The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday September 19, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to New York from September 17-22, 2023. Secretary Blinken follows President Biden’s schedule in New York City, New York. A lot of the State Department attend meetings and events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-september-19-2023/ . . . 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 The National Hurricane Center (NHC) https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Crossword https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12476 Michael Ramirez - Tail Wagging the Elephant https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-tail-wagging-the Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-09-19-2022/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Soap Opera https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/09/18/soap-opera/ Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - twitter https://twitter.com/Stone_tossers/status/1703809642965631076 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Illegals 4 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-09-19 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Nerd Posters (concept art, poster) https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/nerd-posters-concept-art-poster Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Illegals 3 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-09-18 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 - September 19 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/september-19 September 19, 2023 - September 20, 2023 3rd Annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit: How to Transform Trade to Fuel Growth and New Globalisation The Economist https://events.economist.com/global-trade-week/ September 19, 2023 - September 20, 2023 Roles and Responsibilities of Executive Directors Training Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Native American Programs https://newregistration.firstpic.org/rolesandresponsibilities/ September 19, 2023 - September 20, 2023 Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO, Government 2023) Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) https://atarc.org/event/chief-data-analytics-officer-cdao-government-2023/ September 19, 2023 - September 20, 2023 NIDDK Central Repository 20th Anniversary Workshop: Promoting Secondary Research to Accelerate Medical Breakthroughs and Innovation National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43303 September 19, 2023 - September 20, 2023 Pediatric Advisory Committee Meeting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/pediatric-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-09192023 September 19, 2023 - September 21, 2023 Surface-to-air Missile Systems 2023 Conference - China Threats Association of Old Crows https://www.crows.org/page/SAMs2023 September 19, 2023 - September 21, 2023 Network of Procurement in International Organizations NPIO Summit 2023: Navigating Trends, Risks, & Opportunities in the Digital Age World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2023/09/07/npio-summit-2023 September 19, 2023 - September 21, 2023 Unraveling Links Between Chronic Inflammation and Long COVID: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities Virtual Workshop National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43334 September 19, 2023 - September 23, 2023 and September 26, 2023 General Assembly High-Level Week 2023 - Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and Its Sustainable Development Goals Towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability for All. United Nations https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2023 September 19, 2023 - September 28, 2023 Meeting - Study Group 12 SG12 - Performance, Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE)​ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-t/studygroups/2022-2024/12/Pages/default.aspx September 19, 2023 International Talk Like a Pirate Day https://nationaldaycalendar.com/international-talk-like-a-pirate-day-september-19/ September 19, 2023 TBD House Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry News Conference House Freedom Caucus Chair Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) holds a news conference to discuss federal spending. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530541-1/house-freedom-caucus-chair-scott-perry-news-conference September 19, 2023 TBD Senate Republican Leaders Hold News Conference Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters about efforts to fund the government ahead of a September 30 deadline to avoid a shutdown. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530545-1/senate-republican-leaders-hold-news-conference September 19, 2023 TBD Senate Democratic Leaders Hold News Conference Senate Democratic leaders speak to reporters about the legislative agenda for the week, including work on appropriations bills to fund the government ahead of a September 30 deadline to avert a shutdown. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530545-101/senate-democratic-leaders-hold-news-conference September 19, 2023 2:00 AM EDT Launch Event of “Silver Hues: Building-Age Ready Cities EAP Regional Paper” World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2023/09/19/launch-event-of-silver-hues-building-age-ready-cities-eap-regional-paper#2 3:30 AM EDT [3rd Meeting] UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Settlement), 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k187n1ge6t 3:30 AM EDT The HAGUE – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Holds Public Hearings on the Preliminary Objections Raised by the Russian Federation in the Case Ukraine v. Russian Federation - First Round of Oral Argument of Ukraine United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aszh350b 3:30 AM EDT SECDEF Ukraine Defense Contact Group Conference; Bi-Lat Livestream - Opening Remarks Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32754 4:00 