The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday, April 18, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until April 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Vietnam and Japan from April 14-18, 2023. 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 joins Secretary Blinken on travel to Japan from April 16-18, 2023. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Sign of the Times https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-sign-of-the-times/ grrrgraphics - King Dollar: End of His Reign https://grrrgraphics.com/king-dollar-end-of-his-reign/ Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of April 17, 2023 Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1703 The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of April 17, 2023 Here’s what to watch for on the House Floor this week https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1702 A Biblical Reason Why Persecuting Trump (and us) Won't Work Praying for America https://rumble.com/v2iscnw-a-biblical-reason-why-persecuting-trump-and-us-wont-work-41323.html 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 April 17, 2023 - April 20, 2023 2023 Space Symposium The Space Foundation https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://spacesymposium.org/ April 18, 2023 - April 20, 2023 Technical Meeting of the Underground Research Facilities Network for Geological Disposal on Global Progress in Developing Geological Disposal Solutions International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA) https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2205000 April 18, 2023 - April 20, 2023 2023 United States Cyber Command Legal Conference United States Cyber Command USCYBERCOM https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3363333/united-states-cyber-command-legal-conference/ April 18, 2023 - April 20, 2023 2023 FECM Spring R&D Project Review Meeting National Energy Technology Laboratory https://www.netl.doe.gov/events/23FECM April 18, 2023 - April 20, 2023 23rd Meeting of the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/04/18/default-calendar/23rd-Meeting-of-the-malaria-policy-advisory-group April 18, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Electrical Power/Energy Transfer Systems for Electrically Propelled Road Vehicles and Industrial Trucks (TC 69) Technical Committee Plenary Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1255 April 18, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Exec. Ed. Online: Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/exec-ed-online-leadership-development-to-advance-equity-in-health-care-4/ April 18, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Agents and Attorneys: Learn to Think Like a Patent Examiner with STEPP's Four-Day Course United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/agents-and-attorneys-learn-think-patent-examiner-stepps-four-day-course-3 April 18, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=16 April 18, 2023 - April 24, 2023 First Meeting of the International Network on Innovation to Support Operating Nuclear Power Plants, Vienna, Austria International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA) https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2103881 April 17, 2023 8:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Session V: Africa Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ April 17, 2023 9:15 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Session VI: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ April 17, 2023 10:15 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ April 17, 2023 11:40 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a press availability Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept April 18, 2023 Tax Day, United States https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/tax-day April 18, 2023 Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaShoah https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/yom-hashoah April 18, 2023 TBD Senate Democratic Agenda U.S. Capitol https://www.c-span.org/video/?527461-101/senate-democratic-leaders-hold-news-conference April 18, 2023 TBD Senate Republican Agenda Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters following their conference luncheon at the Capitol. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527461-1/senate-republican-leaders-hold-news-conference April 18, 2023 TBD Representatives Pelosi and Chu on Honoring Holocaust Rescuers https://www.c-span.org/video/?527462-1/representatives-pelosi-chu-honoring-holocaust-rescuers April 18, 2023 TBD House Republicans News Conference on Tax Reform House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and party colleagues hold a news conference to discuss tax reform legislation. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527463-1/house-republicans-hold-news-conference-tax-reform April 18, 2023 TBD Representative Jimmy Gomez Tax Day News Conference U.S. Capitol https://www.c-span.org/video/?527465-1/representative-jimmy-gomez-tax-day-news-conference April 18, 2023 2:40 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio Tokyo, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ 4:00 AM EDT 2,966th Meeting, 109th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1j34uqooz 4:00 AM EDT (11th meeting) 5th session of the Ad Hoc Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19zdlsanq 4:00 AM EDT 1,978th Meeting, 76th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) - Consideration of Colombia United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k1476gfqgn 4:00 AM EDT 1st Meeting, 70th Session of the Commission (UNECE) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1etqorpr1 6:50 AM EDT STUDENTCAM 2023 WINNER - "Money Talks" Middle and high school students participate in this year’s C-SPAN’s StudentCam documentary competition, in which we asked the question: “If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?527302-2/money-talks 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Is the U.S. tax system fair?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?527289-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 7:15 AM EDT Workshop on non-state actors in education convened by the University of Oulu United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and University of Oulu, Faculty of Education, Finland https://www.unesco.org/gem-report/en/articles/workshop-non-state-actors-education-convened-university-oulu 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Frank Luntz Discusses Politics & Campaign 2024 Pollster, author, and communication strategist Frank Luntz discusses Campaign 2024 and political news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527289-3/washington-journal-frank-luntz-discusses-politics-campaign-2024&playEvent 8:15 AM EDT Congressional Hispanic Conference Members on Border Security Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and members of the Congressional Hispanic Conference speak with reporters about border security. