Greg Garcia of the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council discusses recent cyber hacks on the healthcare industry and efforts to combat them and iCivics CEO Louise Dube discusses the importance of civics education.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the Fed's semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee. He said that economic activity expanded at a strong pace over the past year, with inflation lowering, unemployment at a fifty-year low, and the U.S. economy performing better than most other countries' economies. He also said the interest rate policy of 5.25-5.5% had probably reached its peak and that lowering it would happen at some time within the year if the economy continued to be strong. House members asked about the impact of high interest rates on housing affordability and other monetary questions.
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK), Chair of the Republican Study Committee, joined the Hudson Institute for a discussion on U.S.-China relations and the committee's proposed legislation, the Countering Communist China Act. He began his remarks discussing additional bipartisan legislation surrounding TikTok before pivoting to topics including China's economic influence, border security, and conflicts in the Middles East and Ukraine.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Stacey Abrams sat down for a discussion on state and federal policies that accelerate equity in the workforce. Topics included federal efforts to increase representation of women in the manufacturing and labor workforce, pay equity across gender and races, bias in artificial intelligence, and encouraging companies to provide benefits for families - such as childcare resources. This discussion was a part of the Institute of Global Politics Women's Initiative Summit at Columbia University.
The House debated a $467.5 billion 6-bill spending package funding part of the government until September 30, the end of the fiscal year. Lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. Capitol have until midnight Friday to pass it to avert a government shutdown. Another six spending bills funding the other half of the federal government would need to be approved by March 22nd to avoid another partial shutdown.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee examined consumer packaging, recycling and how to reduce plastic waste during a public hearing. Among those testifying included Fick Johnson, president and CEO of SC Johnson.
Up-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episode. This week, C-SPAN was on the road in Plano, Texas with independent presidential candidate and author Cornel West. Also, interviews with two TikTok influencers with large political followings on the left and right, and a look at the wins and losses from the 2024 Super Tuesday primaries.
Greg Garcia, Cybersecurity Executive Director for the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council discussed recent cyber hacks on the healthcare industry and efforts to combat them.
"Boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerous times over the past few months, specifically with respect to opening, closing, and removal of the door," said National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy as she testified on transportation safety at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing. Ms. Homendy overviewed the agency's needs and current safety investigations while discussing a variety of topics, including the East Palestine train derailment by Norfolk Southern railroad company, preventing runway incursions, and Tesla's automation safety concerns.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) spoke at the INCOMPAS communications and technology policy summit in Washington, DC. Among the topics they addressed were regulating artificial intelligence, including legislation that attempts to curb misinformation that is spread through AI. Sen. Klobuchar is co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, and she was responsible for provisions to expand high-speed broadband in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Rep. Matsui is ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump campaigned at a rally in Rome, Georgia. He critiqued President Biden's recent State of the Union speech as well as his immigration policies. Mr. Trump also mentioned hosting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the previous night at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Moreover, he spoke at length about his legal problems and made personal attacks against the various judges and prosecutors.
