All eyes are on the US Senate this morning as former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by President Trump, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and Russian collusion with the Trump Campaign.
Comey’s written testimony can be viewed here, or you may watch the hearing live here.
This morning President Trump tweeted that he intends to nominate Christopher Wray to replace James Comey as FBI director. Wray served in the George W. Bush administration as assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division. More recently and in the private sector, Wray represented New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during the “bridgegate” scandal.
Yesterday, the White House announced that Dr. Francis Collins will continue to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Collins has led the NIH since 2009 and previously led the NIH Human Genome Research Institute.
Earlier this year, a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders wrote a letter to the President asking him to keep Collins.
Here is a selection of committee meetings this week.
United States Senate
Senate Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION/FUTURE YEARS
June 6, 9:30 a.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
EDUCATION BUDGET
June 6, 10 a.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
DEFENSE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION/FAMILY HOUSING BUDGET June 6, 2:30 p.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET
June 6, 10 a.m., 342 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
ARMY BUDGET
June 7, 10:30 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BUDGET
June 7, 2:30 p.m., 138 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
June 7, 9:30 a.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
HUD BUDGET
June 7, 2:30 p.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
FAA REAUTHORIZATION
June 7, 10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
FOSTERING COMMUNITY ECONOMIC GROWTH
June 8, 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
COMMERCE BUDGET
June 8, 10 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Appropriations
LABOR BUDGET
June 8, 10 a.m., 138 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Energy & Natural Resources
EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES COST REDUCTIONS
June 8, 10 a.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Finance
HHS BUDGET
June 8, 10 a.m., 215 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Select Intelligence
RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE
June 8, 10 a.m., 216 Hart Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
U.S. House of Representatives
House Budget
PRO-GROWTH POLICIES
June 7, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
House Appropriations
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BUDGET
June 7, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Appropriations
NASA BUDGET /
June 8, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Appropriations
INTERIOR BUDGET
June 8, 9:30 a.m., 2007 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Energy & Commerce
HHS HEALTH CARE CYBERSECURITY
June 8, 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Science, Space & Technology
NASA BUDGET
June 8, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Transportation & Infrastructure
FAA AUTHORIZATION
June 8, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
House Veterans’ Affairs
VA AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATES
June 8, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Veterans’ Affairs
GI BILL PROCESSING /
June 8, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Ways & Means
HHS BUDGET
June 8, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
This week both chambers are in recess. The Senate returns to DC on Monday, June 5th, and the House returns Tuesday, June 6th.