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10 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Welcome to a busy week in DC: There are multiple hearings in Congress re: 1/6 attack - notable as the push to form an official 1/6 commission continues; there will be movement on the voting rights For The People Act in Senate +Biden meets w/ senior leadership on infrastructure
Also: expecting work to be done on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, maybe a vote, too. There are judicial nominations afoot in the Senate and Dr. Fauci and CDC dir. Walensky will pay Congress a visit to offer an update on the nation's pandemic response.
House GOP has a vote coming up this week as well that is expected to finally oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position. Rep Stefanik is in the wings to replace her.
cc: @CourthouseNews

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10 May
Coming up at 3PM ET: Michael Bolton, inspector general for the U.S. Capitol Police, comes back to Congress to offer the latest on his assessment of the 1/6 attack.

Background from when he was here a few weeks ago:
courthousenews.com/capitol-police…
Bolton will say his assessment found deficiencies at USCP ranging from outdated or vague guidance to a failure to report contact from threats to the lack of a counter-surveillance unit and regularly insufficient resources.
US Capitol Police IG Michael Bolton: "In regards to cultural change, we see that the Department needs to move away from the thought process as a traditional Police Department and move to the posture as a Protective Agency"
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10 May
Today's briefing pushed to 12:30 PM ET and will also feature Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall + Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger.
Briefing underway. Update on the Colonial Pipeline hack from deputy nat sec advisor Sherwood-Randall.
The pipeline was shutdown as a precautionary measure, since then, ongoing contact with WH and Biden is regularly briefed.
Colonial says it hasn't suffered damage and can come online again relatively quickly but safety is a priority given that it has never before had the pipeline taken down.
Dept of Energy, DOT, DoD, FBI and other energies have met over the weekend, in touch w/states to talk supply
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6 May
Where is your president? Per the WH: He is now in Louisiana where he was met by Guv John Bel Edwards. He goes first to Lake Charles. Traveling w/him this afternoon, among others, is Cedric Richmond the former House Rep for Louisiana who became Biden's assistant and senior advisor
More from the president's press pool: After leaving the airport, the motorcade passed signs saying “Build Our Bridge.” Upon arrival in town, 1 person waved a white Trump flag & more ppl there to support POTUS.
The pooler also reported that on the route, there is still damage from recent hurricanes visible, with plywood still up.
President Biden speaks after 2PM ET. You can catch the stream here. Local officials speaking now:
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6 May
Good morning. President Biden hits the road to Louisiana today. This afternoon, he'll talk about his American Jobs Plan near the Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. He's also visiting New Orleans and the Carrolton Water Plant. More later for @CourthouseNews.
Expecting to hear Biden stump for his infrastructure plan today. Get the people on the ground excited, show the condition of roads/bridges, make it undeniable. Perhaps it gets ppl to pressure their lawmakers.

Background on his plan via @JackRodgersCNS:
courthousenews.com/biden-signals-…
Related: You may recall the Senate just passed a water infrastructure bill to the tune of $35B. It goes to House next where it must pass for these funds to start flowing.
Read about what's inside the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act here:
courthousenews.com/senate-approve…
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5 May
Biden on Cheney: It seems the Republican party is trying to identify what it stands for & they are in the midst of a significant mini revolution going on in the Republican party.
@CourthouseNews
Biden on Cheney cont.: "I've been a D for a long time, we've had internal fights/disagreements, I don't remember any like this. [GOP] are further away from figuring out who they are and what they stand for than I thought at this point.
Can Biden still work w/McConnell when McConnell openly proclaims he is opposed to anything this administration would do?
Biden says he's heard McConnell say this in the past, and he was "able to get work done with him."
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5 May
Secy Vilsack during today's WH presser fields a Q on the nat'l climate bank - he met w/farmers this week and he said their response to it was positive; they understood it was the "opportunity of a lifetime" to create new revenue.
More on that:
courthousenews.com/to-tackle-risi…
Vilsack: Whether it's a fund, conservation or resources, or investments in tech that allow farmers to reuse methane - all of it has to be done w/priority to drive down emissions at the fore.
Vilsack on nat'l climate bank + renewable ag: "The USDA has enormous capacity and an enormous set of tools to provide the resources to the farm community to embrace this future."
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