event-8156
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmX85rusnHM

10:00 AM EDT
Big Data Integration: Unlocking the Potential for Enhanced Epidemiological Research (Day 1)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43749
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52285

10:00 AM EDT
Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee Meeting
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/cellular-tissue-and-gene-therapies-advisory-committee-september-27-2023-meeting-announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-2-33ipSbk

10:00 AM EDT
3rd Annual Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Users Virtual Conference
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
https://www.fema.gov/event/ipaws-users-conference-2023

10:00 AM EDT
FDIC Host Taking a Fresh Look at the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to Create Special Purpose Credit Programs, Webinar Series Part I
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-09-27-ecoa.html

10:00 AM EDT
House Republican Leadership News Conference
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and others speak to reporters about their legislative agenda for the week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530757-1/house-republican-leadership-news-conference

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate continues work on legislation to fund the federal government beyond Saturday at midnight to avert a shutdown.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530741-1/senate-session-part-1

10:00 AM EDT
Science and Technology at the EPA
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
^
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116377/documents/HHRG-118-SY00-20230927-SD002.pdf
https://science.house.gov/2023/9/full-committee-hearing-science-and-technology-at-the-epa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9x1sxi5eO0
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EPA Administrator Testifies on Regulations
EPA Administrator Michael Regan testifies on the agency’s use of science and technology in regulatory decision-making before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530655-1/epa-administrator-testifies-regulations

10:00 AM EDT
Revitalizing American Communities: Ensuring the Reauthorization of EPA’s Brownfields Program
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Panel I:
Barry Breen, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
^
Panel II:
Christian Bollwage, Mayor, Elizabeth, NJ, on behalf of the Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities
^
Tammy Shifflett Tincher, Greenbrier County Commission, on behalf of National Association of Counties
^
Lesly Melendez, Executive Director, Groundwork Lawrence, on behalf of the National Brownfields Coalition
^
Pat Ford, Director of External Affairs & Business Development, Frontier Group of Companies, Buffalo, NY
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116421
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116421/documents/HHRG-118-IF18-20230927-SD099.pdf
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/environment-manufacturing-and-critical-materials-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-revitalizing-america-through-the-reauthorization-of-the-brownfields-program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAZJZjwD6OI

10:00 AM EDT
Action Through Innovation: Private Sector Solutions to Recouping Stolen Pandemic Loan Funds
House Small Business Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Richard Breeden, Chairman, Breeden Capital Management, LLC
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Mr. JT Taylor, Senior Director of Fraud Investigations and Operations, ID.me
^
Mr. Dean Zerbe, National Managing Director, Alliantgroup
^
Ms. Linda Miller, CEO, Audient Group, LLC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116349
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405677

10:00 AM EDT
The Future of Homeland Security: Addressing the Rise of Terrorism in Africa
House Homeland Security Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116390
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/the-future-of-homeland-security-addressing-the-rise-of-terrorism-in-africa/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3kNgWCmxYs

10:00 AM EDT
No Incentives for Terrorism: U.S. Implementation of the Taylor Force Act and Efforts to Stop "Pay to Slay"
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Elliott Abrams
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and
Deputy National Security Advisor
^
Dr. Jonathan Schanzer
Senior Vice President for Research
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
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Dr. Michael Koplow
Chief Policy Officer
Israel Policy Forum
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116391
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1164
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/no-incentives-for-terrorism-u-s-implementation-of-the-taylor-force-act-and-efforts-to-stop-pay-to-slay/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hpC3apZUA

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office
House Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116404
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-us-copyright-office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-Cpw7noDY

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission
House Financial Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Gary Gensler, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission 
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116403
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116403/documents/HHRG-118-BA00-20230927-SD002.pdf
https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tnv9MRh0GM

10:00 AM EDT
Medicare Forever: Protecting Seniors by Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
Senate Budget Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Marilyn Moon
Visiting Scholar, Center For Medicare Advocacy, &
Former Public Trustee of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds
^
Ms. Chye-Ching Huang
Executive Director, Tax Law Center
New York University School of Law
^
Mr. James C. Capretta
Senior Fellow And Milton Friedman Chair
American Enterprise Institute
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334883
https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/medicare-forever-protecting-seniors-by-making-the-wealthy-pay-their-fair-share

