Wednesday, July 19, 2006
DAYAHEAD/Events making news today
  • President Bush speaks about his decision to veto legislation that would provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research at 2:15 p.m. ET. Press Secretary Tony Snow holds a 9:30 a.m. ET off camera briefing followed by a 12:30 p.m. ET on camera briefing.

  • The Senate gavels into session at 9:30 a.m. ET, followed by the House at 10 a.m. ET.

  • Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware), a potential presidential candidate, was scheduled to address the National Summit on Energy Security at 9:15 a.m. ET. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), a potential presidential candidate, addresses the summit at 11:15 a.m. ET.

  • House Democratic leaders hold a 10 a.m. ET news conference to discuss national security in the Cannon office building rotunda outside room 345.

  • House Republican leaders discuss their "American Values" agenda at 10 a.m. ET outside room HC-6 of the Capitol.

  • The House Intelligence Committee holds a 10 a.m. ET hearing on modernizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in room 2212 of the Rayburn office building.

  • The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a 10 a.m. ET hearing on detainee rights in the Russell Caucus room.

  • The House Education and Workforce Committee holds a 10:30 a.m. ET hearing titled, "Guest Worker Programs: Impact on American Workforce and U.S. Immigration Policy" in room 2175 of the Rayburn office building.

  • Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), a potential presidential candidate, holds a 10:30 a.m. ET news conference with North Korean refugees in room 138 of the Dirksen office building.

  • Sens. Barack Obama (D-Illinois), Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), and Hillary Clinton (D-New York) address the NAACP's "Voting our values, valuing our votes" conference at 11 a.m. ET being held in the Washington Convention Center.

  • The Campaign Finance Institute holds a noon debate over 527's and 501(C) s at the National Press Club.

  • Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer (New York) hold a noon pen-and-pad news conference to discuss President Bush's veto of legislation that would provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research in room S-224 of the Capitol.

  • House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) delivers a 12:30 p.m. ET speech on the Republican agenda at the Heritage Foundation.

  • The Republican Main Street Partnership holds a 1 p.m. ET news conference to urge President Bush not to veto legislation that would provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research at the Capitol Hill Club.

  • The Senate Judiciary Committee meets today on the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act reauthorization at 2 p.m. ET in room 226 of the Dirksen office building.

  • Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (D), North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley (D), and Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and Tom Carper (D-Delaware) hold a 2 p.m. ET news conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill to discuss a new college education proposal.

  • Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson is joined by Congressional leaders to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Department of Veterans Affairs at 2 p.m. ET in the Capitol Rotunda.
  • Posted By Mark Preston, CNN Political Unit: 7/19/2006 10:57:00 AM ET | Permalink
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