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527468-1/congressional-hispanic-conference-members-border-security 8:30 AM EDT 2023 SDG Investment Fair (Opening Ceremony, Welcome Panel Discussion) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19426fg78 8:30 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) March 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Jeff Gilbert Discusses Proposed Emissions Limit & Electric Vehicle Sales WWJ Newsradio auto reporter Jeffery Gilbert discusses the Biden administration’s proposed emissions limit and push to increase electric vehicle sales. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527289-4/washington-journal-jeff-gilbert-discusses-proposed-emissions-limit-electric-vehicle-sales&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT SIDS Solutions Dialogue: Outcomes of UNFCCC COP27 and their implications for Small Island Developing States United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1m304xxd4 9:00 AM EDT 2,967th Meeting, 109th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19vrkiqj6 9:00 AM EDT 2nd Meeting, 70th Session of the Commission (UNECE) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tc02y9oc 9:00 AM EDT (12th meeting) 5th session of the Ad Hoc Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14p680opo 9:00 AM EDT 2023 U.S. Cyber Command Legal Conference, Day 1 Strategic Overview of the National Cybersecurity Strategy and the National Defense Strategy: How Lawyers from the Interagency, Public Sector, and Partner Nations are Instrumental in Achieving Integrated Deterrence https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3363333/united-states-cyber-command-legal-conference/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31607 9:30 AM EDT NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will deliver remarks at the opening session of the conference on April 18 and participate in a Q&A session North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213885.htm https://twitter.com/NATOpress - Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman delivers opening remarks at the 18th Annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 9:30 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/?527289-5/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Mental Health First Aid Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53484/ 9:30 AM EDT Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Hon. John Ratcliffe Former Director of National Intelligence Former U.S. Representative ^ Mr. David Feith Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Fellow at the Center for a New American Security ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115744 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/investigating-the-origins-of-covid-19-part-2-china-and-the-available-intelligence/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjRNU9pnnjI - Former Dir. of National Intelligence Testifies on COVID-19 Origins Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe (Trump administration, 2020-21) and others testify on the origins of COVID-19 before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527424-1/dir-national-intelligence-testifies-covid-19-origins - RSBN LIVE: Full Oversight Committee Hearing on the Afghanistan Withdrawal: Part 1 - 4/19/23 https://rumble.com/v2it14h-live-hearing-on-origins-of-covid-part-2-41823.html 9:30 AM EDT Open and Closed Hearings to Examine the Posture of the Department of the Navy in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program. Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Carlos Del Toro Secretary of the Navy ^ Admiral Michael M. Gilday, USN Chief of Naval Operations ^ General David H. Berger, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334010 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-the-department-of-the-navy-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout (UNSMIL; Libya sanctions; Other matters) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hrg37qb1 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: 66th plenary meeting, 77th session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1acjb1n8q 10:00 AM EDT (3rd meeting) 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zqw2o03q 10:00 AM EDT The situation in Libya - Security Council, 9,306th meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q80ik901 10:00 AM EDT (3rd meeting) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1em34yuev 10:00 AM EDT Pan American Climate Resilient Health Systems - Integrating Health Equity into Efforts to Address Climate Change Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health https://docs.google.com/document/d/15NISyJWU6BVv7DeUp6StmwWHyBuXV4zio8lMXR5_wrc/edit?usp=sharing https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/centers/global-consortium-climate-health-education/courses/pan-american-climate-resilient-health-systems 10:00 AM EDT How to Write a Research Paper: Part 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42760 10:00 AM EDT NINDS Scientific Director Candidate Seminar: Jeffrey Diamond - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49487 10:00 AM EDT Supreme Court October Term 2022 Argument Day ^ Groff v. DeJoy (22-174) ^ U.S., ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. (21-1326) ^ U.S., ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc. (22-111) ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2022TermCourtCalendar.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2022 - 10:10 AM EDT Groff v. Dejoy Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Groff v. Dejoy, a case on whether employers have to provide religious practice accommodations for employees. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526485-1/groff-v-dejoy-oral-argument - 11:30 AM EDT United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Consolidated Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, a consolidated case on criminal law and a defendant’s knowledge of illegal conduct. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526486-1/united-states-rel-schutte-v-supervalu-consolidated-oral-argument 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will vote to attempt to override President Biden’s veto of legislation repealing a clean waterways rule. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527448-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate continues debate on the nomination of Radha Plumb to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Later in the week, more work on legislation extending federal programs providing local fire departments grants. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527449-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT Establishing an Independent NOAA House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, VADM USN Ret. NOAA Administrator, 2001-2008 ^ Dr. Tim Gallaudet, RDML USN Ret. Acting NOAA Administrator, 2017-2019 ^ Dr. Neil Jacobs, Acting NOAA Administrator, 2019-2021 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115718 https://science.house.gov/2023/4/establishing-an-independent-noaa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNxsV_38Mmg 10:00 AM EDT Oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Unaccompanied Alien Children Program House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESS: Robin Dunn Marcos Director Office of Refugee Resettlement ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115743 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-the-office-of-refugee-resettlements-unaccompanied-alien-children-program/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRZWRB6ofo - Refugee Resettlement Director Testifies on Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border Robin Dunn Marcos, director of the Office of Refugee Settlement at the Health & Human Services Department, testifies at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on the treatment of unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527458-1/house-panel-examines-unaccompanied-children-program-us-mexico-border 10:00 AM EDT The Homeland Security Cost of the Biden Administration’s Catastrophic Withdrawal from Afghanistan House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Nathan A. Sales Former Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism ^ Simone Ledeen Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East ^ Christopher J. Douglas Colonel (Ret.), United States Marine Corps ^ Jonathan Schroden, PhD Director, Countering Threats and Challenges Program and Special Operations Program Center for Naval Analyses ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115745 https://homeland.house.gov/tomorrow-at-10am-pfluger-to-hold-subcommittee-hearing-on-the-biden-administrations-catastrophic-afghanistan-withdrawal/ https://homeland.house.gov/pfluger-announces-subcommittee-hearing-on-the-biden-administrations-catastrophic-afghanistan-withdrawal/ - RSBN LIVE: Full Oversight Committee Hearing on the Afghanistan Withdrawal: Part 1 - 4/19/23 https://rumble.com/v2it29p-live-full-oversight-committee-hearing-on-the-afghanistan-withdrawal-part-1-.html 10:00 AM EDT A Rigged System: The Cost of Tax Dodging by the Wealthy and Big Corporations Senate Budget Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333984?s=2&r=18 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/a-rigged-system-the-cost-of-tax-dodging-by-the-wealthy-and-big-corporations 10:00 AM EDT Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Gary Gensler, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115751 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408690 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmipafFCli0 - SEC Chair Testifies at House Oversight Hearing SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifies at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527459-1/sec-chair-testifies-house-oversight-hearing 10:00 AM EDT Closed TS/SCI: Ukraine Briefing Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ BRIEFERS Mr. Dereck Hogan Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs U.S Department of State Washington, D.C. ^ The Honorable Jessica Lewis Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. ^ Ms. Regina Faranda Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334000 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/ukraine-briefing 10:00 AM EDT Looking Ahead Series: House Sergeant at Arms Strategic Plan for the 118th Congress Committee on House Administration https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115621 https://cha.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/looking-ahead-series-house-sergeant-arms-strategic-plan-118th-congress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGE5QQCETMs 10:00 AM EDT Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Member Day House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee https://rollcall.com/2020/03/10/congress-lobbying-congress-Member-Day-explained https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115682 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406260 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imOhol5QeQw 10:00 AM EDT A Review of USDA Animal Disease Prevention and Response Efforts House Agriculture Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115683 https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7597 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_Z-kRNOts 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the United States Department of Education House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary, United States Department of Education ^ 10:30 am ET Secretary Cardona will testify in front of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee about the FY 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115685 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-united-states-department-education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RoMsQzuqk 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES Mr. Tae Johnson Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115689 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZLOTp8DH6w 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Marcia Fudge Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115657 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-department-housing-and-urban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lTzfjiOiGI 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine the President's Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2024 for the United States Forest Service Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333994 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/4/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-president-s-budget-request-for-the-u-s-forest-service-for-fiscal-year-2024 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on resources and authorities requested to protect and secure the homeland Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333981 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/the-fy24-dhs-budget-resources-and-authorities-requested-to-protect-and-secure-the-homeland/ - Homeland Secretary Mayorkas Testifies on the 2024 Budget Request Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies on President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527375-1/homeland-secretary-mayorkas-testifies-2024-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the United States Agency for International Development House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Samantha