Thursday, June 01, 2006
DAYAHEAD/Political and other events making news today...
  • President Bush visited the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning and delivered a speech on "Comprehensive Immigration Reform." Bush's remarks began at 8:50 a.m. ET and at 10:15 a.m. ET he is scheduled to meet with members of his Cabinet. The President then participates in a 1:05 p.m. ET swearing-in-ceremony of Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Vienna for meetings to discuss Iran's nuclear program.

  • Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks on the "State of Homeland Security" at a Brookings Institution discussion that begins at 2 p.m. ET.

  • The House and Senate are in recess. The House returns on June 6 at 2 p.m. and the Senate returns on June 5 at 2 p.m. Hearings can be scheduled during this time period.

  • The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life holds a 12:30 p.m. ET discussion on "Defining Ourselves as Catholic Democrats" at the Phoenix Park Hotel. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) is the guest speaker with E.J. Dionne, Jr. of the Brookings Institution and Michael Cromartie of the Ethics & Public Policy Center serving as moderators.

  • Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tennessee), who is considering a run for the White House, heads to Pennsylvania to campaign for Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania). Santorum is battling for his political life in one of the most closely watched races this election cycle. Frist and Santorum will talk about the "Medical Liability Crisis" in Pennsylvania. The first event was in Pittsburgh at the Allegheny County Medical Society at 9:15 a.m. ET followed by a similar event in Dunmore at Advanced Imaging Specialists at 1:45 p.m. ET.

  • Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), a potential presidential candidate, speaks at 3:30 p.m. ET to the Pacific Council on International Policy at the Park Hyatt in Los Angeles. Kerry will talk about his plan for Iraq and other national security issues.
  • Posted By Mark Preston, CNN Political Unit: 6/01/2006 11:08:00 AM ET | Permalink
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