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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until June 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until June 6, 2023 at 3:00 PM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Saudi Arabia from June 6-8, 2023.
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-travel-to-saudi-arabia/
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman has no public appointments.
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United Kingdom from May 29-June 9, 2023.
https://www.state.gov/under-secretary-fernandezs-travel-to-sweden-norway-finland-france-and-the-uk/
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink is on travel to the People's Republic of China and New Zealand from June 4-9, 2023.
https://www.state.gov/assistant-secretary-kritenbrinks-travel-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-new-zealand/

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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 – Push Comes to Shove
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-push-comes-to-shove/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Sticker Shock
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-sticker-shock/

Gary Varvel - Meet Richard Wurmbrand
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/meet-richard-wurmbrand

grrrgraphics - Deride the Pride
https://grrrgraphics.com/deride-the-pride/

Michael Ramirez - Bad Old Days 06-04-23
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-bad-old-days-06-04

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Doesn't Stack Up
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/06/05/doesnt-stack-up/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Red Herring
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/06/05/the-red-herring/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - NOT for You
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/06/03/not-for-you/

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - comic by @FoxfordComics
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1665702530767101953

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

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

Most-Viewed Bills
The Congress.gov top ten most-viewed bills list is compiled each Monday from the previous week's metrics.
https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills

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

Today in History - June 6
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-06/

Text of Bills for the Week of Jun. 5, 2023
https://docs.house.gov/floor/Default.aspx?date=2023-06-05

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of June 5, 2023
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1793

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels -  Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900

June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
TechNet International Expo, Brussels, Belgium
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Europe
https://eu.eventscloud.com/website/9679/

June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
Public Hearings: Proposed Division of Lung Diseases Reorganization
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/public-hearings-proposed-division-lung-diseases-reorganization

June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
18th Annual NIH Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research: Resilience and Pathways to Recovery
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/18th-annual-nih-pain-consortium
https://www.painconsortium.nih.gov/
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43123

June 6, 2023 and June 8, 2023
2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/

June 6, 2023 - June 8, 2023
Cyber/Electronic Warfare Convergence 2023 Conference
Association of Old Crows
https://www.crows.org/page/Charleston2023

June 6, 2023 - June 8, 2023
CelebrASIAN Business + Procurement Conference 2023: BREAKTHROUGH
US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC)
https://celebrasianconference.com/

June 6, 2023 - June 8, 2023
8th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/events/8th-annual-global-conference-on-energy-efficiency

June 6, 2023 - June 8, 2023
Housing Policy Workshop, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
Association of Alaska Housing Authorities' (AAHA)
https://www.aahaak.org/event-details/housing-policy-workshop

June 6, 2023 - June 8, 2023
RadWaste Summit 2.0
Access Intelligence
https://www.energy.gov/em/events/radwaste-summit-20
https://www.exchangemonitor.com/go/radwaste-summit-2023/

June 6, 2023 - June 8, 2023
5th Capital-Level Meeting of the Women, Peace, and Security Focal Points Network (WPS-FPN)
Women, Peace, and Security Focal Points Network (WPS-FPN) of the United Nations
https://www.state.gov/united-states-and-romania-host-fifth-capital-level-meeting-of-the-women-peace-and-security-focal-points-network/
https://wpsfocalpointsnetwork.org/washington-dc-meeting/

June 6, 2023 - June 9, 2023
Management of Network Assets in Power Systems (TC 123) Meeting
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:31:403248075091274::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:19944,25

June 6, 2023 - June 9, 2023
2023 Seminar for Mid-America Foundation CEOs
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/2023-seminar-for-mid-america-foundation-ceos/

June 6, 2023
Surface Safety Industry Day
Federal Aviation Administration
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/conferences-events/surface-safety-industry-day#registration

June 6, 2023
Russian Language Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/ru/observances/russian-language-day

