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Schedule
Congressional Calendar for
Tuesday, May 11
- U.S. House:
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- U.S. Senate
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Topic Links
- Congressional Information
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- House Voting Schedule
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- Roll Calls
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Recent Programs
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The Senate Judiciary Committee looked at challenges facing the FBI with testimony by the agency’s director, Robert Muller. Topics discussed include the growth in the number of private contractors used in the FBI’s intelligence gathering activities, drug violence along the U.S. border with Mexico, and efforts to combat domestic terrorism.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 25 min.
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 Hearing on FBI Oversight
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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for General James Mattis, President Obama’s pick to head U.S. Central Command. If confirmed, he will replace Gen. David Petraeus who stepped down to head the war effort in Afghanistan after Gen. McCrystal resigned over remarks made during a Rolling Stone Magazine interview.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 52 min.
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Senate Hearing on Centcom Nominee
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Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Internet privacy with the heads of the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission. They were followed by a panel with executives from Apple, Google, Facebook and others.
Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 3 min.
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Hearing on Consumer Online Privacy
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President Obama said the classified Afghanistan war documents posted on the website WikiLeaks actually support his strategy in that country. Those comments came after a meeting with Congressional leaders at the White House. Other topics include a small business lending bill, energy legislation and judicial nominees.
Washington, DC
: 7 min.
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Pres. Obama Remarks
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Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) chaired a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing to look at the impact of the drilling moratorium on small business industries along the Gulf Coast.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 53 min.
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Hearing on Moratorium and Small Business
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Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) chaired a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce and Trade hearing on the Gulf oil spill’s impact on the tourism industry. Witnesses included Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the $20 billion Gulf oil spill compensation fund. The U.S. Travel Association says the tourism industry accounts for one million jobs in the Gulf region and $39 billion in annual tax receipts.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 30 min.
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Hearing on Oil Spill Impact on Tourism
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Rep. Mike Rogers spoke about management and oversight of the intelligence community, as well as the role of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). In his speech at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, he also addressed the size and scope of the intelligence bureaucracy, countering threats of cyber-attacks, and coordination of intelligence resources.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 36 min.
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Rep. Rogers on Intelligence Management and Oversight
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Elected Officials
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Leadership
- U.S. Senate:
- Majority Leader - Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- U.S. House
- Speaker - Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Majority Leader - Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
- Minority Leader - John Boehner
(R-OH)
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