Subject: White House and Congressional Schedule 5.17.2016
From: "Price, Jenna" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 04:44:15 -0700

White House and Congressional Schedule

Tuesday, May 17

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-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: FOX

Print: National Journal

Radio: Talk Media News

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

Briefing Schedule

12:45PM         Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest

Vice President's Schedule

At 1:15 PM, the Vice President will administer the ceremonial swearing-in for U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson. This event at the State Department will be closed press.

At 8:00 PM, the Vice President will attend and deliver remarks at the opening performance of IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture.These remarks at the Kennedy Center will be open press.

House

The House reconvenes at noon for legislative business and is expected to consider a measure under suspension of the rules. The chamber is expected to consider a Democratic motion to instruct conferees on a bill (S 524) that would address the opioid epidemic through grants for opioid treatment services and the promotion of investigative and education efforts. The chamber is also expected to begin consideration of a bill (HR 4909) that would reauthorize national defense for FY 2017.

Senate

The Senate reconvenes at 10 a.m. Following leader remarks, the chamber will resume consideration of the expected vehicle for a fiscal 2017 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs appropriations measure. Up to three votes on cloture on amendments are expected to take place at 2:30 p.m. The chamber is expected to recess from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. for weekly caucus lunches.