June 6, 2023
TBD
House Republican Conference Meeting Stakeout
House Republicans speak to reporters outside their weekly conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528535-1/house-republican-conference-meeting-stakeout

June 6, 2023
1:45 AM EDT
Briefing Session - a Better Quality of Life for All in an Urbanising World: Promoting Health and Wellbeing - 2nd Session of the UN Habitat Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ys4eo3qp

3:00 AM EDT
High-Level Segment, Plenary (First Ladies Dialogue) - 2nd Session of the UN Habitat Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15pruy1j6

3:30 AM EDT
The HAGUE – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Holds Hearings in the Case Ukraine v. Russian Federation - First Round of Oral Argument of Ukraine (First Part)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1boxss6kb

4:00 AM EDT
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 66th Session, 810th Meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k12/k1267m5tp9

4:00 AM EDT
Dialogue on How the Work of UN Women Contributes to the Achievement of the Objectives of the Gender Action Plan (GAP Activity A2) -  Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/dialogue-on-how-the-work-of-un-women-contributes-to-the-achievement-of-the-objectives-of-the-gender-0

4:00 AM EDT
GST Technical Dialogue Opening Plenary -  Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/gst-technical-dialogue-opening-plenary

4:00 AM EDT
Fourteenth FSV Workshop – Part I -  Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/fourteenth-fsv-workshop-part-i-0

4:30 AM EDT
Press Conferences: Global Forest Coalition - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/global-forest-coalition-3

4:30 AM EDT
ILO 111th Session of the International Labour Conference: Plenary Debates – Morning Sitting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qmmceth5

4:30 AM EDT
ILO 111th Session of the International Labour Conference: Plenary Debates – Morning Sitting (Recording)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19hshdp7x

5:00 AM EDT
Press Conferences: Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ): Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice Press Briefing - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/global-campaign-to-demand-climate-justice-dcj-global-campaign-to-demand-climate-justice-press-0

5:00 AM EDT
Matters Relating to the Santiago Network Under the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/matters-relating-to-the-santiago-network-under-the-warsaw-international-mechanism-for-loss-and-0

5:00 AM EDT
Austin, Milley Commemorate D-Day
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley speak at an event commemorating the 79th anniversary of D-Day in France. They also met with defense leaders from France and the United Kingdom.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32073
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Secretary Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Milley Give Remarks on D-Day in France
Defense Secretary Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Milley speak at an event commemorating the 79th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy American Cemetary in France.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528542-1/secretary-austin-joint-chiefs-chair-milley-give-remarks-day-france

5:20 AM EDT
Public Opening Remarks by the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, at the Opening Session of the B9 Summit
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_215370.htm

5:30 AM EDT
Press Conferences: Climate Action Network (CAN) - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/climate-action-network-can-1

6:00 AM EDT
Donor Appreciation Session - 2nd Session of the UN Habitat Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18yswf5tj

6:30 AM EDT
High-Level Session on Housing - 2nd Session of the UN Habitat Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mg0j1ueh

6:30 AM EDT
Planning the "After-Party" – The Future of Political Parties in Europe
Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies
https://www.martenscentre.eu/event/planning-the-after-party-the-future-of-political-parties-in-europe/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question "Should the voting age be changed?"
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528507-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
Advancing Meaningful Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the UNFCCC Process - Module 2 (Activity 4) - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/event/advancing-meaningful-participation-of-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities-in-the-unfccc-process
https://unfccc-events.azureedge.net/SB58_91604/agenda

7:00 AM EDT
LDCs Daily Coordination Meeting - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/ldcs-daily-coordination-meeting-145

7:00 AM EDT
Budget 2024-2025 Briefing - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/budget-2024-2025-briefing

7:00 AM EDT
Progress Update on the Development of the Training Programme for the Technical Expert Review of the BTRs - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/progress-update-on-the-development-of-the-training-programme-for-the-technical-expert-review-of-the-3

7:15 AM EDT
The Launching of Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements - 2nd Session of the UN Habitat Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o2vg77eq