Power Administrator, United States Agency for International Development ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115632 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-united-states-agency-international https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISe6-3-dXUk 10:00 AM EDT Innovation, Data, And Commerce Subcommittee Hearing: "Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Trade Commission Budget" House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Lina M. Khan, Chair ^ The Honorable Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner ^ The Honorable Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115716 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/innovation-data-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-federal-trade-commission-budget https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OQ5T9D9jbE 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Steven Dettelbach Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115746 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-bureau-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSy8LeqILCs 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine the President's Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2024 for the United States Forest Service Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334008 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/4/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-president-s-budget-request-for-the-u-s-forest-service-for-fiscal-year-2024 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Proposed Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 for the Air Force and Space Force Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Frank Kendall Secretary Air Force ^ General Charles Brown, Jr. Chief of Staff Air Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334009 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request-for-the-air-force-and-space-force 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Certain Pending Nominations Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES Dr. Jared Bernstein Chairman Designate Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President ^ Dr. Ron Borzekowski Director Of Financial Research Designate Department of the Treasury ^ Mr. Solomon Jeffrey Greene Assistant Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development Designate Department of Housing and Urban Development ^ Mr. David Uejio Assistant Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development Designate Department of Housing and Urban Development ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333990 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/04/11/2023/nomination-hearing 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Certain Pending Nominations Senate Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333993 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/04/18/2023/nominations 10:15 AM EDT School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Luke Messer, former Member of Congress and President, Invest in Education, Washington, D.C. ^ Dr. Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. ^ Mr. Derek Black, Professor of Law and Ernest F. Hollings Chair in Constitutional Law, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC ^ Mrs. Denisha Allen, Senior Fellow, American Federation for Children, Jacksonville, FL ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115678 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409046 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNkgDrubRE 10:00 AM EDT Subcommittee on Health Markup on Pending Legislation House Veterans' Affairs Committee H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-11841ih.pdf ^ H.R. 562, Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-118562ih.pdf ^ H.R. 808, Veterans Patient Advocacy Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-118808ih.pdf ^ H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-118754ih.pdf ^ H.R. 693, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline (VACANT) Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-118693ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1089, VA Medical Center Transparency Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-1181089ih.pdf ^ H.R. 366, Korean American VALOR Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-118366ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1256, Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115656/documents/BILLS-1181256ih.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115656 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6150 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9MANeKlFes 10:15 AM EDT Examining the Implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act and the Growing National Park Service Deferred Maintenance Backlog | Federal Lands Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Charles F. “Chuck” Sams Director National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115637 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413054 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd1LWMobi8 10:30 AM EDT Addressing Global Food Insecurity and Famine Risk: What More Can Policymakers in New York Do? United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w2polpd2 10:30 AM EDT Commission Meeting Executive Session Federal Election Commission https://www.fec.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/ https://www.fec.gov/updates/april-18-2023-executive-session/ 10:30 AM EDT Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing: “Insights from the HHS Inspector General on Oversight of Unaccompanied Minors, Grant Management, and CMS” House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESS: The Honorable Christi A. Grimm, Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115647 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-insights-from-the-hhs-inspector-general-on-oversight-of-unaccompanied-minors-grant-management-and-cms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzpksBlDS7Y 10:30 AM EDT U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Jedidiah P. Royal Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Department of Defense ^ Admiral John C. Aquilino, USN Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ^ General Paul J. LaCamera, USA Commander United Nations Command / Combined Forces Command / U.S. Forces Korea ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115680 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-us-military-posture-and-national-security-challenges-indo-pacific https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL4gQLuYbFE 10:30 AM EDT 12 Years of Terror: Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria House Foreign Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115634 