President Trump’s Wednesday: Honoring the Bay of Pigs veterans, then meeting with state attorneys general on protecting consumers from social media abuses.
What’s Happening on Capitol Hill: RBG will lie in repose at the Supreme Court today and tomorrow. House Oversight announced they will hold two days of hearings next week with pharmaceutical company executives on drug pricing.
We also have an update on government funding. Last week, the Trump administration was rumored to be considering providing $300 million in aid to refiners with funds from within USDA—a plan denounced by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. In response, the stop-gap deal would prohibit financial aid to oil refiners that have been denied biofuel waivers. It also prohibits the Commodity Credit Corporation or USDA from “providing payments or otherwise supporting fossil fuel refiners and importers,” according to a summary of the bill.
In the meantime, several hearings today:
10:00 AM ET | Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee: COVID-19: An Update on the Federal Response
10:00 AM ET | House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health: Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic
11:00 AM ET | House Science Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight: Data for Decision-Making: Responsible Management of Data During COVID-19 and Beyond