AM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is traveling. His opening remarks at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, will be livestreamed on Defense.gov at 4 a.m. EDT, and played back on Channel 2 in the Pentagon at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley is traveling. His remarks at a press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III following the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, will 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/2023-09-19/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ 4:00 AM EDT Austin Speaks at Ukraine Defense Meeting Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32838 4:00 AM EDT European SSA Forum 2023 Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) Sovereign Debt Institute https://www.omfif.org/meetings/european-ssa-forum/ 4:00 AM EDT 10th Conference on the Banking Union Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the European Banking Institute and the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), the Institute for Law and Finance https://www.ilf-frankfurt.de/seminars/20years-details/detail-pages-for-conferences/9th-banking-union-conference-1 4:00 AM EDT 13th Meeting - 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h0k3e068 6:54 AM EDT Americans Imprisoned in Iran Return to U.S. Five Americans who were released after being wrongfully imprisoned in Iran arrive in Washington, D.C. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530554-1/americans-imprisoned-iran-return-us 7:00 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/?530354-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) Discusses Government Funding Deadline & Congressional News of the Day Reps. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Glenn Ivey (D-MD) discusses the government funding deadline and congressional news of the day, and Axios business reporter Nathan Bomey discusses the latest on the United Auto Workers' strike. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530354-3/rep-nathaniel-moran-r-tx-discusses-government-funding-deadline-congressional-news-day&playEvent 8:00 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/?530354-4/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Moving Towards a New Care Paradigm through Collective Action: A High-level, Interactive, Multi-stakeholder Dialogue United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1i5v3l4c8 8:00 AM EDT [4th Meeting] UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Settlement), 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1imqcsuf5 8:00 AM EDT NHLBI Biostatistics Workshop on Clinical Trial Designs: Innovative Endpoints and Futility Monitoring - Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43540 8:00 AM EDT Risk Governance Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury https://www2.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-risk-governance-09-19-2023.Html 8:00 AM EDT De-Dollarisation and Implications for the International Financial System Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/meetings/de-dollarisation-and-implications-for-the-international-financial-system/ 8:00 AM EDT The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing InterContinental Barclay, New York https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 8:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) Discusses Government Funding Deadline & Congressional News of the Day Reps. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Glenn Ivey (D-MD) discusses the government funding deadline and congressional news of the day, and Axios business reporter Nathan Bomey discusses the latest on the United Auto Workers' strike. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530354-5/rep-glenn-ivey-d-md-discusses-government-funding-deadline-congressional-news-day&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT 2023 Farm Bill: Realizing the Conservation, Innovation, and Jobs Trifecta Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/2023-farm-bill-realizing-the-conservation-innovation-and-jobs-trifecta/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn6plaAGLSM 8:30 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) August 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc 8:30 AM EDT Veterans Coffee at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse - Cary, North Carolina Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55741/ 8:30 AM EDT The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Energy Matters: Reprogramming Axonal Mitochondrial Trafficking and Bioenergetics to Power CNS Regeneration After Injury and Ischemia National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43827 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Nathan Bomey Discusses the United Auto Workers' Strike Axios business reporter Nathan Bomey discusses the latest on the United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530354-6/nathan-bomey-discusses-united-auto-workers-strike&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 14th Meeting - 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d45c0khy 9:00 AM EDT (Day 1) General Debate - General Assembly, 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13vqn24tj - 9:00 AM EDT President Biden and Others Speak at U.N. General Assembly President Biden and other world leaders gather for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530525-1/president-biden-speak-un-general-assembly - 10:00 AM EDT The President delivers remarks before the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly United Nations https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVIm3oMmIm0 9:00 AM EDT UN Global Compact Leaders Summit United Nations https://events.unglobalcompact.org/leaderssummit23/home https://unglobalcompact.org/take-action/events/2137-un-global-compact-leaders-summit https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1m5ysc3rg 9:00 AM EDT Digital Report Launch: Tracking Transatlantic Drug Flows through the Caribbean to