10:00 AM EDT

Follow the Money: The CCP's Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis

House Financial Services Committee

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WITNESSES:

Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired), Author, CCP Inc. Transnational Crime and Money Laundering

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Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA Special Operations Division (Retired)

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Celina B. Realuyo, Adjunct Professor, The George Washington University

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Jason Grellner, Vice President -Healthcare, Evolv Technology

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Gretchen Peters, Executive Director, Alliance to Counter Crime Online

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115542

https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408655

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV8A8Myo9X8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EiwBf5yfFQ

10:00 AM EDT

TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms

House Energy and Commerce Committee

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WITNESS:

Shou Chew, CEO, TikTok Inc.

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115519

https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/full-committee-hearing-tik-tok-how-congress-can-safeguard-american-data-privacy-and-protect-children-from-online-harms

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

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TikTok CEO Testifies at House Commerce Committee

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies on the social media company’s consumer privacy and data security practices and its relationship with the Chinese government at a House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?526609-1/tiktok-ceo-testifies-house-commerce-committee

>>18565802

10:15 AM EDT

Legislative hearing on the following bills

House Natural Resources Committee

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H.R. 764 (Rep. Boebert), Trust the Science Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/764

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H.R. 886 (Rep. Bonamici), Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886

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H.R. 1245 (Rep. Hageman), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1245

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H.R. 1419 (Rep. Rosendale), Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1419

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115524

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412934

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD1U8cPMpeQ

10:30 AM EDT

House and Senate Democrats News Conference on Joint Economic Committee Report

Senators Schumer (D-NY), Heinrich (D-NM) and Smith (D-MN), along with House Democrats, hold a news conference on the Joint Economic Committee report.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?526913-1/house-senate-democrats-news-conference-joint-economic-committee-report

10:30 AM EDT

Lessons of Heroism: The Vietnam War POW Experience

U.S. Naval Institute

https://www.usni.org/events/lessons-heroism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCLM1CJoLwk

10:30 AM EDT

Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Department of Energy

House Appropriations Committee

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WITNESS:

The Honorable Jennifer Granholm

Secretary, Department of Energy

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115504

https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-department-energy

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

10:30 AM EDT

2022 Midterms Look Back Series: Election Observer Access

Committee on House Administration

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Mr. Josh Findlay

National Election Integrity Director, Republican National Committee

^

Ms. Lynn Taylor

President, Virginia Institute for Public Policy

^

Mr. Michael Cunnington

^

The Honorable Benjamin Hovland

Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115487

https://cha.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/2022-midterms-look-back-series-election-observer-access

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBOrGRVrI2Q

10:45 AM EDT

House Democratic Leaders Hold News Conference

House Democratic Caucus Chair Aguilar (D-CA), Vice Chair Lieu (D-CA), and other House Democratic leaders speak with reporters about the party’s legislative agenda.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?526912-1/house-democratic-leaders-hold-news-conference

11:00 AM EDT

Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the United States Capitol Police

House Appropriations Committee

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WITNESS:

J. Thomas Manger

Chief, United States Capitol Police

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115508

https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-united-states-capitol-police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxz42MWlXqc

11:00 AM EDT

Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Library of Congress

House Appropriations Committee

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WITNESSES

Dr. Carla Hayden

Librarian of Congress

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Dr. Mary Mazanec

Director, Congressional Research Service

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Maria Strong

Associate Register Copyrights & Director of Policy and Internal Affairs

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115509

https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-library-congress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uNa1N40QM

10:00 AM EDT

Modernizing the Government's Classification System

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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WITNESSES

ELIZABETH GOITEIN

Senior Director, Liberty and National Security Program

Brennan Center for Justice

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THOMAS BLANTON

Director, National Security Archive

The George Washington University

^

JOHN FITZPATRICK

Former Director

Information Security Oversight Office

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PATRICK G. EDDINGTON

Senior Fellow

Cato Institute

^

https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333877

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/modernizing-the-governments-classification-system/

>>18565859

declassification system broken

60% to 90% of classified material could be classified

need to have classifiers set a date to have classifications expire. when does the risk diminish?

national declassification center does not work

huge backlogs 100s of millions of docs - ndc is "afraid of it's own shadow" and pushed around by agencies

>>18565875

>>18565859

classified material could be DEclassified

>>18566050

>>18566052

I wonder if nukes are related somehow

dunno

Chicago Pile 1

1st manmade nuclear reactor

bonus al gore chicago pic

>>18566233

>>18566313

you can probably do better:

https://kek.gg/draw/

hats are in "objects"

just kicked out some ornery folks out of the 2a hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8rvSW17Zfk

>>18566396

now in recess because capitol police can't do their jorbs

>>18566417

1:00 PM EDT

The President hosts an anniversary event for the Affordable Care Act; The Vice President attends

The White House

https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTH8Ua0eRnc

>>18566490

person kicked out of ATF hearing was also kicked out of forthcoming biden event

(mentioned it in the hearing)

>>18566484

>>18566509

gleaned ty