7:15 AM EDT
NATO Deputy Secretary General Meets the Foreign Minister of Moldova
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_215364.htm

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Michael Strain Discusses the U.S. Economy & Federal Spending
American Enterprise Institute's Michael Strain discusses the recently passed Fiscal Responsibility Act and efforts to reduce spending by Republicans
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528507-3/michael-strain-discusses-us-economy-federal-spending&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Brussels Sprouts Live with Jens Stoltenberg and Julianne Smith - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/brussels-sprouts-live/

8:00 AM EDT
What's at Stake at the International Labour Conference?
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o9h665fw

8:00 AM EDT
Plenary - 2nd Session of the UN Habitat Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18u83n1gw

8:00 AM EDT
G77 & China Daily Coordination Meeting - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/g77-china-daily-coordination-meeting-66

8:00 AM EDT
Progress Update on the Development of the Reporting Tools Under the ETF - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/progress-update-on-the-development-of-the-reporting-tools-under-the-etf-0

8:30 AM EDT
ILO 111th Session of the International Labour Conference: Plenary Debates – Afternoon Sitting (Recording)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mgfzkyb2

8:30 AM EDT
The HAGUE – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Holds Hearings in the Case Ukraine v. Russian Federation - First Round of Oral Argument of Ukraine (Part Two)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t0e434ex

8:30 AM EDT
ILO 111th Session of the International Labour Conference: Plenary Debates – Afternoon Sitting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g5gnzhj4

8:30 AM EDT
18th Annual Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research (Day 1)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.painconsortium.nih.gov/meetings-events/annual-symposia/2023-nih-pain-consortium-symposium-advances-pain-research
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49608

8:30 AM EDT
North American Drug Dialogue (NADD) Public Health Summit Opening Session
The NADD is the result of the 2016 North American Leaders’ Summit and is the primary mechanism through which Canada, Mexico, and the United States address current and emerging drug threats facing North America. This year’s NADD Public Health summit will be opened by Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and followed by a panel consisting of United States Secretary of Health Xavier Becerra, Mexican Secretary of Health Jorge Alcocer Varela, and Canadian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Dr. Carolyn Bennett. The panel is titled “Defining the Synthetic Drug and Opioid Overdose Problem for North America”.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Oja9ngYAo

8:40 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/?528507-4/open-phones&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 66th Session, 811th Meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kjifpvhi

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) Discusses the Debt Ceiling Deal and Spending Priorities
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), a member of the Ways & Means Committee and Progressive Caucus, discusses the debt ceiling deal, spending priorities, and congressional news of the day.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528507-5/rep-judy-chu-d-ca-discusses-debt-ceiling-deal-spending-priorities&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
Dialogue on How the Work of UN Women Contributes to the Achievement of the Objectives of the Gender Action Plan (GAP Activity A2) - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://www.coe-civ.eu/kh/eu-gender-action-plan-gap-iii
https://unfccc.int/event/dialogue-on-how-the-work-of-un-women-contributes-to-the-achievement-of-the-objectives-of-the-gender
https://unfccc-events.azureedge.net/SB58_91836/agenda

9:00 AM EDT
Fourteenth Facilitative Sharing Of Views (FSV) Workshop – Part II - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/bodies/subsidiary-bodies/subsidiary-body-for-implementation-sbi/fourteenth-workshop-of-the-facilitative-sharing-of-views-fsv
https://unfccc.int/event/fourteenth-fsv-workshop-part-ii-0

9:00 AM EDT
Opening Remarks from Richard Fontaine - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/opening-remarks-from-richard-fontaine/

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

9:10 AM EDT
Axis of Authoritarians? Scrutinizing China, Russia, and Iran Cooperation - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/second-session-of-the-day-long-name/

9:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Bridget Dooling Discusses the Congressional Review Act
Ohio State University law professor Bridget Dooling discusses the Congressional Review Act which can be used to overturn final rules issued by federal agencies.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528507-6/bridget-dooling-discusses-congressional-review-act&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
NIAMS Advisory Council - June 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/working-groups/advisory-council
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49752

9:45 AM EDT
General Assembly Media Stakeout
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hvizuul1

10:00 AM EDT
3rd Meeting - Annual Session 2023 of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d84727oj

10:00 AM EDT
1) General Assembly: Election of the Non-Permanent Members of the Security Council - 75th Plenary Meeting, 77th Session | 2) 72nd Plenary Meeting (Resumed) | 3) 75th Plenary Meeting (Resumed)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pnz2k21p

10:00 AM EDT
(3rd Meeting) Open-Ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition - Fourth Substantive Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18nv1dk3e

10:00 AM EDT
Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1y8oluweb

10:00 AM EDT
Is There Room for US-China Collaboration in an Era of Strategic Competition?
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/is-there-room-for-us-china-collaboration-in-an-era-of-strategic-competition/

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade, and Selected Service Industries First Quarter 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/

10:00 AM EDT
National Heart, Lung and Blood Advisory Council - June 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/advisory-and-peer-review-committees/advisory-council
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49754

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade First Quarter 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour
The House will consider legislation to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product, first of two bills this week to block the Biden Administration's gas stove regulation ...
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528524-1/morning-hour

10:00 AM EDT
House Republican Agenda
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and other leadership colleagues speak to reporters about their legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528536-1/house-republican-agenda

10:00 AM EDT
IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II – Prioritizing U.S. Innovation Over Assisting Foreign Adversaries
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Marc Sedam, Vice President, Technology Opportunities & Ventures, NYU Langone Health
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Dennis Shea, Executive Director, J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center; former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization
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Professor Marc Busch, Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy, Georgetown University
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116047
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/ip-and-strategic-competition-china-part-ii-prioritizing-us-innovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEf5JI8744

10:00 AM EDT
Listen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
Jerry Chapman, President, Woof Boom Radio
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Lt. Colonel Christopher M. DeMaise, Homeland Security Branch Commander, New Jersey State Police
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Scott Schmidt, Vice President, Safety Policy, Alliance for Automotive Innovation
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116046
https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/e-and-c-bipartisan-leaders-to-hold-hearing-on-am-radio-on-june-6
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-listen-here-why-americans-value-am-radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIVsLIo-wko
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Hearing on Value of AM Radio
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee holds a hearing on the value of AM radio.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528533-1/hearing-radio

10:00 AM EDT
Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border
House Oversight Committee
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WITNESSES:
Joseph Cuffari
Inspector General
Department of Homeland Security
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116055
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/help-wanted-law-enforcement-staffing-challenges-at-the-border/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru0CD-lxgT0
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Hearing on Law Enforcement Shortages at the Border
The inspector general of the Homeland Security Department testifies on staffing challenges with law enforcement at the border.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528467-1/hearing-law-enforcement-shortages-border

10:00 AM EDT
Reauthorizing the Weather Act: Users of Weather Data and Areas for Improvement by Sector
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Gary McManus, State Climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
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Ms. Jeanine Jones, Interstate Resources Manager at the California Department of Water Resources representing Western States Water Council
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Mr. Eric Snodgrass, Senior Fellow Scientist and Principal Atmospheric Scientist, Nutrien
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Dr. Kathie Dello, PhD, State Climatologist of North Carolina, and Co-Director, NOAA Carolinas Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP/RISA)
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116053
https://science.house.gov/2023/6/environment-subcommittee-hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XIcGfdyTmw

10:00 AM EDT
Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Stephen Gardner
Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak
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Mr. Mitch Warren
Executive Director, Northeast Corridor Commission
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115859
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406457
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXtedofsSIk
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Amtrak CEO Testifies on Improving Efficiency & Service
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and the executive director of the Northwest Corridor Commission testify on improving service and efficiency before a House Transportation & Infrastructure subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528534-1/amtrak-ceo-testifies-improving-efficiency-service

