Saturday, September 15, 2018

CHPP Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot: Part One Saturday, September 15, 2018


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The Daily Brief:
Legislative Snapshot: Part One
Saturday, September 15, 2018

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The Trumpet


The Trumpet

A weekly email of highlights for--and requests for action from--the conservative world

September 14, 2018

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

1. President Trump issued an executive order to increase the security of American elections and protect against foreign interference therein. Learn more here.

Statement from the President

Fact Sheet

Text of the Executive Order

Presidential Message to Congress

2. The Census Bureau reported that typical family incomes rose to new record highs in 2017, and poverty subsided to pre-Obama-recession lows. More than 900,000 fewer people were living in poverty in 2017 than in 2016.

Meantime, small business optimism soared to the highest level ever recorded.

3. President Trump ordered closed the DC office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

4. White House National Security Adviser John Bolton sharply criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) and threatened to sanction the ICC after the global tribunal announced an investigation into alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan.

5. President Trump and Vice President Pence marked the somber 17th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

President Trump's Visit to the Flight 93 Memorial (Text of Remarks)

 Vice President Pence's Visit to the Pentagon

6. President Trump has ordered the pre-positioning of massive amounts of federal assets in the areas being (and likely to be) affected by Hurricane Florence. See the details here:

Fact Sheet

Prayers for everyone in the path of Hurricane Florence. Stay safe!


TIMELY REQUESTS
>> We would be grateful for any echoing of President Trump's call for work requirements in the farm bill for work-capable participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-and of the President's call for swift and fiscally responsible enactment of fiscal year 2019 funding, particularly for the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department.

>> Please continue to highlight all of the good economic news. Some new data and message points you could use are included in the links above.

>> And as always, we would appreciate amplification of any of the items in this or other recent editions of The Trumpet.
Thank you, and have a blessed weekend.

Paul Teller
Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
The White House
Paul.S.Teller@who.eop.gov

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Supreme Court Nominee


Recent Floor Activity


Congress Last Week


Homeland Security

NFL Security Chief Backs Bipartisan Drone Defense Bill


Tax Reform

House Republicans release second round of proposed tax cuts

House Democrats fight for tax cuts for the rich


Federal Spending

Speaker Ryan Touts Resources for Veterans, National Security in First Minibus Package

Legislators Reach Government Funding Agreement Through December 7

Watershed Moment as Three Appropriations Bills Clear on Time

Congress sends Trump its first spending bill for 2019

Congress proposes $90.5 billion in HHS appropriations, including opioid funding

Congress Again Blocks F-35 Transfers to Turkey


Commerce Policy

Concorde Could Fly Again as Congress Targets Supersonic Ban


Agriculture Policy

Farm bill reforms will get food stamps back to work for Americans


Congress

Too Soon for Rules Talk, Uneasy House Members Say

15 Members Pledge to Withhold Speaker Vote Without Rule Changes


Pending Activity


Senate Floor

Senate Floor Schedule
Program for Monday: Senate begins consideration of H.R. 6, Support for Patients and Communities Act, and S. 2554, Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, and votes on or in relation to amendments to, and passage of the bills, at 5:30 p.m.


Senate Committees

Senate Committee Meetings Schedule

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine Fintech, focusing on digitization, data, and technology.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Hearings to examine conflicts over ocean resources.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the implications of the reinterpretation of the Flores settlement agreement for border security and illegal immigration incentives.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine reducing health care costs, focusing on how transparency can lower spending and empower patients.

Armed Services
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Closed hearings to examine interagency coordination in the protection of critical infrastructure.


Thursday, September 20, 2018

Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine blackstart and other system restoration plans in the electric utility industry.


House Floor

House Floor Schedule
The House is in a district work period next week.


House Committees


Reference Links


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