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/12-years-of-terror-assads-war-crimes-and-u-s-policy-for-seeking-accountability-in-syria/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Is4ohpRFI 10:30 AM EDT Legislative Hearing on H.J. Res. 29, H.J. Res. 46, H.J. Res. 49 and H.R. 1213 | Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.J. Res. 46 (Rep. Bentz), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat" https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115638/documents/BILLS-118HJRes46ih.pdf ^ H.R. 1213 (Rep. Grijalva), “Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting Whales Act of 2023” or the “RESCUE Whales Act of 2023” https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115638/documents/BILLS-118HR1213ih.pdf ^ H.J. Res. 29 (Rep. Mann), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment" https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115638/documents/BILLS-118HJRes29ih.pdf ^ H.J. Res. 49 (Rep. Stauber), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat" https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115638/documents/BILLS-118HJRes49ih.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115638 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413055 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE-ZH_x9gXY April 18, 2023 10:45 AM EDT House Democratic Agenda House Democratic Caucus Chair Representative Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters about the legislative agenda and other issues in the news. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527464-1/house-democratic-caucus-leaders-hold-news-conference 11:00 AM EDT Investing in American Economic Competitiveness Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/04/18/investing-american-economic-competitiveness/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl1F8CHDNX0 11:00 AM EDT A Facilitated Discussion Part 2: Excessive Use of Force - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42835 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49545 11:00 AM EDT Coevolution of Reproducers and Replicators at the Origin of Life and the Conditions for the Origin of Genomes - NLM Intramural Research Program IRP Seminar National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services https://irpseminar.nlm.nih.gov/seminar/3895/detail/ 11:00 AM EDT The President Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:30 AM EDT Return of the Minority Health 5K National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42892 11:30 AM EDT United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Consolidated Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, a consolidated case on criminal law and a defendant’s knowledge of illegal conduct. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526486-1/united-states-rel-schutte-v-supervalu-consolidated-oral-argument 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. Guests: Co-chairs of the High-Level Board on Effective Multilateralism: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Stefan Löfven United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1py3tse8c 12:00 PM EDT U-M Alumni Association Presents: International Alumni and the Job Search: A Career Design Session for Job Seekers Looking to Relocate to the USA University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9891 12:00 PM EDT Federal Hiring for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/04182023/federal-hiring-military-spouses-and-caregivers 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will vote to attempt to override President Biden’s veto of legislation repealing a clean waterways rule. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527448-2/house-session 12:00 PM EDT Combatting a Crisis: Providing Veterans Access to Life-saving Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment House Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ PANEL I Dr. Tamara Campbell, MD Executive Director Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ^ Accompanied by: Dr. Sachin Yende, MD Chief Medical Officer Office of Integrated Veteran Care Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ^ Dr Julie Kroviak, MD Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General Healthcare Inspections, Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ^ PANEL II Mr. Daniel Elkins Chief of Staff The Independence Fund ^ Mrs. Jen Silva Chief Program Officer Wounded Warrior Project ^ Mr. Thomas B. Sauer Chief Executive Officer & Owner Miramar Health ^ Accompanied by: Brendan Dowling Veteran Outreach Miramar Health ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115655 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6151 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_XGYr68TUI 1:00 PM EDT 2023 SDG Investment Fair (Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia and Colombia) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oabmuhme 1:00 PM EDT Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/04182023/interview-skills-military-spouses-and-caregivers 1:00 PM EDT OFCCP and EEOC Introductions and Overviews for Federal Contractors and Employers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/04182023/ofccp-and-eeoc-introductions-and-overviews-federal-contractors-and 1:15 PM EDT Finding a Solution to the Crisis Facing the Maasai of Loliondo (UNPFII side event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hltwhvpr 1:15 PM EDT Creating an Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Indigenous Community Media (UNPFII Side Event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f8qkdxs6 1:30 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Department of Commerce House Appropriations Committee ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115747 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvxgwpCXWlE 1:30 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Bill Nelson Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115747 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-national-aeronautics-and-space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9ZmIJUsck 1:45 PM EDT Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck J. Hogan meets with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ 2:00 PM EDT The Role of Technology in Building Inclusive Workplaces Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/04/18/role-technology-building-inclusive-workplaces/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lJ60zK7Qg 2:00 PM EDT Global Development in a Changing World: Kristin Lord, President and CEO of REX - Dean's Speaker Series: What's Next in Foreign Affairs The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/global_development_in_a_changing_world 2:00 PM EDT Skin Deep: Immune Acting Fibroblasts and the Microbiome National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42810 2:00 PM EDT Trainees Recognizing