Daybook-Thursday-Congress-House

Associated Press Daybook-Thursday-Congress-House for Thursday, Jan. 16.

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Thursday, Jan. 16 9:00 AM House meets for legislative business - House of Representatives meets for legislative business, with agenda including 'H.J.Res. 76 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 'Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''

Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC

Weblinks: http://www.house.gov/

Contacts: House of Representatives Press Gallery, 1 202 225 3945

First vote predicted at 10:00 - 10:30 AM EST, last vote predicted at 10:30 - 11:00 AM EST

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Thursday, Jan. 16 10:00 AM House Dems announce 'End Corruption' caucus - Democratic Reps. Max Rose, Katie Porter, Cindy Axne, Gil Cisneros, Josh Harder, Mike Levin, Tom Malinowski and Lori Trahan announce a new Congressional Caucus, 'End Corruption', via press conference

Location: House Triangle, Washington, DC

Weblinks: https://maxrose.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/RepMaxRose

Contacts: Jonas Edwards-Jenks, Office of Rep. Max Rose, [email protected], 1 202 225 3371; Bawadden Sayed, End Citizens United , [email protected], 1 202 798 5253;

Press interested in attending RSVP to [email protected]

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Thursday, Jan. 16 10:45 AM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds weekly press conference

Location: HVC Studio A, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC

Weblinks: http://www.speaker.gov, https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi

Contacts: House Speaker press, 1 202 226 7616

access through HVC-117

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Thursday, Jan. 16 11:30 AM House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hosts weekly press conference

Location: HVC Studio A, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC

Weblinks: http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/GOPLeader

Contacts: Office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, [email protected], 1 202 225 4000

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Thursday, Jan. 16 12:00 PM Senate impeachment trial of President Trump formally begins - Impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Senate formally begins, with the chamber receiving the House of Representatives impeachment managers for the purpose of exhibiting articles of impeachment (12:00 PM EST) and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swearing in senators (2:00 PM EST) * Follows yesterday's passage of a resolution through the House appointing and authorizing managers for the trial * After the formal start, a number of logistical elements need to be dealt with (including passage of a rules package, and submission of trial briefs) before it begins in earnest * The House passed two articles of impeachment last month, charging President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, following an inquiry into 'the extent to which he jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with the 2020 election and by withholding security assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression, as well as any efforts to cover up these matters'

Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC

Weblinks: http://www.senate.gov/

Contacts: Senate, 1 202 224 3121

Photo op for the arrival of House Managers re: the articles of impeachment circa 12:00 PM * **MANDATED POOL COVERAGE: Small Senate Rotunda (CBS pool fed on CAP DA 13); Senate Chamber Door (CNN pool fed on CAP DA 14) * Photo op of House SAA and impeachment managers walking by the Will Rogers statue area. POOL coverage on CAP DA 9 (12:00 PM EST) * Photo op of House SAA and impeachment managers walking through Statuary Hall. POOL coverage on CAP DA 10 (floor) and 11 (balcony) (12:01 PM EST) * Photo op of House SAA and impeachment managers walking through the Rotunda. POOL coverage on CAP DA 12. Unilateral coverage OK. Setup no earlier than 10 am. All equipment must be in place by 11:00am. No standups or interviews (12:02 PM EST)

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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM House Judiciary subcommittee latest field hearing on online platforms and market power - Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee field hearing on 'Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 5: Competitors in the Digital Economy', with testimony from Sonos CEO Patrick Spence; PopSockets founder and CEO David Barnett; Basecamp CTO and co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson; and Tile Vice President and General Counsel Kirsten Daru

Location: University of Colorado Law School, 2450 Kittredge Loop Dr, Boulder, CO

Weblinks: http://judiciary.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/HouseJudiciary

Contacts: House Judiciary Committee, 1 202 225 3951

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Friday, Jan. 17 - Monday, Jan. 27 House breaks for Martin Luther King Day recess - House of Representatives breaks for Martin Luther King Day District Work Period * No votes in the chamber today

Weblinks: http://www.house.gov/

Contacts: House of Representatives Press Gallery, 1 202 225 3945