Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) discusses his proposals for raising the debt ceiling, which according to the CBO, must be raised by mid-October when the Treasury Department will likely run out of cash.
Charles Moorman, the outgoing president and CEO of Amtrak, discussed the future of the federally supported passenger railroad in a luncheon keynote address at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. He talked about Amtrak's efforts to boost the reliability of services in and out of New York City's Penn Station, its competition with airlines along the Northeast Corridor, and the challenges of running a system along tracks owned mostly by freight railroads. Following his remarks, he responded to questions from the audience.
In her weekly news conference, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called for an outside, independent commission to investigate what she says is "cold, hard evidence" that the Trump campaign and family intended to collude with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. She also called for the release of all communications from the Trump campaign and within the family and for the revocation of the security clearance of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. This comes after the release of emails this week by Donald trump Jr. of his meeting during the campaign with a Russian attorney.
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron held a joint news conference in Paris following their bilateral meeting. They discussed counterterrorism, climate change, trade and Syria. President Trump later defended his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer, saying that "most people would have taken that meeting." He characterized it as "opposition research," which he said was standard in politics.
At the National Governors Association 2017 summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, a panel of governors discussed their states' efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. The governors shared what specific programs were working in their respective states and encouraged each other to lead the coordinating efforts between the various groups involved in addressing the crisis, including federal, state and local elected officials, law enforcement, teachers, students, parents and doctors.
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other members of the Democratic Women's Working Group held a press conference expressing their disapproval of an Education Department official's remarks regarding sexual assaults on college campuses. Candice Jackson, head of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, had told the New York Times, that "the accusations - 90% of them - fall into the category of 'we were both drunk.'" Though Ms. Jackson later apologized for the remarks, the lawmakers at the press conference said it was part of a pattern of dismissive behavior toward sexual assault victims by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and others in the Education Department.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with sexual assault survivors, men's rights advocates and education officials as part of an evaluation of Obama administration policies regarding sexual assault on college campuses. Following the meetings, she met with reporters to take questions on the future of Title IX polices which prohibit discrimination in federally funded educational programs.
After meeting with FBI Director Nominee Christopher Wray, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) spoke to reporters about the meeting and other issues including the ongoing Intelligence Committee Russia investigation and the latest version of the health care law replacement bill.
Two House Veterans' Affairs subcommittees held a joint hearing examining how the Veterans Affairs Department reviews Gulf War illness claims. A report released by the Government Accountability Office found that the VA denies more than 80% of claims for benefits in Gulf War associated illnesses. The report also found that ninety percent of VA medical examiners have no training on how to conduct Gulf War illness exams. Witnesses included representatives from the Veterans Affairs Department, the Government Accountability Office and veterans' advocates groups.
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron held a joint news conference in Paris following their bilateral meeting. They discussed counterterrorism, climate change, trade and Syria. President Trump later defended his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer, saying that "most people would have taken that meeting." He characterized it as "opposition research," which he said was standard in politics.
At the National Governors Association 2017 summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, a panel of governors discussed their states' efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. The governors shared what specific programs were working in their respective states and encouraged each other to lead the coordinating efforts between the various groups involved in addressing the crisis, including federal, state and local elected officials, law enforcement, teachers, students, parents and doctors.
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other members of the Democratic Women's Working Group held a press conference expressing their disapproval of an Education Department official's remarks regarding sexual assaults on college campuses. Candice Jackson, head of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, had told the New York Times, that "the accusations - 90% of them - fall into the category of 'we were both drunk.'" Though Ms. Jackson later apologized for the remarks, the lawmakers at the press conference said it was part of a pattern of dismissive behavior toward sexual assault victims by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and others in the Education Department.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with sexual assault survivors, men's rights advocates and education officials as part of an evaluation of Obama administration policies regarding sexual assault on college campuses. Following the meetings, she met with reporters to take questions on the future of Title IX polices which prohibit discrimination in federally funded educational programs.
Two House Veterans' Affairs subcommittees held a joint hearing examining how the Veterans Affairs Department reviews Gulf War illness claims. A report released by the Government Accountability Office found that the VA denies more than 80% of claims for benefits in Gulf War associated illnesses. The report also found that ninety percent of VA medical examiners have no training on how to conduct Gulf War illness exams. Witnesses included representatives from the Veterans Affairs Department, the Government Accountability Office and veterans' advocates groups.
An amendment to the defense programs bill related to climate change failed 185-234. The measure offered by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) would have expressed the sense of Congress on climate change and national security, and required the Defense secretary to provide a report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commands from climate-change-related effects.
At the National Governors Association 2017 summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, a panel of governors discussed their states' efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. The governors shared what specific programs were working in their respective states and encouraged each other to lead the coordinating efforts between the various groups involved in addressing the crisis, including federal, state and local elected officials, law enforcement, teachers, students, parents and doctors.