Excellence and Diversity in Science (TREaDS) Seminar: Guiding Clinical Decisions With Molecular Information Provided by Direct Mass Spectrometry Technologies National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42836 2:00 PM EDT NCI Emerging Technology Seminar: Finding Rare Cells for Therapeutic Applications National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42742 2:00 PM EDT The President delivers remarks on actions to help families access care, support care workers and family caregivers, and strengthen the economy Rose Garden, The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6woryjrAPA https://www.c-span.org/video/?527470-1/president-biden-remarks-actions-families 2:00 PM EDT Surrounding the Ocean: PRC Influence in the Indian Ocean House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Darshana Baruah Fellow Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ^ Mr. Jeffrey S. Payne Research Fellow National Defense University ^ Nilanthi Samaranayake Research Program Director The Center for Naval Analyses ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115667 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/surrounding-the-ocean-prc-influence-in-the-indian-ocean/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AxGAfxFd84 2:00 PM EDT Paying Their Fair Share: How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Businesses House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Lynn Mucenski Keck Principal & National Lead, Federal Tax Policy ^ Mr. Russell Boeing President, Texas Farm Bureau ^ Mr. Warren Hudak President, Hudak & Company ^ Ms. Anne Zimmerman Founder & Owner, Zimmerman & Co CPAs Inc. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115653 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405496 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwy88va_d3k 2:00 PM EDT Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Coast Guard House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Admiral Linda L. Fagan Commandant United States Coast Guard ^ Master Chief Heath B. Jones Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard United States Coast Guard ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115645 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406261 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItOy8DR0Ew4 2:00 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Deanne Criswell Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115690 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-federal-emergency-management-agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZhNgBD82Ls 2:00 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for Navy and Marine Corps Military Construction and Family Housing House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES The Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Vice Admiral Ricky Williamson, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics, N4, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ^ Lieutenant General Edward D. Banta, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, United States Marine Corps ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115713 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-united-states-navy-and-marine-corps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJaJUMztlZY 2:00 PM EDT Energy, Climate, And Grid Security Subcommittee Hearing: “American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Powering A Clean And Secure Future” House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Jess C. Gehin, Ph.D., Associate Laboratory Director, Nuclear Science and Technology, Idaho National Laboratory ^ Regis Repko, Senior Vice President, Generation and Transmission Strategy, Duke Energy ^ Jeremy Harrell, Board of Directors Chair, U.S. Nuclear Industry Council, and Chief Strategy Officer, ClearPath ^ Armond Cohen, Executive Director, Clean Air Task Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115741 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-hearing-american-nuclear-energy-expansion-powering-a-clean-and-secure-future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y2RrulZ8fM 2:00 PM EDT Spending on Empty: How the Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending Increased Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Department of Energy House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Teri L. Donaldson Inspector General Department of Energy ^ Dr. Kathleen Hogan Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Infrastructure Department of Energy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115742 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/spending-on-empty-how-the-biden-administrations-unprecedented-spending-increased-risk-of-waste-fraud-and-abuse-at-the-department-of-energy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpEZqsHlv_w 2:00 PM EDT Countering China’s Trade and Investment Agenda: Opportunities for American Leadership House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Thomas Duesterberg Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute ^ Matthew P. Goodman Senior Vice President for Economics, Center for Strategic & International Studies ^ Roy Houseman Legislative Director, United Steelworkers ^ Mark McHargue President, Nebraska Farm Bureau ^ Jamieson Greer Partner, International Trade, King & Spalding ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115766 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-countering-chinas-trade-and-investment-agenda-opportunities-for-american-leadership/ https://www.youtube.com/@WaysandMeansCommittee 2:30 PM EDT To Receive Testimony on Army Modernization in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Douglas R. Bush Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology ^ General James E. Rainey, USA Commanding General United States Army Futures Command ^ Major General Michelle A. Schmidt, USA Director, Force Development, G-8 United States Army ^ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-army-modernization-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program 2:30 PM EDT Great Power Competition in Africa: The Chinese Communist Party House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Rick Waters China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China and Taiwan U.S. Department of State ^ Amy Holman Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs U.S. Department of State ^ Janean Davis Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa U.S. Agency for International Development * NOTE: Witnesses may be added. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115666 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/great-power-competition-implications-in-africa-the-chinese-communist-party/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfUkkGD3aE 2:30 PM EDT Hearings to Examine Cleaner Vehicles, Focusing on Consumers and Public Health Senate Environment and Public Works Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333961 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/4/cleaner-vehicles-good-for-consumers-and-public-health 2:30 PM EDT To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333986 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-426 2:30 PM EDT Hearings to Examine Foreign Competitive Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership Senate Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mark Cohen Asia IP Project Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology University of California Berkeley School of Law Berkeley, CA ^ Patrick Kilbride Senior Vice President, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C. ^ Matthew Turpin Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution Senior Advisor, Palantir Technologies Washington, D.C. ^ Suzanne Harrison Chair, Patent Public Advisory Committee San Francisco, CA ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333988 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/foreign-competitive-threats-to-american-innovation-and-economic-leadership 2:30 PM EDT To Receive Testimony on Military Construction, Energy, Installations, Environmental, and Base Closure Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Brendan M. Owens Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Honorable Rachel L. Jacobson Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment ^ Honorable Meredith A. Berger Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Honorable Ravi I. Chaudhary Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment ^ Ms. Elizabeth A. Field Director of Defense Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333991 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-military-construction-energy-installations-environmental-and-base-closure-programs-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program 2:30 PM EDT A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and for the National Science Foundation Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Bill Nelson Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration ^ The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan Director National Science Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334011 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-funding-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-for-the-national-science-foundation 2:45 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdUd_BdnJG8 https://www.c-span.org/video/?527469-1/white-house-daily-briefing 3:00 PM EDT (4th meeting) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k1663jburu 3:00 PM EDT (4th meeting) 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1txgazl8o 3:00 PM EDT Prison Research Meets Practice: A Conversation on Correctional Staff Wellness Urban Institute https://www.urban.org/events/prison-research-meets-practice-conversation-correctional-staff-wellness 3:00 PM EDT Focus on Individual Genes in Epigenomes to Understand Transcription Regulation: Myoblast and Monocyte Methylomes National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42905 3:00 PM EDT STR Hearing: FY24 Budget Request for Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Deputy Assistant Secretary John D. Hill Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense ^ Vice Admiral Jon Hill Director, Missile Defense Agency ^ Lieutenant General Daniel Karbler U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Major General David Miller Director of Operations, U.S. Space Command ^ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/str-hearing-fy24-budget-request-missile-defense-and-missile-defeat-programs https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwI5-oGGO0 3:00 PM EDT Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Markup on Pending Legislation House Veterans' Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115661 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6153 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GhOF1nq34E 3:30 PM EDT Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities related to the President’s 2024 Budget Request House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Department of the Air Force ^ Lieutenant General Richard G. Moore Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Department of the Air Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115783 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/spf-hearing-air-force-projection-forces-aviation-programs-and-capabilities-related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqtoM4IL_0 4:00 PM EDT The Hegemon's Tool Kit | Rebecca Gibbons The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/rebecca-gibbons-april-2023 4:00 PM EDT 2023 Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series: Fat: Biology and Staying Thin National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/ https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42903 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48837 4:00 PM EDT RDIG Seminar Series: Leah Byrne, Ph.d., New Approaches to Retinal Gene Therapy National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/40833 4:45 PM EDT Hearings to examine the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2024 and future years defense program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 Honorable Jill M. Hruby Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration ^ Mr. William White Senior Advisor for Environmental Management, Department of Energy ^ Admiral James F. Caldwell Jr., USN Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration ^ PANEL 2 Honorable Marvin L. Adams Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration General Thomas A. Bussiere, USAF Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command ^ Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN Director, Navy Strategic Systems Programs ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333992 https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-18/ https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-energys-atomic-energy-defense-activities-and-department-of-defense-nuclear-weapons-programs-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program 6:30 PM EDT Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck J. Hogan attends a dinner in honor of former German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joschka Fischer Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-18-2023/ 8:00 PM EDT The U.S. Army Chorus performs with the NOVA Community Chorus on its Spring Concert entitled Reconciliation U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/events/nova-community-chorus-spring-concert-reconciliation 8:00 PM EDT Creating Calmness Workshop Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52284/