Europe Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/digital-report-launch-tracking-transatlantic-drug-flows-through-caribbean-europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHTDbAIhNo4 9:00 AM EDT Combating Green Corruption: Fighting Financial Crime as a Driver of Environmental Degradation Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/combating-green-corruption-fighting-financial-crime-driver-environmental-degradation 9:00 AM EDT Nuclear Energy Policy Summit Day 2 at UNGA Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/nuclear-energy-policy-summit-virtual/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ_EX0PUSr0 9:00 AM EDT NIH Research Festival: NIH Health Disparities Interest Group (HDIG) Workshop National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://researchfestival.nih.gov/2023 https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/ https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43850 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52264 9:00 AM EDT NIAMS Coalition Outreach and Education Meeting - September 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43901 https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/partnerships/niams-coalition https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52254 9:00 AM EDT Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf 9:00 AM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time InterContinental Barclay, New York https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:20 AM EDT SECDEF Ukraine Defense Contact Group Conference; Bi-Lat Livestream - Press Brief Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32799 9:30 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/?530354-7/open-phones&playEvent 10:00 AM EDT The World Bank’s Caribbean Country Management Unit's Caribbean Media Briefing World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2023/09/13/caribbean-regional-media-briefing 10:00 AM EDT High-Level Event on Community Clinic and Universal Health Coverage United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qr6g1ymh 10:00 AM EDT High-Level Meeting on Global Development Initiative (GDI) Cooperation Outcomes United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k1635x047g 10:00 AM EDT A Conversation With DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Kenneth Wainstein on the Current Threat Environment Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/a-conversation-with-dhs-under-secretary-for-intelligence-and-analysis-kenneth-wainstein-on-the-current-threat-environment/ 10:00 AM EDT Furthering US-India Security Cooperation Hudson Institute https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-19/ https://www.hudson.org/events/furthering-us-india-security-cooperation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol9lg7LU7-k 10:00 AM EDT Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation With Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine Wormuth & Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General Randy George Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-19/ https://www.csis.org/events/strategic-landpower-dialogue-conversation-secretary-christine-wormuth-general-randy-george https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoxwgcyVyYA 10:00 AM EDT NIH Research Festival: Plenary Lecture Session III National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://researchfestival.nih.gov/2023 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49935 10:00 AM EDT Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43907 10:00 AM EDT Unraveling Links Between Chronic Inflammation and Long COVID: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities Virtual Workshop - Day 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43334 10:00 AM EDT 2023 NIH Green Labs Fair National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43841 10:00 AM EDT HEAL Initiative Technical Assistance Webinar: HEAL KIDS (Knowledge, Innovation and Discovery Studies) Pain: Acute Pain Clinical Program National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://heal.nih.gov/ https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52454 10:00 AM EDT NIDDK Central Repository 20th Anniversary Workshop: Promoting Secondary Research to Accelerate Medical Breakthroughs and Innovation - Day 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43303 10:00 AM EDT The President delivers remarks before the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly United Nations https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVIm3oMmIm0 10:00 AM EDT GOP Conference Chair Stefanik News Conference House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and others speak to reporters about their legislative agenda for the week. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530544-1/gop-conference-chair-stefanik-news-conference 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate The Senate will continue debate on President Biden’s judicial nominations to U.S. District Courts. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530521-1/us-senate 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: U.S. House of Representatives The House is expected to begin work on legislation extend government funding to Oct. 31st, repeal import-export restrictions on liquefied natural gas and condemn Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) for suspending the state’s concealed carry gun laws. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530523-1/us-house-representatives 10:00 AM EDT Efforts to Address Ritual Abuse and Sacrifice in Africa House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Alan White Co-Executive Director Advocacy Foundation for Human Rights ^ Miriam Fullah Trafficking in Persons Protection Manager World Hope International ^ Obed Byamugisha Kyampisi Childcare Ministries *NOTE: Witnesses may be added ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116365 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/efforts-to-address-ritual-abuse-and-sacrifice-in-africa/ https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230912_-Hearing-Notice-on-Ritual-Killings39.