Swamp Sunrise

Posted by Mark Silva at 6:15 am CST

Censure of the president and immigration reform are only a couple of the most controversial plates on the table of the Swamp today:

8:30 am CST: Senate resumes consideration of S.2454, the Border Security bill. There will be no roll call votes in the Senate today.

9 am CST: House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on "The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health.'' 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.

9 am CST: CHRISTIAN DEFENSE COALITION AND THE NATIONAL CLERGY COUNCIL hold rally and vigil to lay red roses in front of the Supreme Court to honor the legacy of Terri Schiavo, followed by a news conference. One First Street NE., D.C.

9 am CST: THE CLIMATE POLICY CENTER holds a seminar with Mark Eakin, coordinator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Watch, on a new study indicating a relationship between heat stress and coral bleaching in the Caribbean. 1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

9 am: THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a panel discussion on "Energy: Under Threat in the Western Hemisphere?" U.S. energy policy, real versus imagined threats in South America, and what the U.S. should do about them, will be discussed. 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE, D.C.

9:30 am CST: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on "The call to censure the president.'' Several lawyers participating, including John Dean, White House Counsel to Nixon. 216 Hart Senate Office Building.

9:30 am CST: Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, holds a briefing on "growing opposition'' to requirements that election ballots be printed in languages other than English. National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW., D.C.

10 am: The European Union delegation to the United States holds a weekly "entre nous'' briefing for journalists, 2300 M St. NW. D.C.

10 am CST: Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., holds a news conference with her lawyer on an incident with a U.S. Capitol Police officer. Cannon Terrace, Cannon House Office Building.

11 am: THE ISRAEL PROJECT holds a discussion with Yossi Olmert, brother of acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, on "Israeli Elections 2006: What Does the New Government Mean for Israel and for Peace?" 2020 K Street NW, Suite 7600, D.C

11:30 am CST: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a discussion with Tam Nguyen, global policy coordinator for Chevron, and Raj Kumar, president of the Development Executive Group, on "Emerging Challenges in Corporate Responsibility.'' 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW., D.C.
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Noon CST: THE WOODROW WILSON CENTER AND CORNELL IN WASHINGTON hold symposium on "Red and Blue America: The Political Map of the New Century." One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, D.C.