10:00 AM EDT
From Months to Hours: The Future of VA Benefits Claims Processing
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I
Mr. Raymond Tellez
Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary
Automated Benefits Delivery
Veterans Benefits Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
^
Accompanied by:
Mr. Robert Orifici
Director
Benefits and Memorial Systems Portfolio
Office of Information & Technology
U.S. Department of Veterans of Affairs
^
Mr. David Bump
National Representative for National Veterans Affairs Council
Second Vice President for Veterans Benefits Administration at Local 2157, Portland, Oregon
American Federation of Government Employees
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116037
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6188
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYBYG0WkuXw

10:00 AM EDT
Uncertain Debt Management: Treasury Markets and Financial Institutions
House Financial Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Grant Driessen
Specialist in Public Finance, Congressional Research Service
^
Mr. Jeff Arkin
Director, Strategic Issues Team, Government Accountability Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116054
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408828

10:00 AM EDT
The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for Digital Asset Spot Markets
House Agriculture Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I
The Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
^
PANEL II
The Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
^
Mr. Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer, Coinbase
^
The Honorable Dan Gallagher, Chief Legal Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer, Robinhood Markets, Inc.; Former Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
^
The Honorable Dan Berkovitz, Former Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; former General Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
^
The Honorable Walt Lukken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Industry Association; Former Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116051
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116051/documents/HHRG-118-AG00-20230606-SD001.pdf
https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7639
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4thPiIzMc

10:00 AM EDT
American Ingenuity: Promoting Innovation Through the Tax Code
House Small Business Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Julie Masser Ballay
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sterman Masser Inc.
^
Mr. Bill Wydra
President, Ashland Technologies
^
Mr. Michael Kaercher
Director of the Climate Tax Project, The Tax Law Center at NYU Law
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116060
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g33A-U2qc88

10:10 AM EDT
Home Before the Leaves Fall: Protracted Wars Past, Present and Future - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/protracted-wars/

10:15 AM EDT
Examining the impacts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's proposed changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Janet Coit, Deputy Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Clayton L. Diamond, Executive Director, American Pilots' Association, Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Fred Gamboa, Captain, Andreas' Toy Charters, Princeton, NJ
^
Mr. Frank Hugelmeyer, President and CEO, National Marine Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.
^
Dr. Jessica Redfern, Associate Vice President of Ocean Conservation Science,Anderson Cabout Center for Ocean Life at New England Aquarium, Boston, MA [minority witness]
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116041
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413367
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R_NXytygc8

10:15 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup
House Education and the Workforce Committee
^
H. Res. 461, Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/461
^
H.R.1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1147
^
H.R.2813, Self-Insurance Protection Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2813
^
H.R.2868, Association Health Plans Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2868
^
H.R.824, Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 202
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/824
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116073
https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409223
https://www.youtube.com/@EdWorkforceCmte/streams

10:30 AM EDT
NATO Secretary General's Joint Press Conference with the Prime Minister of Slovakia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_215370.htm

10:30 AM EDT
NIMHD Director's Seminar Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/conferences-events/directors-seminar-series/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49756

10:30 AM EDT
Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Latest Attack on America's Electric Reliability
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Patrick O'Loughlin, President and CEO, Buckeye Power Inc. and Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives
^
Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA)
^
Michael J. Nasi, Partner, Jackson Walker
^
Jay Duffy, Litigation Director, Clean Air Task Force
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116048
https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairs-rodgers-johnson-announce-hearing-on-epa-s-proposed-power-plant-rules
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/environment-manufacturing-and-critical-materials-subcommittee-hearing-clean-power-plan-2-0-epa-s-latest-attack-on-america-s-electric-reliability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJDm_QvRzI

10:45 AM EDT
House Democratic Agenda
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA) speak to reporters about the legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528537-1/house-democratic-agenda