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBgLaL-ByL8 10:00 AM EDT Hearing on Reduced Care for Patients: Fallout From Flawed Implementation of Surprise Medical Billing Protections House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Seth Bleier, MD Vice President of Finance, Wake Emergency Physicians Professional Association ^ Mr. James Bobeck President, Federal Hearings & Appeals Services, Inc. ^ Ms. Diane Spicer Supervising Attorney, Community Health Advocates, Community Services Society ^ Ms. Jeanette Thornton Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy, America’s Health Insurance Plans ^ Mr. Jim Budzinski Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Wellstar Health System ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116371 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-reduced-care-for-patients-fallout-from-flawed-implementation-of-surprise-medical-billing-protections/ 10:00 AM EDT Hearing Entitled: Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Director William Birdthistle, Director of Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116341 https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA16/20230919/116341/HHRG-118-BA16-20230919-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUyRbst538o 10:00 AM EDT FEMA: The Current State of Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116316 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406854 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRQZpi3yC_Q - FEMA Administrator Testifies on Disaster Readiness Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell testifies on the agency’s ability to help calamity-stricken areas recover from natural disasters before a House subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530519-1/fema-administrator-testifies-disaster-readiness 10:00 AM EDT Chips on the Table: A One Year Review of the Chips and Science Act House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116375 https://science.house.gov/2023/9/chips-on-the-table-a-one-year-review-of-the-chips-and-science-act https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-TaRcwD_Rw - Commerce Secretary Testifies on the Chips and Science Act Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies before the House Science, Space & Technology Committee on the implementation of the Chips and Science Act a year after its passage. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530536-1/commerce-secretary-testifies-chips-science-act 10:00 AM EDT Evaluating CISA’s Federal Civilian Executive Branch Cybersecurity Programs House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: Brian Gumbel President, Armis ^ Stephen Zakowicz Vice President, CGI Federal ^ Joe Head Chief Technology Officer, Intrusion ^ Rob Sheldon Director of Public Policy & Strategy, CrowdStrike ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116382 https://homeland.house.gov/2023/09/18/tomorrow-at-10am-subcommittee-hearing-on-federal-civilian-cybersecurity-programs/ https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-on-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-protection-hearing-entitled-evaluating-cisas-federal-civilian-executive-branch-cybersecurity-programs/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6zLiYzrqw4 10:00 AM EDT The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part II: Not What the Doctor Ordered House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: JC Scott President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) ^ Lori Reilly Chief Operating Officer, PhRMA ^ Craig Burton Executive Director, BioSimilars Council Senior Vice President, Association for Accessible Medicines ^ Hugh Chancy, RPh President, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) ^ Rena Conti Associate Professor, Markets, Public Policy, and Law Boston University ^ https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-role-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers-in-prescription-drug-markets-part-ii-not-what-the-doctor-ordered/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok7L-CHYORk 10:00 AM EDT Examining Policies to Improve Seniors’ Access to Innovative Drugs, Medical Devices, and Technology House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Dora Hughes, MD, MPH, Acting Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Acting Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ^ Mr. John Dicken, Director, Health Care—Public Health and Private Markets, U.S. Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116373 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-examining-policies-to-improve-seniors-access-to-innovative-drugs-medical-devices-and-technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VgJX35CzdI 10:00 AM EDT Aging in Place: The Vital Role of Home Health in Access to Care Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: Carrie Edwards, RN BSN MHA LSSGB Director, Home Care Services Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE ^ Judith Stein, JD Executive Director/Attorney Center for Medicare Advocacy Willimantic, CT ^ William A. Dombi, JD President National Association of Home Care & Hospice Washington, DC ^ David C. Grabowski, Ph.D. Professor Harvard Medical School Boston, MA ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334831 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/aging-in-place-the-vital-role-of-home-health-in-access-to-care 10:00 AM EDT CIA Investigation Update (CLOSED) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116392 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=116392 10:00 AM EDT Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Senate Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Lori Knapp Greeneville, TN ^ Samir D. Parikh Robert E. Jones Professor of Advocacy and Ethics Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR ^ Stephen Hessler Partner Sidley Austin LLP New York, NY ^ Melissa B. Jacoby Graham Kenan Professor of Law University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC ^ Erik Haas Worldwide Vice President, Litigation Johnson & Johnson Armonk, NY ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334830 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/evading-accountability-corporate-manipulation-of-chapter-11-bankruptcy 10:15 AM EDT VA’s Federal Supremacy Initiative: Putting Veterans First? House Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Panel I Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD President American Medical Association Dr. Paul Barney, OD American Optometric Association ^ Ms. Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col (Ret) USAFR, NC President Elect American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology ^ Dr. Stephen D. McLeod, MD Chief Executive Officer American Academy of Ophthalmology ^ Dr. Ron Harter, MD, FASA President-Elect American Society of Anesthesiologists ^ Panel II Dr. Erica Scavella, MD, FACP, FACHE Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Chief Medical Officer Veterans Health Administration Department of Veteran Affairs ^ Dr. M. Christopher Saslo DNS, ARNP-BC, FAANP Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer Veterans Health Administration Department of Veteran Affairs ^ Mr. Ethan Kalett Executive Director Office of Regulations Appeals in Policy Veterans Health Administration Department of Veteran Affairs ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116306 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=116306 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6257 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0R0AlbWLOs 10:15 AM EDT Academic Freedom Under Attack: Loosening the CCP's Grip on America's Classrooms House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Michael Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation ^ Ms. Gisela Perez Kusakawa (J.D.), Executive Director, Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) ^ Mrs. Nicole Neily, President, Parents Defending Education (PDE) ^ Mr. Ryan Walters, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oklahoma State Department of Education ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116334 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409522 https://www.youtube.com/@EdWorkforceCmte/streams 10:15 AM EDT Examining Barriers to Access in Federal Waters: A Closer Look at the Marine Sanctuary and Monument System House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116363 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414811 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hqNZYGUhiA 10:30 AM EDT (Day 2) SDG Media Zone – 78th Session of the UN General Assembly United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lul14ko8 10:30 AM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III post-meeting press conference with Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-19/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32839 - Defense Secretary Austin and General Milley News Conference on Aid to Ukraine Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley speak to reporters in Germany following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530548-1/defense-secretary-austin-general-milley-news-conference-aid-ukraine 10:30 AM EDT Examining the Biden Administration’s Mismanagement of the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Program House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Dr. Ely Ratner Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Department of Defense ^ Ms. Mira Resnick Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Security Department of State ^ Major General Joseph McGee, USA Vice Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, J-5, Joint Staff Department of Defense ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116322 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414812 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkk7ol4DJUU 10:30 AM EDT Protecting American Manufacturing: Examining EPA’s Proposed PM2.5 Rule House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Bryce Bird, Director, Division of Air Quality, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, and Past President of the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) ^ Glenn Hamer, President and CEO, Texas Association of Business ^ Tim Hunt, Senior Director Air Quality Programs, American Forest & Paper Association and American Wood Council ^ Almeta E. Cooper, National Manager, Health Equity, Moms Clean Air Force ^ https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/09_19_23_ENV_Hearing_Memo_EPA_PM_2_5_1_14b6546b43.pdf https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/environment-manufacturing-and-critical-materials-subcommittee-hearing-protecting-american-manufacturing-examining-epa-s-proposed-pm-2-5-rule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16QvnE1GTp8 10:35 AM EDT Defense Cooperation with Taiwan House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Dr. Ely Ratner Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Department of Defense ^ Ms. Mira Resnick Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Security Department of State ^ Major General Joseph McGee, USA Vice Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, J-5, Joint Staff Department of Defense ^ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-09-19/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32840 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-defense-cooperation-taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEX7cfjOiq8 11:00 AM EDT SDG Pavilion - Elevating Education as a Win-Win for the SDGs United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wsm4nhnr 11:00 AM EDT Future Cities 2023 Government Media Executive Group https://www.govexec.com/events https://events.route-fifty.com/future-cities-2023/ 11:00 AM EDT Running Dry: Exploring the Water Crisis in Syria Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/running-dry-exploring-water-crisis-syria 