10:00 AM EDT
QOL Hearing: An Update on Unaccompanied Military Housing and the Military Housing Privatization Initiative
House Armed Services Committee Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL 1
Ms. Elizabeth Field
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
Government Accountability Office
^
PANEL 2
Ms. Carla Coulson
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing, & Partnerships
Department of the Army
^
Mr. Robert E. Thompson
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, & Environment
Department of the Navy
^
Mr. Robert E. Moriarty
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations
Department of the Air Force
^
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/qol-hearing-update-unaccompanied-military-housing-and-military-housing-privatization
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-27/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQPthPiGYf0
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=32966
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32966

10:00 AM EDT
Foreign Ownership in U.S. Agriculture
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mrs. Gloria Montaño Greene
Deputy Under Secretary
Farm Production and Conservation
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
^
Mr. Harrison Pittman
Director
National Agricultural Law Center
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Fayetteville, AR
^
Dr. David L. Ortega
Associate Professor
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334882
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/foreign-ownership-in-us-agriculture

10:15 AM EDT
Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I [invited, will not appear]
The Hon. Charles “Chuck” F. Sams, III, Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
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Mr. Robert Anderson, Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
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Ms. Joan Mooney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management and Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
^
PANEL II
The Hon. Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, NY
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The Hon. Jaime Williams, Assemblymember (D-59th District), New York State Assembly, Brooklyn, NY
^
Mr. Kenneth Spencer, Chairman, United States Park Police Fraternal Order of Police, Washington, DC
^
Ms. Eleanor Acer, Senior Director, Refugee Protection, Human Rights First, New York, NY (minority witness)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116399
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116399/documents/HHRG-118-II00-20230927-SD002.pdf
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414853
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nl12KrClwo
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Hearing on Using Migrant Camps on Nat'l Park Service Lands
New York state officials testify on the issue of migrant camps being used on lands owned by the National Park Service. The House Natural Resources Committee holds the hearing.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530748-1/hearing-migrant-camps-natl-park-service-lands

10:15 AM EDT
Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
House Education and the Workforce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116336
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409585
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfawhx_QCkk

10:15 AM EDT
Business Meeting
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
^
NOMINEES:
Thomas G. Day to be a Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission
^
Katherine E. Oler to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
^
Judith E. Pipe to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
^
Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334880
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-12/

10:30 AM EDT
AI/ET Partnership Series #4: AI Tools and Data
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aiet-partnership-series-4-ai-tools-and-data

10:30 AM EDT
Proposals to Enhance Product Safety and Transparency for Americans
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Kathleen Callahan, Owner, Xpertech Auto Repair
^
Scott Benavidez, Chairman, Automotive Service Association
^
Steven Michael Gentine, Counsel, Arnold & Porter, LLP
^
John Breyault, Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud, National Consumers League
^
David Touhey, Certified Venue Executive, Principal, Connett Consulting; and Adjunct Professor of Sports Management, Georgetown University and George Washington University
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116411
https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/IDC_Memo_Product_Safety_and_Transparency_Leg_Hearing_2023_09_27_7325a85659.pdf
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/innovation-data-and-commerce-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-proposals-to-enhance-product-safety-and-transparency-for-americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU1vg7Xsw88

10:30 AM EDT
Meeting on Documents Protected Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6103
House Ways and Means Committee
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116427
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/meeting-on-documents-protected-under-internal-revenue-code-section-6103-2/

10:30 AM EDT
Legislative Branch Advancement: GAO Modernization
Committee on House Administration
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116332
https://cha.house.gov/2023/9/subcommittee-hearing-legislative-branch-advancement-gao-modernization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VZ8IC0tnZI

10:45 AM EDT
House Democratic Leadership News Conference
House Democratic Caucus Chair Aguilar (D-CA) and other Democratic leaders brief reporters and responds to questions on their party’s legislative agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530756-1/house-democratic-leadership-news-conference

11:00 AM EDT
2023 CIT Awards Ceremony - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49659