11:00 AM EDT
Age Related Hearing Loss: Translation From Animals Models to Human Hearing
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43163

11:00 AM EDT
NLM Intramural Research Program IRP Seminar
National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services
https://irpseminar.nlm.nih.gov/seminar/3950/detail/

11:00 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins delivers remarks at the annual Center for a New American Security National Security Conference
Washington, D.C.
https://conference.cnas.org/session/avf-at-50/
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-6-2023/

11:10 AM EDT
Fireside Conversation with Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/jenkins-fireside/

11:15 AM EDT
Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck Hogan meets with ambassadors of the European Union Political and Security Committee
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-6-2023/

11:30 AM EDT
Public Hearings: Proposed Division of Lung Diseases Reorganization - Day 1
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/public-hearings-proposed-division-lung-diseases-reorganization

11:45 AM EDT
The President Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

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/k1p/k1p3aenlmr

12:00 PM EDT
African Group Daily Evening Coordination Meeting - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/african-group-daily-evening-coordination-meeting-15

12:00 PM EDT
SIDS Daily Evening Coordination Meeting - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/sids-daily-evening-coordination-meeting-31

12:00 PM EDT
National Logistics Virtual Career Fair for Veterans
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52661/

12:00 PM EDT
National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council (Day 1)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/advisory/council/public-roster
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49647

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

12:00 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland participates in a working lunch with Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-6-2023/

12:00 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya participates in a working lunch with Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-6-2023/

12:00 PM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House will consider legislation to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product, first of two bills this week to block the Biden Administration's gas stove regulation ...
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528524-2/house-session

12:40 PM EDT
The All Volunteer Force at 50 - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/avf-at-50/
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Dr. Agnes Gereben Schaefer and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner discuss the All Volunteer Force at 50 
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-06-06/

12:50 PM EDT
Installation ceremony for SES T3, Mr. William Nelson as the Deputy to the Commanding General of Army Futures Command
General James Rainey is the host for the ceremony
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32089

1:00 PM EDT
2023 Cato Surveillance Week: Surveillance Reform Prospects
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/surveillance-reform-prospects

1:00 PM EDT
Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Conversation with Kurt Campbell
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/dialogues-american-foreign-policy-world-affairs-conversation-kurt-campbell

1:00 PM EDT
LDCs Daily Evening Coordination Meeting - Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/SB58/schedule
https://unfccc.int/event/ldcs-daily-evening-coordination-meeting-16

1:00 PM EDT
Advances in Childhood Obesity Research by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43103

1:00 PM EDT
Meta Analysis: Quantifying a Systematic Review - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43000

1:00 PM EDT
Biomedical Engineering Scientific Interest Group: Engineering Mucus and Innate Lung Defense
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://oir.nih.gov/sigs/biomedical-engineering-scientific-interest-group
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43248
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49852

1:00 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://whitehouse.gov/live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jOnxbdXuL4
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of issues confronting the Biden administration.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528541-1/white-house-daily-briefing

1:15 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

2:00 PM EDT
Secretary Cardona Will Participate in a Cabinet Affairs Meeting
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

2:00 PM EDT
NIH Religion, Spirituality, and Health Scientific Interest Group (RSH-SIG): "Religion and Mental Health"
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43145
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49645

2:00 PM EDT
Examining DHS' Failure to Prepare for the Termination of Title 42
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Benjamine "Carry" Huffman
Acting Deputy Commissioner
Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
Mr. Blas Nuñez-Neto
Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115908
https://homeland.house.gov/media-advisory-higgins-announces-hearing-on-biden-admins-failure-to-prepare-for-the-end-of-title-42/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7adzdKLgBs
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Homeland Officials Testify on Title 42 Ending
Homeland Security officials testify on the department's handling of Title 42 expiring. The COVID-19 pandemic-era restriction on asylum allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants on the southern border.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528473-1/homeland-officials-testify-title-42-ending

