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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The House stands adjourned until May 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT

The Senate stands adjourned until May 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM EDT

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) Daily Digest

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

House Legislative Activity

https://live.house.gov/?date=2022-05-18

Senate Executive Calendar

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/executive_calendar/2022/05_18_2022.pdf

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May 18, 2022 - May 19, 2022

Science Advisory Board to the National Center for Toxicological Research 2021 Meeting

The Food and Drug Administration

https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/may-18-19-2022-science-advisory-board-national-center-toxicological-research-2021-meeting

6:15 AM EDT

Falcon 9 Starlink 4-18

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 18 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQTgX40R-IQ

8:00 AM EDT

Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces

House Armed Services Committee

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings?ID=578F1344-C838-4D25-932E-326863C4C601

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bja72nrcZWI

9:00 AM EDT

Michael Sussmann trial

21-cr-0582: USA v. SUSSMANN Judge Christopher R. Cooper 05/17/2022 09:00AM Courtroom 27A- In Person Jury Trial

https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/

9:00 AM EDT

Biden's Trip to Asia, Pt. 2 - Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

https://www.csis.org/events/press-briefing-previewing-bidens-trip-asia-pt-2-quadrilateral-security-dialogue

9:00 AM EDT

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein on What's Next for Space Systems Command

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

https://www.csis.org/events/perils-and-possibilities-using-technology-migration-management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL9v_6uDMv4

10:00 AM EDT

Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-born Workers Annual 2021 News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm

10:00 AM EDT

State Job Openings and Labor Turnover March 2022 News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm

10:00 AM EDT

Revoking Your Rights: The Ongoing Crisis in Abortion Care Access

House Judiciary Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114770

https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4931

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520237-1/house-judiciary-committee-examines-abortion-access-care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm0ZGOuR3p8

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Transportation Security Administration

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114794

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-transportation-security-administration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=titG4QE0GKs

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 United States Navy and Marine Corps Budget

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114772

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-united-states-navy-and-marine-corps-budget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJeV2fRutnM

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Submission for National Nuclear Security Administration

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332540

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2023-budget-submission-for-national-nuclear-security-administration

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114778

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-federal-trade-commission-and-the-securities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANkpX_GoQZw

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10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 President's Budget for the Environmental Protection Agency

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332525

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2023-presidents-budget-for-the-environmental-protection-agency

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request of the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs

House Natural Resources Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114796

10:00 AM EDT

Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=B4743884-B6EF-4A24-8AA3-153EEF80F13E

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332527

10:00 AM EDT

Hearings to examine cybersecurity in the health and education sectors

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/cybersecurity-in-the-health-and-education-sectors

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332542

10:00 AM EDT

SBA Management Review: Office of Capital Access

House Small Business Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114774

https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4268

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPVm_Tp38g

10:00 AM EDT

National Intelligence Program Budget Hearing (Closed)

House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114780

10:00 AM EDT

Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing

House Veterans' Affairs Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114771

https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/05/11/2022/subcommittee-on-economic-opportunity-legislative-hearing

10:00 AM EDT

Hearings to examine addressing climate change with energy-efficient and resilient housing.

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332522

https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/addressing-climate-change-with-energy-efficient-and-resilient-housing

10:00 AM EDT

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 7776, the "Water Resources Development Act of 2022", and other matters cleared for consideration.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114807

https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/05/16/2022/full-committee-markup

10:00 AM EDT

Six Health Bills

House Energy and Commerce Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114806

10:00 AM EDT

Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Taxpayer Fairness Across the IRS

House Ways & Means Committee

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520375-1/hearing-irs-treatment-taxpayers

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114783

https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/oversight-subcommittee-hearing-taxpayer-fairness-across-irs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uYrcXRTMik

10:00 AM EDT

Hearings to examine the nominations of Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, and Francisco O. Mora, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332551

https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations051822

10:00 AM EDT

Virtual Public Roundtable on the Ukraine Refugee Crisis

House Foreign Affairs Committee

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ID=EC526FDC-89F4-4558-9B3B-11AC68ECDE9B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUDvmwSYwNw

10:00 AM EDT

International Day for Women in Maritime 2022: Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment

International Maritime Organization (IMO), United Nations

https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/International-Day-for-Women-in-Maritime-2022.aspx

10:00 AM EDT

The Risks and Rewards of Real-Time Payments: The Brazilian Experience

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

https://www.atlantafed.org/news/conferences-and-events/conferences/2022/05/18/the-risks-and-rewards-of-real-time-payments-the-brazilian-experience.aspx

10:00 AM EDT

Secretary Blinken meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari in New York, New York.

