2:00 PM EDT

'Mostly Peaceful': Countering Left-Wing Organized Violence

House Homeland Security Committee

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WITNESSES:

Ms. Riley Gaines

Spokeswoman, Independent Women’s Forum

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Mr. Scott Erickson

Private Citizen

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Ms. Amy Spitalnick

Incoming Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Council for Public Affairs

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Mr. Julio Rosas

Senior Writer, Townhall

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115946

https://homeland.house.gov/media/2023/05/2023-05-16-OIA-Testimony-Rosas-combined.pdf

https://homeland.house.gov/tomorrow-at-2pm-bishop-to-hold-subcommittee-hearing-on-left-wing-violence/

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

2:00 PM EDT

A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in US Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship

Senate Appropriations Committee

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WITNESSES:

The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III

Secretary

Department of Defense

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The Honorable Antony J. Blinken

Secretary

Department of State

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The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo

Secretary

Department of Commerce

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334089

https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/date/2023-05-16/

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31959

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmKcLeVK-4g

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fy-24-budget-request-investing-in-us-security-competitiveness-and-the-path-ahead-for-the-us-china-relationship

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in U.S. Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship."

Capitol Hill

https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-16-2023/

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Secretaries of Defense, State & Commerce Testify on China

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testify on U.S.-China relations, competitiveness, and national security investment before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527863-1/secretaries-defense-state-commerce-testify-china

2:00 PM EDT

Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year

House Natural Resources Committee

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WITNESSES:

PANEL I:

Ms. Jaelith Hall-Rivera, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

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Mr. Jeff Rupert, Director, Office of Wildland Fire, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

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PANEL II:

Ms. Ronatta McNair, Board Member, National Association of Forest Service Retirees, Bend, OR

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Mr. Matt Dias, President, California Forestry Association, Sacramento, CA

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The Honorable Greg Bolin, Mayor, Paradise, CA

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Ms. Courtney Schultz, Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO [Minority Witness]

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115876

https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_–_sub_on_fl_ov_hrg_on_challenges_ahead_of_2023_wildfire_year_05.16.23.pdf

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413216

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q-UMZ15yGY

2:00 PM EDT

Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks: Examining Expertise of Sector Specific Agencies

House Energy and Commerce Committee

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WITNESSES:

Mr. Puesh Kumar

Director, Puesh Kumar, Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

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Mr. David Travers

Director, Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, Office of Water

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Dr. Brian Mazanec

Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness, Administration for Strategic Prepardeness and Response

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115988

https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-protecting-critical-infrastructure-from-cyberattacks-examining-expertise-of-sector-specific-agencies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QxuxRIztPQ

2:15 PM EDT

Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, provides opening keynote remarks at 2:15 p.m. EDT

The Association of the United States Army’s 2022 LANPAC Symposium & Exposition

https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/date/2023-05-16/

https://www.ausa.org/tags/lanpac

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31765

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2:15 PM EDT

Preserving U.S. Interests in the Indo-Pacific: Examining How U.S. Engagement Counters Chinese Influence in the Region

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, House Natural Resources Committee

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Mr. Alexander Gray, Managing Partner, American Global Strategies, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK

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Mr. Derek Grossman, Senior Defense Analyst, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA

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Ms. Cleo Paskal, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Washington, DC

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Mr. Peter Watson, President & CEO, The Dwight Group, LLC, Washington, DC

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Mr. Emil Friberg, former Assistant Director and Senior Economist, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accounting Office, Washington DC [Minority Witness]

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115878

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413218

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ri82ihnCA

WH briefing moved to 2 pm

still hasn't begun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EoEacXFCh4

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528130-1/white-house-daily-briefing

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KJP getting help again

>>18857007

Not seeing an upside down flag at capitol as being reported by some on twitter

Live Stream of U.S. Capitol

https://www.senate.gov/general/capcam.htm