2:00 PM EDT
Government Litigation and the Need for Reform
House Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Kirby West, Attorney, Institute for Justice
^
Andrew Grossman, Partner, Baker Hostetler
^
John Schu, Attorney and Legal Commentator 
^
Todd Phillips, Principal, Phillips Policy Consulting
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116049
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/government-litigation-and-need-reform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMLIu7bUEE

2:00 PM EDT
ESG Part II: The Cascading Impacts of ESG Compliance
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Mandy Gunasekara
Director, Center for Energy & Conservation, Independent Women's Forum
^
The Honorable Jason Isaac
Director, Life:Powered, Texas Public Policy Foundation
^
Mr. Stephen Moore
Distinguished Fellow in Economics, The Heritage Foundation
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116056
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116057
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/esg-part-ii-the-cascading-impacts-of-esg-compliance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pisGeok_RYU

2:15 PM EDT
The President holds a Cabinet Meeting; The Vice President Participates
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/
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TBD
President Biden Holds Cabinet Meeting
President Biden holds a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528540-1/president-biden-holds-cabinet-meeting

2:25 PM EDT
Exploring the International Connections Between Domestic Violent Extremist Groups - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/cve-and-international-connections/

3:00 PM EDT
(4th Meeting) Open-Ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition - Fourth Substantive Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dqdd9h07

3:00 PM EDT
Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k1462sa7wk

3:00 PM EDT
4th Meeting - Annual Session 2023 of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12si37em1

3:00 PM EDT
Securing Global Mobility: A Conversation With General Jacqueline Van Ovost, 14th Commander of the US Transportation Command
Brookings Institution
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-06-06/
https://www.brookings.edu/events/securing-global-mobility-a-conversation-with-general-jacqueline-van-ovost-14th-commander-of-the-us-transportation-command/

3:00 PM EDT
UCSC Genome Browser and BRCA Exchange: Data Resources for Clinical Variant Interpretation
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43135

3:00 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will debate the nomination of David Crane to be Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure A vote to advance his nomination will take place at 5:30pm.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528492-1/senate-session

3:20 PM EDT
The Economic Security Agenda - 2023 CNAS National Security Conference
Center for a New American Security in Partnership with Axios
https://conference.cnas.org/session/economic-security-agenda/

4:00 PM EDT
Sanctions as Chemotherapy: A Universal System of Monitoring to Assess the Humanitarian Health Impact of Sanctions | Ruth Gibson
The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/ruth-gibson-june-2023

4:00 PM EDT
Poorna Jagannathan on 'Never Have I Ever' and Representation in Storytelling
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/06/06/poorna-jagannathan-never-have-i-ever-representation-storytelling/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9wIvIwTikQ

4:00 PM EDT
Demystifying Medicine - Solar Winds and Magic Bullets: Making Our Way in a World of Radiation
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43136
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48831

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

6:30 PM EDT
Campaign 2024: Chris Christie Announces Presidential Campaign at New Hampshire Town Hall
Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, announces his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in a town hall hosted at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester, NH.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528446-1/chris-christie-announces-presidential-campaign-hampshire-town-hall

7:00 PM EDT
Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at Israel's Independence Day Celebration
Washington, DC
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIAkMKtiEQE
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TBD
Vice President Harris Remarks at Israeli Independence Day Event
Vice President Harris delivers remarks at an event to mark Israeli Independence Day.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528538-1/vice-president-harris-remarks-israeli-independence-day-event

7:30 PM EDT
IN STORE: Cidny Bullens, author of TransElectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star
Parnassus Books
https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/store-cidny-bullens-author-transelectric

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-jun-6-cota-u-s-navy-memorial-

8:00 PM EDT
Airmen of Note - U.S. Capitol West Lawn
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/

8:00 PM EDT
Cold Spray: A Metal Coating Technology to Repair, Refurbish, and Extend the Life of Hydropower Infrastructure
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/cold-spray-metal-coating-technology-repair-refurbish-and-extend-life-hydropower