United Nations

United Nations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdY7t5VKIY

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10:00 AM EDT

Antarctic Diplomacy: Issues and Trends in 2022

Woodrow Wilson Center and Wilson Center's Polar Institute

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/antarctic-diplomacy-issues-and-trends-2022

10:00 AM EDT

Antarctic Diplomacy: Issues and Trends in 2022

Woodrow Wilson Center and Wilson Center's Polar Institute

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/antarctic-diplomacy-issues-and-trends-2022

10:15 AM EDT

Committee Markup H.R. 604, Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act (RRASA); H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act; H.R. 5407, Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act; H.R. 6493, Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022, and H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act

House Committee on Education and Labor

https://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/hr-604-the-reopen-and-rebuild-americas-schools-act-rrasa-hr-7701-the-wage-theft-prevention-and-wage-recovery-act-hr-5407-the-enhancing-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-through-campus-planning-act-hr-6493-the-campus-prevention-and-recovery-services-for-students-act-of-2022-hr-7780-mental-health-matters-act

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114805

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRF4xY0P9o

10:30 AM EDT

May 2022 Open Commission Meeting

Federal Communications Commission

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2022/05/may-2022-open-commission-meeting

https://youtu.be/tHL_KzhOFgY

10:30 AM EDT

Navy and Marine Corps Installations and Quality of Life Update

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114755

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/navy-and-marine-corps-installations-and-quality-of-life-update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFrFPpBg40

10:45 AM EDT

Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials

The White House

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520371-1/white-house-covid-19-response-team-holds-briefing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k3I8Rh34So

11:00 AM EDT

First Lady Jill Biden Conversation on Mental Health

First lady Jill Biden joins Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice, mental health advocate Selenea Gomez, and a group of young people to talk about mental health.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520388-1/lady-jill-biden-leads-conversation-youth-mental-health

11:00 AM EDT

Argonne Director's Special Colloquium: The Future of Computing

Argonne National Laboratory

https://www.anl.gov/event/the-future-of-computing

11:00 AM EDT

Future Conditions and Hazard Mitigation Planning

Federal Emergency Management Agency

https://www.fema.gov/event/future-conditions-and-hazard-mitigation-planning

11:00 AM EDT

WHO Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) Awards ceremony 2022

World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/13/default-calendar/the-health-for-all-film-festival

11:00 AM EDT

Secretary Blinken meets with Foreign Ministers from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal, in New York, New York.

United Nations

United Nations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdY7t5VKIY

11:00 AM EDT

Pelosi, Others Present Congressional Gold Medal to WWII Merchant Mariners

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will join congressional leadership and other members of congress in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring merchant mariners from World War II. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520390-1/congressional-gold-medal-ceremony-world-war-ii-merchant-marines

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28795

11:30 AM EDT

Vice President Speaks at Coast Guard Academy Graduation New London, CT

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 141st Commencement Exercises.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28753

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLlReUFXzGc

12:00 PM EDT

Jordan: Perspective on Integration, Conflict, and Stability in the Middle East

H.R. McMaster in conversation with His Majesty King Abdullah II

Hoover Institution and Stanford University

https://www.hoover.org/events/jordan-perspective-integration-conflict-and-stability-middle-east

12:00 PM EDT

Closed Roundtable: Spotlighting and Addressing Hurdles for AAPIs in Public Service

House Foreign Affairs Committee

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ID=FB41A36C-5BAC-4A13-A968-288E3FE334C7

12:05 PM EDT

Virtual Town Hall Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Development and Validation

Food and Drug Administration

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/workshops-conferences-medical-devices/virtual-town-hall-series-coronavirus-covid-19-test-development-and-validation-05182022

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12:30 PM EDT

Webcast Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Food and Drug Administration and Stop Foodborne IllnessExternal Link Disclaimer, a non-profit public health organization

https://fda.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_jIqLIuaZQIq4REQz2La6cA

https://cacmap.fda.gov/food/workshops-meetings-webinars-food-and-dietary-supplements/collaborating-culture-new-era-smarter-food-safety-05182022#event-information

1:00 PM EDT

FDIC Hosts Expanding Small Business Development and Capital Access in Kentucky

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/community/events/2022-05-18-expanding-sb-development-ca.html

1:00 PM EDT

Healthcare Worker Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthcare-worker-whistleblower-stakeholder-meeting-tickets-292455832267

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/osha/events/05182022/healthcare-worker-whistleblower-stakeholder-meeting

1:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Internal Revenue Service

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114779

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-internal-revenue-service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqXZL0BjtzM

1:30 PM EDT

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520403-1/white-house-daily-briefing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hmqYv27KjY

1:30 PM EDT

Secretary Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu in New York, New York.