11:00 AM EDT Learn How to Make a Smooth Transition to Patent Center United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-how-make-smooth-transition-patent-center-7 11:00 AM EDT Centering Communities in Dissemination Research to Promote Health Equity National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/centering-communities-dissemination-research-promote-health-equity https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52350 11:00 AM EDT Centering Communities in Dissemination Research to Promote Health Equity National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43863 11:00 AM EDT Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – 50th Anniversary Event Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/09192023/section-503-rehabilitation-act-1973-50th-anniversary-event 11:10 AM EDT The President participates in a greet with the U.N. General Assembly President Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago United Nations https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:15 AM EDT The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2) National Archives https://civics.archives.gov/ https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-constitution-rules-grades-k-2-9 11:25 AM EDT The President participates in a greet and guest book signing with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres United Nations https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:30 AM EDT Courtroom Lectures Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/courtroomlectures.aspx 11:30 AM EDT The President participates in a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres United Nations https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:00 PM EDT Live from the Museum: Signers' Hall The National Constitution Center https://constitutioncenter.org/education/live-online-events/upcoming-virtual-museum-experiences https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/september-virtual-student-programs https://go.constitutioncenter.org/zoom/?id=85662048919&zoom_type=webinars 12:00 PM EDT Innovation for Social Change: How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Inspire and Deliver Results Acton Institute https://www.acton.org/event/als-kral 12:00 PM EDT Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/09192023/interview-skills-military-spouses-and-caregivers 12:00 PM EDT CCR Cancer Health Disparities Seminar Series: Structural and Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Health Equities Research National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43900 12:00 PM EDT FDIC Milwaukee AEI and Bank On Greater Milwaukee Host a Membership Meeting: Banking On Consumer Success in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-09-19-consumer-success.html 12:00 PM EDT U.S. Army Astronaut Lt. Col. Frank Rubio Discusses Record-Breaking NASA Yearlong Mission Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32849 12:00 PM EDT Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf 12:30 PM EDT Leveraging Design Protections for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Workshop United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/leveraging-design-protections-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-workshop 12:30 PM EDT Courtroom Lectures Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/courtroomlectures.aspx#Calendar 12:45 PM EDT Vice President Harris Participates in a "Fight for Our Freedoms" College Tour Moderated Conversation, Reading, Pennsylvania Vice President Harris participates in a moderated conversation with Annie Gonzalez as part of the "Fight for Our Freedoms" college tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yk-m9uzW-s 1:00 PM EDT Simon Schama on Lessons Learned From Pandemics Through History Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/09/19/simon-schama-lessons-learned-pandemics-through-history/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sje_azVjn7M 1:00 PM EDT JSGS Public Lecture ~ How Household Differences Have Affected Monetary Policy Since the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic Presented by: Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/news-events/events/2023/09/jsgs-public-lecture-how-household-differences-have-affected-monetary-policy-since-the-onset-of-the-covid-19-pandemic.php 1:00 PM EDT NIH Research Festival: Plenary Lecture Session IV National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://researchfestival.nih.gov/2023 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49937 1:00 PM EDT NIH Research Festival: Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) https://researchfestival.nih.gov/2023 https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43851 1:00 PM EDT Python Programming for Scientists Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43578 1:00 PM EDT NIH OLAO Lean Six Sigma Jump Start Training National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43673 1:00 PM EDT ALT Industry Day Program Executive Office – Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) https://peoiews-events.com/alt/ 1:00 PM EDT Under Secretary for Management John R. Bass meets with Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Bin Ismail Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-september-19-2023/ 1:15 PM EDT Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems to Achieve Universal Health Coverage (Side Event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tb6pbua8 1:15 PM EDT Education: A Catalytic Investment for Development. Providing Youth With the Freedom to Build Their Future United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19z23qz0r 1:15 PM EDT The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5) National Archives https://civics.archives.gov/ https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-constitution-and-our-community-grades-3-5-11 1:45 PM EDT The President hosts a meeting of the Central Asia 5 + 1 United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 2:00 PM EDT XR for Learning