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The Senate Republican leadership team speaks to the press - July 26, 2023

Witnesses Mr. Mark Wells Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs U.S. Department of State Mr. Peter Natiello Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean U.S. Agency for International Development

Witnesses Mr. Bruce Klingner Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center The Heritage Foundation Ms. Jean H. Lee Journalist and former Pyongyang Bureau Chief Associated Press Ms. Suzanne Scholte President Defense Forum Foundation Ms. Jenny Jun Research Fellow Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Witnesses: Ms. Danielle Runyan Senior Counsel First Liberty Dr. Kevin Bardosh Affiliate Assistant Professor University of Washington Ms. Allison Williams Reporter Fox Sports Dr. John Lynch (Minority Witness) Associate Professor of Medicine and Allergy and Infectious Diseases University of Washington School of Medicine

“LOWERING COSTS AND INCREASING VALUE FOR STUDENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND TAXPAYERS” Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Witnesses Mr. Michael B. Horn, Author and Co-Founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation Mr. Stig Leschly, President and Founder, Postsecondary Commission Dr. Stephanie Cellini, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, and of Economics, George Washington University Dr. Andrew Gillen, Senior Policy Analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Witnesses Colonel (Ret.) Seth Krummrich Vice President Global Guardian (Former Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command Central) Command Sergeant Major Jacob Smith 4-31 Infantry, 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Division

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearingon Thursday, July 27, 2023. The hearing, "The Dangers and Due Process Violations of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Children," will examine and expose how children are being coerced by adults in positions of authority into life-altering and medically questionable gender transition procedures without full understanding of the meaning or impact. WITNESSES: Paula Scanlan, former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Chloe Cole, detransitioner, advocate Jennifer Bauwens, Ph.D., Director, Center for Family Studies, Family Research Council May Mailman, senior legal fellow, Independent Woman's Law Center Myriam Reynolds, professional counselor Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing on July 27, 2023. The hearing, "Oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration," will examine the administration's operations, including its handling of America's unprecedented fentanyl and opioid crisis. WITNESS: Anne Milgram, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration

The Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled: “VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services?”

Janet Brown-Friday, RN, MSN, MPH President, Health Care and Education American Diabetes Association Washington, DC Benedic N. Ippolito, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC Mark A. Herman, M.D. E.L. Wagner, M.D., Chair of Internal Medicine II Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX

Witnesses: Dr. Rahul Gupta Director Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources holds an oversight hearing titled “Safeguarding American Jobs and Economic Growth: Examining the Future of the Offshore Leasing Program.” Witnesses Witnesses and Testimony Mr. Archie Chiasson, III, President Lafourche Parish, LA Mr. Paul Danos Founder and Chief Executive Officer Danos, Gray, LA Mr. Mike Minarovic Chief Executive Officer Arena Offshore The Woodlands, TX Mr. Justin Solet Gulf South Advocate Dulac, LA [Minority witness]

Witnesses Jeffrey Register Director, Defense Human Resources Activity Office of the Under Secretary for Defense for Personnel & Readiness Elizabeth Field Director, Defense Capabilities and Management U.S. Government Accountability Office

Witnesses: Dr. Alexandra Hakala, Senior Fellow, Geologic and Environmental Systems, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Mr. Ben Serrurier, Government Affairs and Policy Manager, Fervo Energy Dr. Kevin M. Rosso, Associate Director, Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dr. Haruko Murakami Wainwright, Norman C. Rasmussen Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ms. Allyson Book, Chief Sustainability Officer, Baker Hughes

The House Committee on Small Business holds a hearing titled "Rural Entrepreneurship: Examining the Challenges and State of Rural Small Businesses." In this hearing, Members will examine the challenges rural entrepreneurs are facing, and how the federal government’s policies are harming small business owners rather than helping them. WITNESSES: Ms. Jennifer Cassaday Owner Byrd’s Pecan Delights Mr. Kendell Culp Vice President Indiana Farm Bureau Mr. Matt Splitter Owner Splitter Farms Mr. Josh Phillips Owner Spawn Fly Fish

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education "Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students" Witnesses: Dr. Nat Malkus, Senior Fellow And Deputy Director, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute Ms. Mary-Patricia Wray, Parent Mr. Derrell Bradford, President, 50can: The 50-State Campaign For Achievement Now Ms. Catherine Truitt, Superintendent, North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency

The Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration holds a joint hearing titled, "Oversight of the Capitol Police Board." Witness List The Honorable William McFarland - Acting Sergeant at Arms The Honorable Karen H. Gibson - Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate Ms. Chere Rexroat - Acting Architect of the Capitol Mr. J. Thomas Manger - Chief of U.S. Capitol Police

Witnesses: Mr. Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind Mr. John Bozzella, President and CEO, Alliance For Automotive Innovation Mr. Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association Dr. Philip Koopman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, led by Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA), and the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), holds a joint hearing to examine the tragic human cost of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Biden’s historic humanitarian border crisis. This hearing will launch the third phase of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s full-scale oversight investigation into Secretary Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty and the Biden administration’s failure to secure our borders. WITNESSES: Todd Bensman Senior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies Javier "JR" Ramirez III Private Citizen Elisa Tambunga Private Citizen David J. Bier Associate Director, Immigration Studies CATO Institute

Witness: The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The hearing, "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security," will examine the agency's operational failures, the unprecedented border crisis, and the abandonment of immigration enforcement under Secretary Mayorkas. WITNESS: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jill Biden speaks at an event on Tuesday, 25 July, as she visits Paris to mark the United States' official re-entry into United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The US First Lady will attend a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the re-entry into the agency after a five-year hiatus. She is expected to make a speech about the importance of American leadership in preserving cultural heritage. It comes after Dr Biden met France's first lady Brigitte Macron earlier on Tuesday. Under Donald Trump's administration, the US pulled out of UNESCO because of an alleged anti-Israel bias and a need for “fundamental reform” in the agency. It was the second time the US returned to UNESCO after withdrawing, after previously leaving under Ronald Reagan's administration in 1984 citing alleged advancement of Soviet interests, mismanagement, and corruption. The nation announced its intention to rejoin the agency in June 2023 before the agency's 193 member states approved re-entry. Today's ceremony will feature a speech by UNESCO's director general Audrey Azoulay.

As part of my plan to obtain total independence from China, we will phase in tariffs and import restrictions to bring back production of all essential medicines to the United States of America where they belong. I signed an executive order to begin this process in 2020 but Biden has shamefully failed to follow through.

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