11:00 AM EDT
New Phase for Myosin Activity in Stereocilia Biogenesis and Hearing
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43906

11:00 AM EDT
Partek Flow Single Cell RNA Seq, Advanced Session
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43839

12:00 PM EDT
Webinar: Brian Moynihan, the Chairman and CEO of Bank of America
The Economic Club of New York
https://www.econclubny.org/web/pages/events

12:00 PM EDT
Litigation Update: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
The Federalist Society
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roNzI1EWl0k

12:00 PM EDT
Russia’s Cuban Recruits
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/russias-cuban-recruits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASECv-P-Xo

12:00 PM EDT
Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Manipulating Anti-Tumor Immunity Compartmentalization To Improve Recurrence Free Survival In Head And Neck Cancer; Olfactory Neuroblastoma: Molecular Advances and Clinical Trials
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43764
https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49895

12:00 PM EDT
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
San Francisco, California
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

12:15 PM EDT
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg News Conference on Potential Government Shutdown
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg holds a speaks to the press about the impact of a potential government shutdown.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530761-1/transportation-secretary-buttigieg-news-conference-potential-government-shutdown

1:00 PM EDT
Investing in Data: State and Local Governments and Data Driven Decision Making
Government Media Executive Group
https://www.govexec.com/events
https://events.route-fifty.com/investing-in-data-state-and-local-governments-and-data-driven-decision-making/

1:00 PM EDT
Taking on Tax: The Past, Present, and Future
Brookings Institution
https://www.hamiltonproject.org/event/upcoming/taking-on-tax-policy/

1:00 PM EDT
Trumping Rule 53: A Historic Trials Exception for Courtroom Cameras?
American Bar Association
https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/
https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/web/434981519/

1:00 PM EDT
Collaborative Cancer Health Economics Research Conference - Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43743

1:00 PM EDT
Lard of the Flies: Investigating How Fat Cells Communicate With the Brain - 2023 Judith H. Greenberg Early Career Investigator Lecture
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43626

1:00 PM EDT
Could President Eisenhower Fixthe U.S. Budget?
Eisenhower Presidential Library
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/could-president-eisenhower-fix-the-u-s-budget
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/events/could-president-eisenhower-fix-the-u-s-budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLxALfJkBUg

1:00 PM EDT
Virtual Hiring Fair: Aviation and Aerospace
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/60733/

1:00 PM EDT
Wellbeing You - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/60627/

1:00 PM EDT
Combating Ransomware Attacks
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Grant Schneider
Senior Director of Cybersecurity Services
Venable, LLP
^
Dr. Lacey Gosch
Assistant Superintendent of Technology
Judson Independent School District
^
Dr. Stephen Leffler
President and Chief Operating Officer
The University of Vermont Medical Center
^
Sam Rubin (Minority Witness)
Vice President and Global Head of Operations
Palo Alto Networks – Unit 42
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116406
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/combating-ransomware-attacks/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JobbjLJ54k
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TBD
TX School Dist. & VT Hospital Testify on Falling Victim to Ransomware
Judson Independent School District in Texas and University of Vermont hospital officials testify on falling victim to ransomware attacks before a House joint subcommittees hearing.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530749-1/tx-school-dist-vt-hospital-testify-falling-victim-ransomware

1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

1:45 PM EDT
Pool Call Time
San Francisco, California
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

2:00 PM EDT
A Seat at the Sitting - October 2023: The [Supreme Court] October Docket in 90 Minutes or Less
The Federalist Society
https://fedsoc.org/events/a-seat-at-the-sitting-october-2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VIUvWErls

2:00 PM EDT
Federal Gen AI in Action
Government Media Executive Group
https://www.govexec.com/events
https://events.govexec.com/accenture-federal-gen-ai-in-action/

2:00 PM EDT
Future of Defense Manufacturing
DefenseNews
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-27/
https://events.defensenews.com/future-of-defense-manufacturing/

2:00 PM EDT
Politics and Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/politics-and-security-democratic-republic-congo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvCysKibJEY

2:00 PM EDT
Mapping Broadband and Maternal Health Webinar
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-explores-broadband-connectivity-role-maternal-health-outcomes
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/mapping-broadband-and-maternal-health-webinar

