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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until August 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023)

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1

A.F. Branco Cartoon – A.F. Branco Cartoon – Into The Abyss
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-into-the-abyss/

Gary Varvel - President Empathy: "no comment"
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-president-empathy-no

grrrgraphics - RINO Excuses
https://grrrgraphics.com/rino-excuses/

Margolis & Cox - Biden/Harris 2024
https://margolisandcox.com/2023/08/14/monday-august-14-2023/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Sun Hats
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12441

Michael Ramirez - The Nightmare
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-the-nightmare-08

RealityBites by Broc Smith - They Don’t Even Hide It Anymore
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/14/they-dont-even-hide-it-anymore/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Standard Fare
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/14/standard-fare/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-15-2023/

Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Country Names
https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1690745559660036099

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Lesbian
https://twitter.com/TatsuyaIshida9/status/1690915068169572352

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Hawaii
https://twitter.com/TatsuyaIshida9/status/1691274207269924865

Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Weightlifter Secrets
https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1691214029191360512

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

60-Second Civics Podcast  
https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics

Today in History - August 15
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-15

August 15, 2023 - August 16, 2023
Understanding, Tracking, Predicting, and Influencing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Dynamics During Public Health Crises
Santa Fe Institute
https://www.santafe.edu/events/understanding-tracking-predicting-and-influencing-social-emotional-and-behavioral-dynamics-during-public-health-crises

August 15, 2023 - August 16, 2023
National Science Board Meeting
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/national-science-board-meeting-133/2023-08-15

August 15, 2023 - August 16, 2023
Energy Ministers' Meeting (EMM)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
https://www.state.gov/events-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation/
https://www.apec.org/

August 15, 2023 - August 16, 2023
Venture Capital (VC) Dashboard Collaboration Event (CE)
SOFWERX
https://events.sofwerx.org/vcboard/

August 15, 2023 - August 16, 2023
Program Income Training
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Native American Programs
https://newregistration.firstpic.org/programincome/

August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
Intermediate Financial Management & Audit Preparation
The Association of Alaska Housing Authorities' (AAHA)
https://www.aahaak.org/event-details/intermediate-financial-management-audit-preparation

August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
Development Planning Training
The Association of Alaska Housing Authorities' (AAHA)
https://newregistration.firstpic.org/devplan/

August 15, 2023
TBD
Campaign 2024: Sen. Tim Scott (SC) Campaigns in Iowa
2024 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) meets with voters at the Story County GOP’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Cambridge, Iowa.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529883-1/sen-tim-scott-sc-campaigns-iowa

August 15, 2023
4:00 AM EDT
13th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - Second Meeting of the Working Group on strengthening the BWC
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gszpthdy

4:00 AM EDT
1st Meeting, 9th Session GIEE on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10koxp69e

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers commented on the indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 others for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529884-2/open-phones&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Lori Lodes & Jack Spencer Discuss the Inflation Reduction Act & Clean Energy Jobs
Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes and Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Jack Spencer discuss the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on clean energy job creation.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529884-3/lori-lodes-jack-spencer-discuss-inflation-reduction-act-clean-energy-jobs&playEvent

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services July 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/retail

9:00 AM EDT
654th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1latdr1rd

8:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin.
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-15-2023/

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Brandon Rottinghaus Discusses Research on Impact of Scandals on Politicians' Careers
University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus discusses his new study which found scandals don’t have the impact on politicians like they used to.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529884-4/brandon-rottinghaus-discusses-research-impact-scandals-politicians-careers&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
14th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - Second Meeting of the Working Group on strengthening the BWC
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t9w7x7uz

9:00 AM EDT
Veterans Benefit Seminar - Milford, Connecticut
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59759/

9:00 AM EDT
Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research FY23 (Day 2)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://nhlbiworkshopsupport.certain.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x3725abcd
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49980

9:00 AM EDT
Marketing Me: A Job Search Approach for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08152023/marketing-me-job-search-approach-military-spouses-and-caregivers

9:00 AM EDT
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:25 AM EDT
Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:40 AM EDT
In-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:40 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529884-5/open-phones&playEvent

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales June 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/mtis/

10:20 AM EDT
The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:40 AM EDT
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Joint Base Andrews
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

11:00 AM EDT
Upside Foods CEO on the Future of Lab-Grown Meats
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/15/upside-foods-ceo-future-lab-grown-meats/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6_1aj8FEvo

11:00 AM EDT
RemPlex and IAEA Seminar: Assessing Environmental Remediation Technologies - Soil
Center for the Remediation of Complex Sites (RemPlex) and the International Atomic Energy Agency's Network of Environmental Remediation and NORM Management (ENVIRONET)
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/remplex-and-iaea-seminar-assessing-environmental-remediation-technologies-soil

11:00 AM EDT
China’s Future Naval Bases: New Empirical Data Points to Likely Places
Heritage Foundation
https://www.heritage.org/asia/event/chinas-future-naval-bases-new-empirical-data-points-likely-places
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Discussion on Chinese Naval Capabilities
National defense researchers discuss China’s global naval footprint at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529906-1/discussion-chinese-naval-capabilities

11:00 AM EDT
Assessing Taliban-Led Afghanistan, Two Years On
Woodroow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/assessing-taliban-led-afghanistan-two-years
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Discussion on Taliban Rule After U.S. Withrdawal from Afghanistan
The Wilson Center along with a group of former Afghan government officials discuss the Taliban’s governance following the U.S. withdrawal of troops two years ago.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529907-1/discussion-taliban-rule-us-withrdawal-afghanistan

11:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session
The House meets for a brief pro forma session. They return on September 12th for legislative work and votes following their summer recess.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529869-1/house-pro-forma-session

11:30 AM EDT
In-Person Consultations With NEW Senior Commercial Officer, Darrel Ching
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/KUWAITIn-PersonConsultationswithNEWSeniorCommercialOfficerDarrelChing

11:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks to the press from the press briefing room
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-15-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

11:30 AM EDT
Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Air Force One
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/

12:00 PM EDT
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mdzi6nci

12:00 PM EDT
Mastering Resume Essentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08152023/mastering-resume-essentials-military-spouses-and-caregivers

12:00 PM EDT
VetBizLady Office Hours and Networking Sessions
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59054/

12:00 PM EDT
Veterans Benefit Seminar - Culver City, California
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59761/

12:00 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

12:00 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session
The Senate meets for a brief pro forma session. They’ll return on September 5th for legislative work and votes following their summer recess.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529688-1/senate-pro-forma-session

12:25 PM EDT
The President arrives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (11:25 AM Local)
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

12:30 PM EDT
Weathering the Storm: U.S.-Japan Leadership in Indo-Pacific Energy Security
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) 
https://www.nbr.org/event/weathering-the-storm-u-s-japan-leadership-in-indo-pacific-energy-security/

1:00 PM EDT
Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor on Afghan Women Two Years After Taliban Takeover
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/15/sola-mahfouz-malaina-kapoor-afghan-women-two-years-after-taliban-takeover/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWMT-9SpGWE

1:00 PM EDT
Intermediate Financial Management & Audit Preparation
The Association of Alaska Housing Authorities' (AAHA)
https://www.aahaak.org/event-details/intermediate-financial-management-audit-preparation

1:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneurship for Military Spouses and Caregiver
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08152023/entrepreneurship-military-spouses-and-caregiver

1:00 PM EDT
Qualitative Analysis: Methods Medley
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43667

1:05 PM EDT
The President participates in a tour of Ingeteam, Inc. (12:05 AM Local)
Ingeteam Inc., Milwaukee
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

1:30 PM EDT
Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Yuri Kim meets with Cypriot Ambassador to the United States Evangelos Savva
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-15-2023/

2:00 PM EDT
Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 6: Responding to an Office Action
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-6-responding-office-action-8

2:00 PM EDT
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Emerging Technologies Seminar: Using Genetically Diverse Mouse Models for Basic Cancer Research
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43537

2:00 PM EDT
The President delivers remarks on how Bidenomics is Investing in America to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down (1:00 PM Local)
Ingeteam Inc., Milwaukee
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/
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President Biden Remarks on the Economy
President Biden gives remarks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on his administration’s economic policy.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529925-1/president-biden-remarks-economy

3:00 PM EDT
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Virtual Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/division-biological-infrastructure-dbi-virtual-1/2023-08-15

3:20 PM EDT
The President departs Milwaukee, Wisconsin en route to Joint Base Andrews
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

4:00 PM EDT
AIR-P Presents: Examining Neurologic Co-Occurring Neurologic Conditions in Autism Across a Lifespan
Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P)
https://airpnetwork.ucla.edu/events/monthly-webinars

4:30 PM EDT
Field Hearing, Colorado Springs, Colorado: Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL 1
Mr. Kevin Stine
Chief of the Applied Cybersecurity Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD
^
PANEL 2
Ms. Gretchen Bliss
Director of Cybersecurity Programs
Cybersecurity Programs Office, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
^
Mr. Alfred Ortiz
CEO
CSD Cyber, Colorado Springs, CO
^
Dr. Shawn P. Murray
President-Elect, International Board of Directors
Information Systems Security Association, Colorado Springs, CO
^
https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/8/cybersecurity-challenges-and-opportunities-for-small-businesses
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Senate Small Business Committee Field Hearing on Cybersecurity
The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee holds a field hearing in Colorado Springs on cybersecurity challenges facing small businesses across the community and how they can overcome them.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529898-1/senate-small-business-committee-field-hearing-cybersecurity

5:00 PM EDT
Guided iRest™ Meditation for Sleep and Relaxation (phone-based class)
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52258/

5:10 PM EDT
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
Joint Base Andrews
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

5:20 PM EDT
The President arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

6:00 PM EDT
Charleston Membership Social
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1576/1692136800000

6:45 PM EDT
Airborne Behind the Scenes of Topgun: Maverick... A Conversation With CDR Frank Weisser, USN (Ret.)
U.S. Naval Institute
https://www.usni.org/events/airborne-behind-scenes-topgun-maverick-conversation-cdr-frank-weisser-usn-ret

7:00 PM EDT
"How Systematic Deficits Got Their Start and What to Do About It" With Peter T. Calcagno
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1556/1692140400000

7:00 PM EDT
James McBride - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
The Carter Center
https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events/77121

7:00 PM EDT
POSTPONED - Army Chorus - Summer Concert at Riverside Lodge, Fredricksburg, Virginia
U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"
https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar
https://usarmyband.com/events/celebrate-del-webb

7:30 PM EDT
Makin' Babies Webinar
Our Rainbow Nest
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/makin-babies-webinar-tues-aug-15-2023-tickets-674368533437
https://www.ourrainbownest.com/events

7:30 PM EDT
Concert on the Avenue, U.S. Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-aug-15-cota-u-s-navy-memorial-

8:00 PM EDT
Singing Sergeants - U.S. Capitol West Lawn, D.C.
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-air-Force-Band/Events/

8:00 PM EDT
Stress Solutions Workshop - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56649/