12:45 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-9-2024/
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TBD
Secretary Blinken Meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for bilateral talks at the State Department.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536865-1/secretary-blinken-meets-ukrainian-foreign-minister-kuleba
1:00 PM EDT
Project 2025: Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America
Center for American Progress
https://www.americanprogress.org/events/project-2025-exposing-the-far-right-assault-on-america/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPtKIRW0XZo
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TBD
Lawmakers & Advocates Discuss "Project 2025"
Lawmakers, human rights advocates, and others discuss “Project 2025” policy proposals at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress. The Project 2025 proposal is a conservative political agenda blueprint for a second Trump presidency.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536851-1/lawmakers-advocates-discuss-project-2025
1:00 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_8_UEUY_Bs
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536873-1/white-house-daily-briefing
1:15 PM EDT
NATO Summit Washington 2024: Keynote speech by the NATO Secretary General at the Defense Industry Forum
Available live in the Media Centre and on the NATO website
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/7/pdf/240709-media-progr.pdf
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_226992.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9vMe8cEm4Y
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1:30 PM EDT
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks provides keynote remarks at 1:30 p.m. EDT at the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Her remarks will be livestreamed at www.nato.int.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-07-09/
1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnG0e7Lxmww
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34801
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State Department Daily Briefing
State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of issues as NATO leaders meet in Washington for their annual summit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536876-1/state-department-daily-briefing
1:45 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-9-2024/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mr7_bR6BYM
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34803
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TBD
Secretary Blinken Meets with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for bilateral talks at the State Department.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536866-1/secretary-blinken-meets-nato-secretary-general-stoltenberg
2:00 PM EDT
Examining the 2024 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report: Progress over Politics
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Cindy Dyer
Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
U.S. Department of State
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Jason Tower
Country Director, Burma
United States Institute of Peace
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117509
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/examining-the-2024-annual-trafficking-in-persons-report-progress-over-politics/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_5OoHPGHU
2:00 PM EDT
Management Successes and Failures: Assessing the U.S. Agency for Global Media
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Amanda Bennett
Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Agency for Global Media
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Mr. Michael Abramowitz
Director, Voice of America
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Mr. Steve Capus
President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117493
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/management-successes-and-failures-assessing-the-u-s-agency-for-global-media/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U2-EEP6j0E
2:00 PM EDT
Smart Investments: Technology's Role in a Multi-Layered Border Security Strategy
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Thaddeus Cleveland
Sheriff, Terrell County, Texas
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Mr. André Hentz
Vice President of Administrative Affairs, BigBear.ai
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Mr. Carl Landrum
Vice President of Civilian Programs and Strategy, Dedrone
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The Honorable David Berteau
President and CEO, Professional Services Council
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117500
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/smart-investments-technologys-role-in-a-multi-layered-border-security-strategy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_BlVgxdMMw
2:00 PM EDT
An Examination of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) In Use Locomotive Regulation
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Dillon Olvera, President and Chief Executive Officer, Modesto and Empire Traction Company; on behalf of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
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Mr. Roger Nober, Director of GW Regulatory Studies Center and Professor of Practice at the Trachtenberg School, George Washington University
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Mr. Ural Yal, Senior Vice President – Corporate Preconstruction Group, Flatiron Construction; on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of California
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Ms. Heather Arias, Chief, Transportation and Toxics Division, California Air Resources Board
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117496
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407636
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP6tNikq9mg
2:00 PM EDT
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7544, H.R. 8308 & H.R. 8811 | Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee
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H.R. 7544 (Rep. Maloy), “Water Rights Protection Act of 2024”;
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7544
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H.R. 8308 (Rep. Harder), “Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2024”;
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8308
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H.R. 8811 (Rep. Wittman), “America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024”; and
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8811
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Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman), “ESA Amendments Act of 2024.”
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_–_sub_on_wwf_leg_hrg_on_4_bills_07.09.24.pdf
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WITNESSES:
PANEL I
Members of Congress TBD
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PANEL II
Mr. Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Program Management and Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC (all bills)
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Mr. Mauricio Guardado, General Manager, United Water Conservation District, Oxnard, CA (Westerman Discussion Draft)
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Dr. Kirk Havens, Director of the Center for Coastal Resource Management, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA (H.R. 881)
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Dr. Brian Steed, Great Salt Lake Commissioner, Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner, Salt Lake City, UT (H.R. 7544)
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Ms. Ellen Richmond, Senior Attorney, Biodiversity Law Center, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC (ESA Discussion Draft) [Minority witness]
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117482
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416245
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c86JyntujoU
Playbook PM: Haley releases delegates to Trump
07/09/2024 01:16 PM EDT
SCOOP: HALEY RELEASES DELEGATES — Former South Carolina Gov. NIKKI HALEY is releasing all of her 97 delegates and urging them to vote for DONALD TRUMP at next week’s Republican National Convention, our colleague Meridith McGraw reports.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2024/07/09/scoop-haley-releases-delegates-to-trump-00132333
2:30 PM EDT
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-07-09/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=34777
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34777
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Defense Department Briefing
Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefs reporters at the Pentagon as NATO leaders meet in Washington for their annual summit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536879-1/defense-department-briefing