Showcase Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/xr-learning-showcase 2:00 PM EDT FDIC Hosts Webinar on Workforce Development Opportunities in Missouri Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-09-19-workforce-development.html 2:00 PM EDT JustGrants Virtual Q&A: Entity Management Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-virtual-qa-entity-management-98 2:00 PM EDT Optimizing Care Delivery for Cancer Survivors: Engaged, Pragmatic, Multi Team & Multi Level National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43552 2:00 PM EDT NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar: the Theoretical and Practical Importance of Advancing Health Equity National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41549 2:00 PM EDT Facebook Live: Youth Suicide Prevention National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43876 https://www.facebook.com/nimhgov/ 2:00 PM EDT Bidenomics: A Perfect Storm of Spending, Debt, and Inflation House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Carrie Sheffield Senior Policy Analyst Independent Women’s Forum ^ E.J. Antoni Research Fellow Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget The Heritage Foundation ^ Casey Mulligan Professor in Economics University of Chicago ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116372 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116372/documents/HHRG-118-GO05-20230919-SD002.pdf https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/bidenomics-a-perfect-storm-of-spending-debt-and-inflation/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-KddA6DI68 2:00 PM EDT A Holistic Review of Regulators: Regulatory Overreach and Economic Consequences House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Hal Scott, Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems, Emeritus, Harvard Law School ^ Ms. Karen Petrou, Managing Partner, Federal Financial Analytics Inc. ^ Ms. Mayra Rodríguez Valladares, Managing Principal, MRV Associates ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116342 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408964 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzdwd80zfu4 2:00 PM EDT Examining Proposed Constitutional Amendments House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Nick Tomboulides, Executive Director, U.S. Terms Limits ^ Dr. David Primo, Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester ^ Mr. Thomas Jipping, Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation ^ Stephen Spaulding, Vice President of Policy and External Affairs, Common Cause ^ https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/article-v.html https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116370 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/examining-proposed-constitutional-amendments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_40SMp6rimo 2:00 PM EDT Use and Regulation of Autonomous and Experimental Maritime Technologies House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL I Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr., Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P), United States Coast Guard ^ Rear Admiral Todd Wiemers, Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-7), United States Coast Guard ^ PANEL II Mr. Sean Pribyl, Committee Member, Committee on Coast Guard Maritime Domain Awareness, National Academy of Sciences Report, “Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions” ^ Mr. Michael Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Machines Robotics Inc. ^ Mr. Patrick Lahey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Triton Submarines ^ Mr. T. Christian Spain, Vice President of Government Relations, American Maritime Officers ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116313 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406855 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlN3rcREfqI 2:00 PM EDT Member Day Hearing House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL-17) ^ Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15) ^ Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) ^ https://rollcall.com/2020/03/10/congress-lobbying-congress-member-day-explained/ https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116379/documents/HHRG-118-IF00-20230919-SD113546.pdf https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/member-day-hearing-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptEx2k0dE44 2:15 PM EDT Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1657, H.R. 3107, H.R. 3200 and H.R. 4984 House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 1657 Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1657 ^ H.R. 3107 Improving Outdoor Recreation Coordination Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3107 ^ H.R. 3200 Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3200 ^ H.R. 4984 (Rep. Comer), D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116326 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414814 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hRvr5iJcdI 2:30 PM EDT Advanced Technology: Examining Threats to National Security Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Gregory C. Allen Director Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies ^ Jeff Alstott, Ph.D. Senior Information Scientist RAND Corporation ^ Dewey Murdick, Ph.D. Executive Director Center for Security and Emerging Technology ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334828 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/etso/hearings/advanced-technology-examining-threats-to-national-security/ 2:30 PM EDT Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for the Federal Communications Commission Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel Chairwoman Federal Communications Commission ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334829 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy-2024-budget-for-the-federal-communications-commission 2:30 PM EDT Open Hearing: Advancing Intelligence