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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Thursday, April 3
CONGRESS-SENATE
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April 1 - 4. LANDMINE AWARENESS — The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) along with Senator Patrick Leahy and the reception hosted by Senator Bob Casey with remarks planned from Senator Leahy (VT), Senator Bob Casey (PA), Congressman Jim McGovern (MA), and Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Rose Gottemoeller hosts exhibit on Capitol Hill to celebrate its 25th anniversary and honor the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, MAG America. Surviving the Peace: Landmines, Mortars and Munitions -25 Years of Humanitarian Mine Action. NOTE: Reception and speakers on the 2nd at 4p.m. Contact: Patricia Loria, MAG America (202)531-65135/8 patricia.loria@maginternational.org
Location: The Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building.
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11:30 a.m. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP NEWS CONFERENCE — The Democratic Leadership will hold a press conference.
Location: Senate Studio.
12 p.m. MINIMUM WAGE BUS TOUR EVENT — Raise the Minimum Wage bus tour event at Capitol. Speakers: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, other members of Congress, labor leaders, low-wage workers. Contacts: Danny Massey, Daniel@berlinrosen.com, (646) 200-5323 Emma Stieglitz, EmmaS@berlinrosen.com, (646) 200-5307
Location: US Capitol, West Front.
On the Net: www.raisetheminimumwage.org
Notes: Due to the possibility of rain, the press conference will be held in Room HVC-215 inside the Capitol Visitor's Center. For those interested in getting action shots and b-roll of the bus, it will be at Peace Circle off the West Capitol Lawn between 11:15 and 11:30 a.m.
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA — Roundtable on "Prospects for Democracy and Press Freedom in Hong Kong. http://www.cecc.gov/events/roundtables/prospects-for-democracy-and-press-freedom-in-hong-kong
Location: 385 Russell.
2 p.m. WOMEN SENATORS - MINIMUM WAGE — Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) will take to the Senate floor in a coordinated effort to "highlight the importance of raising the minimum wage for women across the country."
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FLOOR SCHEDULE
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9:30 a.m. — The Senate will convene. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3979, the legislative vehicle for the Unemployment Insurance Extension Act. The time during adjournment will count post-cloture on the Reed substitute amendment 2874.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:30 a.m. ARMED SERVICES — Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program. Witnesses: John M. McHugh Secretary of the Army; General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army. http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/posture-of-the-department-of-the-army\_04/03/2014
Location: G50 Dirksen.
10 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS — Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Justice. Witness: Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States; Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, Department of Justice. http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/
Location: 192 Dirksen
10 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS — Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Food and Drug Administration. Witness: Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; Accompanied by: William Tootle, Director of the Office of Budget, Food and Drug Administration; Norris W. Cochran, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/
Location: 138 Dirksen
10 a.m. ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS — Business meeting to consider S.491, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, S.1961, to protect surface water from contamination by chemical storage facilities, S.224, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, S.2080, to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, S.2042, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, S.1934, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse back to Teton County, Wyoming, S.2055, to allow for the collection of certain user fees by non-Federal entities, Corps Study Resolution: Point Judith, Rhode Island, and GSA Resolutions. http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/?CFID=81409573&CFTOKEN=91011459
Location: 406 Dirksen.
10 a.m. FINANCE — Markup of the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act. Open Executive Session to consider an original bill entitled "Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act; an original bill entitled "The Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2014 (The Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2014 includes both technical corrections and "deadwood provisions, which are described separately in the attachments); and to fill vacancies on subcommittees, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Congressional Oversight Group, and the Congressional Trade Advisors on Trade Policy and Negotiations. http://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=24a559c8-5056-a032-52d7-614d7346d690
Location: 215 Dirksen.
10 a.m. FOREIGN RELATIONS — Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs hearings to examine evaluating United States policy on Taiwan on the 35th anniversary of the "Taiwan Relations Act" (TRA). Witnesses: Panel One: Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State. Panel Two: Dr. Douglas Paal, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. http://www.foreign.senate.gov/
Location: 419 Dirksen
10 a.m. JUDICARY — Executive Business Meeting. Nominations: Cheryl Ann Krause, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit; Richard Franklin Boulware II, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada; Salvador Mendoza, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Staci Michelle Yandle, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois; Leon Rodriguez, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. Bill: S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/executive-business-meeting-2014-04-03
Location: 226 Dirksen.
RESCHEDULED
2 p.m. FINANCE — Hearing on President Obama's 2014 trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. http://finance.senate.gov/hearings
Location: 215 Dirksen.
Notes: This hearing has been rescheduled to April 30th at 10 a.m.
2 p.m. FOREIGN RELATIONS — CLOSED/TS/SCI: Russia Briefing. Briefers: Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs U.S. Department of State; Evelyn N. Farkas, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia; National Intelligence Officer for Russia/Eurasia, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Location: SVC-217.
2:30 p.m. INTELLIGENCE — Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/
Location: 219 Hart.
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