ZERO HEDGE - TRUMP "DAY TWO" PREVIEW OF TODAY'S KEY EVENTS IN WASHINGTON

Trump "Day Two": Preview Of Today's Key Events In Washington

by Tyler Durden

Jan 24, 2017 8:00 AM

"Day two" on the job for Donald Trump is shaping up as another busy day for both the White House and Capitol Hill. Below is a preview of all the scheduled events of interest today in Washington.

WHITE HOUSE:

9am: President Trump meets with CEOs of the U.S. ‘Big Three’ automakers: GM, Ford, Fiat Chrysler

10am: Trump meets with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus

11am: Trump signs executive order; White House schedule doesn’t provide details on what order may entail

1pm: Trump speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

1:30pm: Trump meets with CIA Director Mike Pompeo

3pm: Trump meets with Senate leaders

3:45pm: Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

HOUSE:

10am: House convenes

10:30am: House Ways and Means Cmte Chairman Kevin Brady details panel’s 2017 agenda; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW

Noon: House considers H.R.7, which would amend Affordable Care Act to bar expenditure of federal money to purchase insurance that covers abortion services

SENATE:

9:30am: Senate Armed Services Cmte holds hearing on defense budget for FY18 and onward; 216 Hart Senate Office Building

10am: Senate Judiciary Cmte votes on nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general; 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

10am: Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Cmte votes on nomination of Ben Carson for HUD secretary; 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building

10am: Senate Finance Cmte holds hearing on nomination of Rep. Tom Price for HHS secretary; 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

10am: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Cmte to vote on nominations of Elaine Chao for Transportation secretary and Wilbur Ross for Commerce secretary; 253 Russell Senate Office Building

10:30am: Senate Budget Cmte holds hearing on nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney for OMB director; 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Related: Trump Budget Director to Say National Debt Needs Action Quick

10:30am: Senate Small Business Cmte holds hearing on nomination of Linda McMahon for SBA administrator; 428-A Russell Senate Office Building

12:15pm: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, other top Democratic sens. hold press conference to unveil infrastructure proposal; Senate Radio-TV Gallery

2:30pm: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Cmte holds hearing Rep. Mick Mulvaney for OMB director; 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Cmte pushed confirmation vote to Tuesday, Jan. 31, for Education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos; updates entry

published in Jan. 20 Weekly Agenda


DEFENSE:

8:30am: Center for Strategic and International Studies holds discussion “In Defense of the Arctic: Assessing U.S. Security Concerns” with speakers including Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for European and NATO Policy James Townsend Jr.; 1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW

A closer look at select events:

Finance committee hearing for health and human services secretary
Georgia Rep. Tom Price has already had his confirmation hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Now, he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at 10 a.m. The congressman and orthopedic surgeon has been a significant critic of the Affordable Care Act, and has worked to dismantle the law in the past. Price is now also under scrutiny after CNN reported on a questionable stock purchase.

Judiciary committee vote on attorney general

Also at 10 a.m. on Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee will meet to vote on whether to confirm Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general. Sessions sat before the committee last Tuesday where he drew a number of Democratic opponents due to his record. However, Republicans hold a majority in the Senate and the nomination is expected to pass.

Commerce Committee vote on commerce and transportation secretaries
Another 10 a.m. meeting will be for the Senate Commerce Committee to vote on the nominations of Elaine Chao for transportation secretary and Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary.

Both had their hearings before the committee last week and while both are expected to pass, some are concerned about Ross's business interests.

Budget Committee hearing for OMB head

South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney is set to testify before the Senate Budget
Committee at 10:30 a.m. after being nominated by President Donald Trump to head the Office of Management and Budget. Last week, it was revealed that Mulvaney did not pay more than $15,000 in payroll taxes for a household employee.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee hearing

Also at 10:30 a.m., the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee will meet for their hearing on Linda McMahon, who Trump nominated to lead the Small Business Administration.

McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, gave millions to Trump to support his presidential campaign, including a $1 million donation just before the election.

Foreign Relations committee vote on UN Ambassador

At noon, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote on the nomination of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Trump's choice for UN ambassador. During her confirmation hearing last week, Committee Chair Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said that Haley is expected to be confirmed "overwhelmingly." The committee questioned Haley about her lack of dealing with foreign affairs, but commented her time as governor of South Carolina has made her ready for this position.

Closed Senate Intelligence committee hearing

A closed-door Senate Intelligence Committee hearing will take place at 2:30 p.m.

House vote on taxpayer-funded abortions

On Tuesday, the House will vote on H.R. bill "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017." The bill would ban federal funding of abortions, as well federal funding for health benefits plans that cover abortions. It would also ban federal facilities and federal employees from providing abortions.

Source: Bloomberg, CNN

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