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Congressional Correspondent Benny Martinez will be covering Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert’s appearance before the a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on immigration.

The Washingtion Bureau will be covering:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) weekly news conference.

Remarks on challenges surrounding the BP oil spill, which will be delivered by Administrator Lisa Jackson; National Gulf Oilspill Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen, former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; and Ron Carlee, executive in residence of the International City/County Management Association.

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Congressional Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be covering a briefing with the Community Access National Network on the need for increased fudning for the AIDS Drug Assistance program in nine states.


The Washington Bureau will be covering:

-House Small Business Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y.; Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus hold a news conference on immigration.

-A conference call briefing with Sudan Now to discuss Preisdent Obama’s meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Sudan.

-The release of a report on the State of Higher Education for LGBT College Students from Campus Pride.

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United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering press conference with Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela.

Correspondent Justin Duckham will be covering a news briefing with Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell.

The Washington Bureau will be covering:

The Senate’s debate over the Defense Authorization bill.

A pen and pad briefing with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)

A stakeout following the Senate Policy Committees’ luncheon meetings.

A news conference with Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Senate Indian Affairs Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me.) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on a stand-alone Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) bill that would require sellers of electricity to retail customers to obtain certain percentages of their electric supply from renewable energy resources.


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Today the Washington Bureau will be covering:

Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the report of the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel. Witness(es): Former Defense Secretary William Perry and former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, co-chairman of the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel, testify

Senate Small Business Chairwoman Mary Landrieu, D-La. delivers remarks at a roundtable discussion on “Entrepreneurship for the Next Generation: Harnessing the Power of Young Entrepreneurs in a Changing Economic Landscape.”

The Senate Democratic/Republican Policy Committees hold their weekly policy committee closed luncheon meetings, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

The Center for American Progress (CAP) Action Fund holds a discussion on a new report, “The GOP’s $10 Trillion Giveaway: The Republican Jobs Plan Would Spend Trillions on Ineffective, Budget-Busting Tax Breaks for the Rich and Corporations.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; and Neera Tanden, Michael Linden and Pat Garofalo of the Center for American Progress Action Fund

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The Washington Bureau will be covering:

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.; Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas; Rep. John Fleming, R-La.; Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio; and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb. hold a news conference on the 100 day anniversary of the Gulf oil spill.

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” FBI Director Robert Mueller will testify.

The House Appropriations Committee State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee hearing on “Oversight of U.S. Civilian Assistance for Afghanistan.” Richard Holbrooke, State Department special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan; and Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development will testify.

The Brookings Institution will hold a discussion on “Fiscal Accomplishments and Budget Update.”Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag; and William Gale, senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution will testify.

Democratic National Committee Chairman, former Gov. Tim Kaine, D-Va. and Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. will hold a news conference in advance of the “August Congressional recess to highlight the real Republican agenda for America, how Republicans would move America backwards and a new Democratic party strategy to communicate the Republicans’ plans to the American people.”

Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla.; Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. will hold a news conference to discuss the need for a bipartisan energy bill that “doesn’t kill jobs or increase energy costs.”

MomsRising will hold an event to deliver the book, “Even Super Moms Can’t Fight All Germs! We Need Paid Sick Days,” a collection of stories from parents in every state across the country who need paid sick days.

Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.; and Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. will hold a pen and pad media availability to discuss negative impacts of the health care law on small businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Center for American Progress Action Fund President and CEO John Podesta; and Neal Smatresk, president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will hold a conference call briefing to focus on the importance of developing clean energy industry to create jobs and fuel economic recovery.