WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury Department, the State Department, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data:
The White House
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
| In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President will sign the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room. The President and the Vice President will deliver remarks. This event will be pooled press. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: ABC Print: BuzzFeed Radio: NPR EDT 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press 12:00 PM In-Town Pool Call Time 3:30 PM THE PRESIDENT signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law; THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT deliver remarks East Room In-House Pool Coverage (Final Gather 3:10 PM – Palm Room Doors) Briefing Schedule 11:00 AM Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials Participants will include: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator |
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Thursday – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will testify for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. The hearing will be livestreamed here: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/ways-and-means-committee-hearing-presidents-proposed-fiscal-year-2022-budget-0.
The Secretary will also host a bilateral meeting with Mexican Finance Minister Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This meeting will continue the tradition of close U.S.-Mexico coordination on economic priorities, including responding effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting a robust economic recovery, ending the global race to the bottom by committing to a global minimum tax, and deepening cooperation to address the root causes of migration from Central America. This meeting is closed press with a pool spray at the top.
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will travel to Baltimore, Maryland to meet with leaders at Morgan State University to discuss their efforts to educate the next generation of leaders and Treasury’s Equity Review. Later, he will meet with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott to discuss how the American Rescue Plan is helping cities recover from the pandemic. Lastly, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will visit the Druid Heights Community Development Corporation to highlight the Administration’s proposals to increase accessible, affordable housing.
State Department
Thursday– Secretary of State Blinken returns with President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. from his bilateral meeting with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.
State Department news briefngs, when held, are usually about 2 p.m. It is not known if one will be scheduled for Thursday.
The Senate
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 a.m.: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
The House
Thursday – The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 17, 2021.
UPCOMING ECONOMIC DATA AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Thursday, June 16 – 8:30a ET US wkly initial jobless benefit claims (350k expected; prvs 376K)
Thursday, June 16 – 8:30a ET US Philly Fed mfg index (May 31.5)
Thursday, June 16 – 10a ET US May leading indicator (+1.1% expected; Apr +1.6%, Mar +1.3%)
Friday, June 17 – 1p ET Baker-Hughes wkly rig count (pvs US +5/461)
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