| WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events: |
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE
FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. The Vice President will attend. This meeting in the Oval Office will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will convene a meeting of his Competition Council to announce new actions by his Administration to increase competition in the American economy, lower prices for consumers, and help entrepreneurs and small businesses thrive—a key pillar of Bidenomics. The Council will mark its two-year anniversary and fifth meeting since the President established it in his Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. This meeting in the State Dining Room will have an in-house pool spray at the top.
In the evening, the President and the First Lady will host the White House Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn. The Vice President will attend. This event on the South Lawn will be open press. [RSVP here by 9:00 AM]
In-Town Pool
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TV Corr & Crew: CNN
Print: Dallas Morning News
Radio: VOA
EDT
10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
12:15 PM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing; THE VICE PRESIDENT attends
Oval Office
Closed Press
3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT convenes a meeting of his Competition Council to announce new actions by his Administration to increase competition in the American economy, lower prices for consumers, and help entrepreneurs and small businesses thrive—a key pillar of Bidenomics
State Dining Room
In-House Pool Spray (Gather 2:40 PM – Palm Room Doors)
6:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host the White House Congressional Picnic; THE VICE PRESIDENT attends
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set 3:30 PM, Gather 5:45 PM – Palm Room Doors) [RSVP here by 9:00 AM]
Briefing Schedule
EDT
1:00 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The transcript ofTuesday’s briefing is at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/07/18/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-42/
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The President will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The President will discuss how his Bidenomics agenda is growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom up.
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TREASURY DEPT
Wednesday ‘ Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will meet with advisors ahead of engagements in Hanoi, Vietnam.
STATE DEPT
Wednesday – –Departmental news briefings when held on weekdays are around 1:15p ET and livestreamed on the state.gov site. /. The transcript of Tuesday’s 1:23p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-july-18-2023/
USTR
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Ambassador Tai will be in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ambassador Tai will meet with Kenya’s President, William Ruto. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will attend a lunch with Kenyan civil society leaders to discuss how local leaders can help support the bilateral economic and trade relationship. This event is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will host a roundtable discussion with local Nairobi businesses to learn more about how the U.S.-Kenyan bilateral trade relationship can facilitate increased investment and economic growth in both countries. This event is closed press.
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Ambassador Tai will be in Brussels, Belgium.
Ambassador Tai will meet with European Commission Executive Vice President, Valdis Dombrovskis. This meeting is closed press.
Friday, July 21, 2023
Ambassador Tai will be in Brussels, Belgium.
US HOUSE
Wednesday – Back at 9a ET
US SENATE
Wednesday – 9:45 a.m.: Convene and resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
UPCOMING US, CANADA AND JAPAN ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Wednesday, July 19 – 7a ET US MBA weekly mortgage applications
Wednesday, July 19 – 8:30a ET US housing starts/permits (prev 1.450/1.495 mln)
Elsewhere:
Wednesday, July 19 – 19:50 ET Japa June trade
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Thursday, July 20 – 8:30a ET US weekly initial jobless benefit claims
Thursday, July 20 – 8:30a ET US Philadelphia Fed manu. index (prev -13.7)
Thursday, July 20 – 10a ET US existing home sales (prev 4.30 mln)
Thursday, July 20 – 10a ET US leading index (prev -0.7%)
Thursday, July 20 – 10:30a ET US EIA Natural Gas Report
Thursday, July 20 – 16:30 ET US Fed balance sheet
Elsewhere:
Thursday, June 19 – 19:30 ET Japan June CPI
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Friday, July 21 – 8:30a ET Canada retail sales (prev -1.1%)
Friday, July 21 – 13:00 ET Baker Hughes rig count
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