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Today's Events
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Senate Session
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Situation in Iraq
Warner, John W., U.S. Senator, R-VA
Levin, Carl, U.S. Senator, D-MI
Rumsfeld, Donald, Secretary, Department of Defense
Myers, Richard B., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Abizaid, John, Commander, U.S. Central Command
Casey, George W. Jr., Commander, U.S. Army, Iraq Task Force
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the situation in Iraq. Witness include Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Richard Myers, and Central Command Commander General John Abizaid.
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House Session
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Training for First Responders
King, Pete, U.S. Representative, R-NY
Pascrell, William J. Jr., U.S. Representative, D-NJ
Kelly, Raymond, Commissioner, New York Police Department
The Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, of the House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on anti-terrorism training for first-responders.
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U.S.-China Economic Relations
Baucus, Max, U.S. Senator, D-MT
Grassley, Charles E., U.S. Senator, R-IA
Greenspan, Alan, Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
Collins, Susan M., U.S. Senator, R-ME
Bayh, Evan, U.S. Senator, D, Indiana
Stabenow, Debbie, U.S. Senator, D-MI
Graham, Lindsey, U.S. Senator, R, South Carolina
Snow, John W., Secretary, Department of the Treasury
The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on U.S.-China economic relations. The first panel focuses on the legislation by Senator Collins (R-ME) and Senator Bayh (D-IN) that would extend U.S. countervailing duty law to non-market economies such as China. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow address the U.S. trade deficit and the valuation of China's currency in the second panel of this hearing. Industry witness testify on the experiences of U.S. exporters seeking to gain access in China in the final panel of this hearing.
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House Minority Leader News Conference
In a weekly press availability, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters about the Democratic agenda and legislation being considered in Congress. Following her remarks, she answers questions from the reporters.
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Mississippi v. Edgar Ray Killen, Day 7
Edgar Ray Killen was sentenced on three counts of manslaughter for the June 21, 1964, deaths of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The reputed Klansman was indicted for murder for the slaying of three civil rights workers who were in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 as part of a movement to register blacks to vote and help run educational programs in the South. The trial Mississippi v. Edgar Ray Killen was held at the Neshoba County Courthouse. Coverage was provided by WJTV (Jackson, MS) for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
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Iraq Security Forces
Hunter, Duncan, U.S. Representative, R-CA
Rumsfeld, Donald, Secretary, Department of Defense
Myers, Richard B., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Abizaid, John, Commander, U.S. Central Command
Casey, George W. Jr., Commander, U.S. Army, Iraq Task Force
Petraeus, David, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the training of Iraqi security forces. Witness include Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Richard Myers.
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HIV Vaccine
Biden, Joseph R. Jr., U.S. Senator, D-DE
Lugar, Richard G., U.S. Senator, R-IN
Visclosky, Peter J., U.S. Representative, D, Indiana
Fauci, Anthony M.D., Director, National Inst. Allergy & Infect. Disease
Judd, Ashley, Actress
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on AIDS and the need to develop an effective HIV vaccine.
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