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Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be at the "Hold Their Feet To The Fire" conference.

-The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee holds a forum to highlight the urgent need for comprehensive health insurance reform.

-The House Republican Conference holds a closed meeting, beginning at 9 a.m., on party matters.

-Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz.; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.; Kristan Hawkins, mother of a child with cystic fibrosis and founder of HealthcareforGunner.com; Barb Farlow, mom of Annie, a patient with Trisomy 13 and "victim of Canadian government-run healthcare"; Stefan Antohi, 22 year old patient with Cystic Fibrosis; and Carrie Holt, mom of Toby, a 2 and a half year old with spina bifida hold a news conference with parents of disabled children on health care reform.

-The Brookings Institution holds a discussion on "A Year in Turmoil: Banking, Financial Institutions, U.S. Financial Market Regulation, Financial Markets, Global Financial Crisis."

-Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.; Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. hold a news conference with married same-sex couples, on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law which "discriminates against lawfully married same-sex couples."

-Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass.; Timothy Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation; and Reid Detchon, vice president of Energy and Climate at the United Nations Foundation holds a conference call briefing, beginning at 11:30 a.m., on "multiple efforts to secure a new international climate agreement."

-House Financial Services Committee ranking Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala.; Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla.; Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.; Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas; Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill.; Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas; Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif.; and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., hold a news conference on "The Anniversary of the Government Intervention in the Financial Markets and the Need for Regulatory Reform."

-House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. holds his weekly pen and pad only news briefing.

-The Bipartisan Policy Center and its National Security Initiative hold an event to release an updated report on U.S. foreign policy toward Iran, "Meeting the Challenge: Time is Running Out."