Review – Committee Hearings – Week of 2-9-25

This week with both the House and Senate in Washington, the hearing schedule picks up a bit over last week. There is one hearing in the House on port security issues. The Senate continues their work on presidential nominations, but they do expand the list of topics covered, including an FY 2025 budget resolution markup.

Port Security

On Tuesday the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security of the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on “Examining the PRC's Strategic Port Investments in the Western Hemisphere and the Implications for Homeland Security, Part I”.

Nomination Hearings

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a business meeting to vote on the Patel nomination.

There are two other nomination hearings scheduled this week for committees to hear testimony from the nominees:

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Lori M. Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor, and

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education

Budget Hearings

On Wednesday and Thursday the Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to hold a business meeting to conduct a markup of their version of the FY 2025 Budget.

 

For more information about these hearings, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/committee-hearings-week-of-2-9-25 - subscription required.