Subject: White House and Congressional Schedule 5.18.2016
From: "Price, Jenna" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 04:57:25 -0700

White House and Congressional Schedule

Wednesday, May 18

President's Schedule

In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will participate in a DNC roundtable. This roundtable at the Jefferson Hotel will be closed press.

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: NBC

Print: Newsday

Radio: VOA

EDT

9:30AM          In-Town Pool Call Time

10:30AM        THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

3:50PM           THE PRESIDENT participates in a DNC roundtable

The Jefferson Hotel

Closed Press (In-Town Travel Pool Gather Time 3:10PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)

Briefing Schedule

12:45PM         Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest

Vice President's Schedule

In the morning, the Vice President will attend the President's Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

In the afternoon, the Vice President will depart Washington, DC en route Columbus, Ohio.

At 2:30 PM, the Vice President will deliver remarks on the economy at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Headquarters. These remarks will be open press. Media inquiries and RSVPs can be directed to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Afterwards, the Vice President will depart Columbus, Ohio en route Washington, DC.

House

The House reconvenes at noon for legislative business. The chamber is expected to complete consideration of a bill (HR 4909) that would reauthorize national defense for FY 2017 and to consider a bill (HR 5243) that would appropriate funds to respond to the Zika virus. It is also expected to begin consideration of a bill (HR 4974) that would appropriate funds for military construction and the Veterans Affairs Department for FY 2017.

Senate

The Senate will reconvene at 9:30 a.m. Following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour. The Senate will then resume consideration of the expected legislative vehicle (HR 2577) for a fiscal 2017 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs appropriations measure. Time during adjournment and morning hour will be considered post-cloture debate on the Blunt, R-Mo., amendment no. 3900, as modified, with the 30 hours of post-cloture debate concluding at approximately 9:40 p.m.