2:00 PM EDT
The Aldehyde Hypothesis, Heran Darwin, Ph.D. - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43557
https://oir.nih.gov/wals
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51099

2:00 PM EDT
Long-Term Services and Supports: LGBTQ+ Equity Webinar
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), SAGE, the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/long-term-services-supports-lgbtq-equity-webinar

2:00 PM EDT
Has the UN Failed Ukraine and the World?
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
^
WITNESSES:
Sergiy Kyslytsa
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
^
Thomas Grant
University of Cambridge, Senior Research Fellow
^
Natasha Hall
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program, CSIS
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/joint-event/334920
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/hearing-has-united-nations-failed-ukraine-and
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/events/has-un-failed-ukraine-and-world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrBXYsQA0Qk

2:00 PM EDT
Examining the Current U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relationship
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Anthony Carroll
Adjunct Professor
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
^
Redi Tlhabi 
Journalist, Broadcaster and Moderator
^
Chris Maroleng
International Chief Executive Officer
Good Governance Africa
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116405
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/examining-the-current-u-s-south-africa-bilateral-relationship/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5O_x1f31fQ

2:15 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session, Part 2
The Senate continues work on legislation to fund the federal government beyond Saturday at midnight to avert a shutdown.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530741-2/senate-session-part-2

2:30 PM EDT
JustGrants Virtual Q&A: Application Mechanics: Submitting an Application Training
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-virtual-qa-application-mechanics-submitting-application-training-84

2:30 PM EDT
President Biden holds a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), which develops recommendations on science, technology, and innovation policy.
San Francisco, California
https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD5I5MOY2o0

2:30 PM EDT
Hearings to Examine Countering China's Malign Influence Operations in the United States
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Glenn Tiffert
Distinguished Research Fellow
Hoover Institution
^
Sarah Cook
Senior Advisor for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Freedom House
^
Alan Kohler
President
Pamir Consulting, and Former Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334888
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-countering-china%E2%80%99s-malign-influence-operations-united-states

2:30 PM EDT
Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Bryan Newland 
Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
^
Mr. Benjamin Smith 
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
^
The Honorable Crystalyne Curley 
Speaker
Navajo Nation Council, Window Rock, AZ
^
The Honorable Valerie Nurr'araaluk Davidson 
President & CEO
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK
^
Mr. Kali Watson 
Chairman
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kapolei, HI
^
Professor Heather Tanana 
Initiative Lead
Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities Project, San Clemente, CA
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334884
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-water-trust-resource-examining-access-native-communities

3:00 PM EDT
The U.S. Army Brass Quintet Masterclass - Miles College
U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"
https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar
https://usarmyband.com/events/brass-quintet-southern-university-fall-tour

3:00 PM EDT
NCCIH Interactive Pain Lecture Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43930

3:00 PM EDT
K-12 Education Office Hours
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/k-12-education-office-hours-6

3:00 PM EDT
Virtual Vet-Vet-Café: Access and Services to State Veteran Nursing Homes
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61422/

3:15 PM EDT
Meet the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory
Federal Laboratory Consortium For Technology Transfer
https://federallabs.org/events/meet-the-nist-material-measurement-laboratory

3:30 PM EDT
Hearings to Examine AI and the Future of Our Elections
Senate Rules and Administration Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Steve Simon
Secretary Of State, State Of Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
^
The Honorable Trevor Potter
Former Commissioner And Chairman Of The Federal Election Commission And Founder And President Of Campaign Legal Center
Washington, DC
^
Ms. Maya Wiley
President And CEO, The Leadership Conference On Civil And Human Rights
Washington, DC
^
Mr. Neil Chilson
Senior Research Fellow, Center For Growth And Opportunity At Utah State University
Logan, UT
^
Mr. Ari Cohn
Free Speech Counsel, TechFreedom
Washington, DC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334885
https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/ai-and-the-future-of-our-elections
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Fmr. FEC Chair & Others Testify on Use of AI in Elections
Former Federal Election Commission Chair Trevor Potter (R, 1991-92) and others testify on prohibiting the use of content generated by artificial intelligence in relation to elections during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530734-1/fmr-fec-chair-testify-ai-elections