United Nations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdY7t5VKIY

1:45 PM EDT

President Biden Receives a Briefing from his Senior Leadership Team on Interagency Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Hurricanes this Season

Joint Base Andrews, MD

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520402-1/president-biden-briefing-hurricane-preparedness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uitCEHI2BTA

2:00 PM EDT

The Impact of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa

House Foreign Affairs Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114800

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ID=4B6143F6-A3E0-48C6-A205-C0AF25762214

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_khBG4hHaT4

2:00 PM EDT

Business Meeting

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332548

https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting051822

2:00 PM EDT

Top 10 Procurement Under Grants Mistakes

Federal Emergency Management Agency

https://www.fema.gov/event/top-10-procurement-under-grants-mistakes-1

2:00 PM EDT

Port Security Grant Program Outreach for Applicants and Stakeholders

Federal Emergency Management Agency

https://www.fema.gov/event/port-security-grant-program-outreach-applicants-and-stakeholders-1

2:00 PM EDT

Homeland Security Grant Program Outreach for Applicants and Stakeholders

Federal Emergency Management Agency

https://www.fema.gov/event/homeland-security-grant-program-outreach-applicants-and-stakeholders-0

2:00 PM EDT

Professional Military Education and the National Defense Strategy

House Armed Services Committee

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings?ID=A9EFA0C5-37B2-4D8E-A1D1-FF03A6241773

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28797

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT44ePFWNlo

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114797

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/member-day-14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU3nZIxShZs

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Member Day

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114766

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies-member-day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fw16FO8QDw

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Park Service

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114785

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-national-park-service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLsVGP8KD20

2:00 PM EDT

Examining DHS's Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

House Homeland Security Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114735

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520238-1/homeland-security-officials-testify-fentanyl-opioid-epidemic

https://homeland.house.gov/activities/hearings/examining-dhss-efforts-to-combat-the-opioid-epidemic

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2:30 PM EDT

Hearings to examine stopping gun violence, focusing on the Jackson-Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Senate Judiciary Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332547

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/stop-gun-violence-the-jackson-elias-domestic-violence-survivor-protection-act

2:30 PM EDT

Small Business Committee to hold a Business Meeting

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332546

https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=5AB6208F-5F3C-4937-9F99-D375A8724C5A

2:30 PM EDT

Closed Hearings to Examine Certain Intelligence Matters

Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/328058

3:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing (CLOSED)

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114773

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-member-day-hearing-closed

3:00 PM EDT

Oversight of Immigrant Military Members and Veterans

House Committee on the Judiciary

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114775

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28799

https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4935

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaFGeBaeqHg

3:00 PM EDT

The Perils and Possibilities of Using Technology for Migration Management

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

https://www.csis.org/events/perils-and-possibilities-using-technology-migration-management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqnf9LlnQg

3:00 PM EDT

Secretary Blinken participates in a Food Security Ministerial in New York, New York.

United Nations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdY7t5VKIY

3:00 PM EDT

Business Meeting to consider S. 3381, S. 3773 & S. 3789 and Roundtable discussion on "Public Safety in Native Communities"

Senate Indian Affairs Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332560

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-3381-s-3773-s-3789-and-roundtable-discussion-public-safety

3:30 PM EDT

Reflections on the Second Global Covid-19 Summit

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

https://www.csis.org/events/reflections-second-global-covid-19-summit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVr3GEC7D1o

3:30 PM EDT

Review of the FY2023 Budget Request for Military Construction and Family Housing.

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332541

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy2023-budget-request-for-military-construction-and-family-housing

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520374-1/pentagon-officials-testify-presidents-2023-military-housing-budget

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28802

4:30 PM EDT

To receive testimony on missile defense strategy, policies, and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program

Senate Armed Services Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332545

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-missile-defense-strategy-policies-and-programs-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2023-and-the-future-years-defense-program

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28804

6:45 PM EDT

Twilight Tattoo hosted by General Paul Funk - History through the eyes of the American Soldier

U.S. Army Military District of Washington's Ceremonial Units

https://twilight.mdw.army.mil/

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28731

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hearing scheduled tomorrow in congress

[they] don't want parents protecting kids from groomers

May 19, 2022

10:00 AM EDT

Free Speech Under Attack (Part II): Curriculum Sabotage and Classroom Censorship

House Oversight Committee

On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will hold a hearing to examine the ongoing efforts to prohibit discussion in K-12 classrooms about American history, race, and LGBTQ+ issues, and to punish teachers who violate vague and discriminatory state laws by discussing these topics.

https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/free-speech-under-attack-part-ii-curriculum-sabotage-and-classroom-censorship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK6JdWgMUYc

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A White House Conversation on Mental Health

The White House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhs1xCJzqYE

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