President Biden’s Tuesday: Talking to the press about addressing opportunities and risks of AI. Later, flying to California to unveil more than $600 million in federal spending to address impacts of climate change—and to engage in campaign fundraising, per the Los Angeles Times. ICYMI, the White House plans to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, as the new Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
What’s Happening on Capitol Hill: Not much going on today. On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.”