5:00 PM EDT
Olive Branch or Fig Leaf: The Use and Abuse of Interfaith Relations in World Affairs - Annual Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/annual-templeton-lecture-on-religion-and-world-affairs/

5:30 PM EDT
Clash of Titans: US-China Relations - A Conversation With Stephen Roach and More
The Common Good
https://www.thecommongoodus.org/upcoming-events/clash-of-titans-us-china-relations

5:45 PM EDT
The President participates in a campaign reception
San Francisco, California
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

6:00 PM EDT
45th President Donald J. Trump to Deliver Remarks in Clinton Township, MI - 9/27/2023
Broadcast is expected to begin at 6:00 p.m. ET
Right Side Broadcasting Network
https://rumble.com/v3ko8cs-45th-president-donald-j.-trump-to-deliver-remarks-in-clinton-township-mi-92.html
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8:00 PM EDT
45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump to Deliver Remarks in Clinton Township, Michigan
Donald J. Trump
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/444e1ebf-4312-4f9f-8320-4c9fc7d3f896
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8:00 PM EDT
Campaign 2024: Fmr. Pres. Trump Holds Rally Near Detroit
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally in Clinton Township, Michigan, just outside Detroit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530700-1/fmr-pres-trump-holds-rally-detroit

6:00 PM EDT
Part II: Humanities Texas Webinar on Teaching Phillis Wheatley Peters (representative close readings and poetic analyses)
Texas Christian University
https://www.december16.org/event/poetic-legacies-interpreting-new-texts-from-writers-inspired-by-phillis-wheatley-peters/
https://libguides.tcu.edu/phillis_wheatley_peters

6:30 PM EDT
Dr. Arthur Laffer – Does Taxing the Rich Work? at University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE) together with Wisconsin Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
https://crowe.wisc.edu/2023/09/12/does-taxing-the-rich-work/
https://yaf.org/events/dr-arthur-laffer-at-university-of-wisconsin-madison/

6:45 PM EDT
Exhibit Tour With Ambassador Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Georgia
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/exhibit-tour-with-ambassador-andrew-young

8:00 PM EDT
GOP Debate Watch Party
Richard Nixon Library & Museum
https://www.nixonfoundation.org/event/gop-debate-watch-party/

8:00 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen attends the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative Launch
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/leading-american-and-international-musical-artists-to-perform-at-launch-of-u-s-department-of-states-global-music-diplomacy-initiative/
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-september-27-2023/

8:00 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken hosts and delivers remarks at the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative Launch
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-to-deliver-remarks-at-the-global-music-diplomacy-initiative-launch/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

8:00 PM EDT
45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump to Deliver Remarks in Clinton Township, Michigan
Donald J. Trump
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/444e1ebf-4312-4f9f-8320-4c9fc7d3f896
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6:00 PM EDT
45th President Donald J. Trump to Deliver Remarks in Clinton Township, MI - 9/27/2023
Broadcast is expected to begin at 6:00 p.m. ET
Right Side Broadcasting Network
https://rumble.com/v3ko8cs-45th-president-donald-j.-trump-to-deliver-remarks-in-clinton-township-mi-92.html
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8:00 PM EDT
Campaign 2024: Fmr. Pres. Trump Holds Rally Near Detroit
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally in Clinton Township, Michigan, just outside Detroit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530700-1/fmr-pres-trump-holds-rally-detroit

8:00 PM EDT
Brick by Brick Weekly Community Stream
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53299/
https://www.youtube.com/@BrickByBrickVets

8:15 PM EDT
The President participates in a campaign reception
San Francisco, California
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:00 PM EDT
Fox Business Second Republican Presidential Primary Debate WITHOUT TRUMP
https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_debates,_2024
https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_presidential_primary_debate_(September_27,_2023)
https://rumble.com/v3glhwz-fox-business-second-republican-presidential-primary-debate.html

9:35 PM EDT
The President departs San Francisco, California en route to Phoenix, Arizona
San Francisco International Airport
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:20 PM EDT
The President arrives in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/