Representative Mark Sanford (R-SC) discusses restoring civility in politics and Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), a Navy veteran, discusses the newly formed Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-NY), along with the ranking Democrats on House committees that have worked on health care legislation, held a news briefing to discuss the Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The minority leader called on the president and Republican leaders to ditch their plans for so-called repeal and replace and instead work with Democrats to fix the law.
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the minority whip, held a press conference introducing the Dream Act of 2017, a bill allowing certain undocumented immigrant students to have a path toward U.S. citizenship. The legislation was first introduced in 2001 by Senators Durbin and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), but has never been passed by the Senate.
Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) discusses his renewed call for civility on Capitol Hill as Congress struggles to find consensus on major policy issues such as health care and the federal budget.
The Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, holds a discussion on Russia and government corruption under President Vladimir Putin.
The issue of water infrastructure financing and safe drinking water was the focus of a hearing of a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Members heard from representatives with a local utility and metropolitan planning board on their recommendations for funding and modernizing the nation's water systems. Also speaking was a resident of Arkansas who talked about his family's problems getting access to safe drinking water and the help he received from a rural government assistance program that installed well systems in his community. The subcommittee is chaired by Sen. John Boozman (R-AR).
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations held a hearing examining gang violence, sex trafficking and drugs. Federal, state and local law enforcement officials testified on the relationship between gangs, sex trafficking, drugs and how social media has impacted the fight against these crimes.
President Trump delivered remarks at the White House announcing a joint partnership between Merck, Pfizer and Corning to modernize pharmaceutical glass packaging. Corning CEO Wendell Weeks delivered a brief presentation of the new pharmaceutical glass technology. According to the White House, the total investment in the initiative is expected to reach $4 billion and create 4,000 manufacturing jobs.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for the ambassador nominations to key U.S. allies, including Canada, Singapore, Italy, the United Kingdom and NATO. Former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), President Trump's nominee for ambassador to NATO, answered a range of questions from the committee related to Russia. Other topics included trade relations with Canada and the U.K. post-Brexit, Singapore's role in the Asia-Pacific region, and the increasing threat of cyberattacks.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations held a hearing examining gang violence, sex trafficking and drugs. Federal, state and local law enforcement officials testified on the relationship between gangs, sex trafficking, drugs and how social media has impacted the fight against these crimes.
Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) discusses his renewed call for civility on Capitol Hill as Congress struggles to find consensus on major policy issues such as health care and the federal budget.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for the ambassador nominations to key U.S. allies, including Canada, Singapore, Italy, the United Kingdom and NATO. Former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), President Trump's nominee for ambassador to NATO, answered a range of questions from the committee related to Russia. Other topics included trade relations with Canada and the U.K. post-Brexit, Singapore's role in the Asia-Pacific region, and the increasing threat of cyberattacks.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations held a hearing examining gang violence, sex trafficking and drugs. Federal, state and local law enforcement officials testified on the relationship between gangs, sex trafficking, drugs and how social media has impacted the fight against these crimes.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the legal issues of existing and future congressional authorizations for the use of military force. Former George W. Bush and Obama administration officials discussed the policies and legal reasoning behind the application of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which Congress passed after the September 11 terror attacks, and explained their reasoning for what they say is the need for a new AUMF to more specifically guide current U.S. military actions against global threats and groups that did not exist 16 years ago.
The Senate Commerce & Science Subcommittee on the Internet held a hearing to receive an update on the deployment of FirstNet, a national public safety network for first responders. Among the witnesses testifying included FirstNet CEO Michael Poth, AT&T Senior Vice President Chris Sambar and Virginia Deputy Secretary of Public Safety Curtis Brown. AT&T was formally selected in March 2017 to build and operate this public safety broadband network. Five states including Virginia, Wyoming, Arkansas, Kentucky and Iowa have joined the FirstNet network.