in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Addressing the National Security Implications of AI Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334851 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-advancing-intelligence-era-artificial-intelligence-addressing-national 3:00 PM EDT 2023 SDG Summit (Leaders' Dialogue 5 and 6 and Closing Segment) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16ia85wyz 3:00 PM EDT Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18s06rnmy 3:00 PM EDT SDG Pavilion - Winning Strategies for Financing the SDGs United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18lbzcoxy 3:00 PM EDT Unlocking Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/unlocking-climate-finance-latin-america-and-caribbean 3:00 PM EDT World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - World Agricultural Production Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/stone-fruit-world-markets-and-trade-1 3:00 PM EDT Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit New York City, New York https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-september-19-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 3:00 PM EDT Oversight of United States Capitol Security: Assessing Security Failures on January 6, 2021 Committee on House Administration https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116368 https://cha.house.gov/hearings?ID=F2AEC32C-FA8C-46B4-85CF-F7E8212D6D9D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPmNc-7-bw - Former Capitol Police Chief Testifies at January 6 Oversight Hearing Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies on January 6 security failures at a House Administration Subcommittee oversight hearing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530535-1/capitol-police-chief-testifies-january-6-oversight-hearing 3:15 PM EDT UN Global Compact Leaders Summit United Nations https://events.unglobalcompact.org/leaderssummit23/home https://unglobalcompact.org/take-action/events/2137-un-global-compact-leaders-summit https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16oe1nn87 3:30 PM EDT The Future of Security in the Black Sea Region Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/future-security-black-sea-region https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgT_K3NgEQ 4:00 PM EDT An NTSA EcosySTEM of Learning Webinar: Workforce Development with Neurodiverse Students National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://www.ntsa.org/events/2023/9/19/eol-september-webinar 4:00 PM EDT AIR-P Presents: Health of Autistic People During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Autism Indicators Report Findings Association of University Centers on Disabilities https://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=9722 4:00 PM EDT Seeing Lost Enclaves: A Virtual Visit of Providence's Historic Chinatown Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410529/seeing-lost-enclaves-a-virtual-visit-of-providences-historic-chinatown/2023-09-19/ 4:00 PM EDT Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf 4:30 PM EDT Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge 5-Year Anniversary Event United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b0u9h0rv 4:30 PM EDT The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan and the Fight Against the Taliban Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/national-resistance-front-afghanistan-fight-against-taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMFb0XxPXUA 5:00 PM EDT UNGA: Climate Action: Tackling the Scope 3 Challenge Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/UNGACLIMATEACTIONTACKLINGTHESCOPE3CHALLENGE 5:00 PM EDT Washington Today Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective. https://www.c-span.org/radio/ 5:30 PM EDT THE PANDEMIC FUND - Financing Pandemic Preparedness: The Urgency for Collective Action World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) https://live.worldbank.org/events/pandemic-fund-financing-pandemic-preparedness 5:40 PM EDT Secretary Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan New York City, New York https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-september-19-2023/ 6:00 PM EDT (Day 2) SDG Pavilion Roundup United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19v8ig42a 6:00 PM EDT Above & Beyond: Honoring Women in Government and Public Service Government Media Executive Group https://www.govexec.com/events https://www.cityandstatefl.com/feature/2023-florida-above-beyond-women/ 6:30 PM EDT Children's Rights in the Digital Environment United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tn7zddfo 6:30 PM EDT Washington Today Podcast Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday 7:00 PM EDT High Level Event for Nature and People: From Ambition to Action United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q0t4c7sm 7:00 PM EDT From Service to Homeownership - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61031/ 7:15 PM EDT The President and The First Lady host the Leader’s Reception Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 7:30 PM EDT Constitution Day Lecture: The Importance of Judicial Independence: An Evening With James C. Duff, Executive Director of the Supreme Court Historical Society Roanoke College https://www.roanoke.edu/events/constitution_day_lecture_james_duff 8:00 PM EDT Creating Calmness Workshop - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56651/ 8:30 PM EDT The U.S. Army Brass Quintet Recital - University of Memphis U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar https://usarmyband.com/events/brass-quintet-southern-university-fall-tour 9:00 PM EDT LinkedIn Job Search for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/09192023/linkedin-job-search-military-spouses-and-caregivers 9:30 PM EDT 28th Annual Stanislaw Ulam Memorial Lectures - Evolving Brains: Solid, Liquid and Synthetic Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/28th-annual-stanislaw-ulam-memorial-lectures-evolving-brains-solid-liquid-and-synthetic