WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data:
The White House
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021
| In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President and the Vice President will receive a briefing from members of their COVID-19 team on the COVID-19 response and the state of vaccinations. This meeting will be closed press. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: CBS Print: The Guardian Radio: NPR EST 9:30 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 9:45 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the President’s Daily Brief Oval Office Closed Press 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive a COVID-19 briefing Oval Office Closed Press Briefing Schedule 12:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki ### |
RECAPPING WEEK AHEAD GUIDANCE FOR
THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 – FEBRUARY 19
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
The President will travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan to tour a Pfizer manufacturing site and meet with the workers who are producing the COVID-19 vaccine.
Friday, February 19, 2021
The President will participate in a G7 virtual meeting to discuss plans to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild the global economy.
The President will deliver remarks on the importance of our transatlantic ties at a virtual event hosted by the Munich Security Conference.
UPDATED: President Joe Biden to Travel to Michigan
The President’s visit to Kalamazoo, Michigan has been rescheduled to Friday, February 19. The President will tour a Pfizer manufacturing site and meet with the workers who are producing the COVID-19 vaccine. The trip will be pooled press.
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Daily Guidance for Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen
Thursday, February 18, 2021
– Secretary Yellen will participate in a virtual conversation at this year’s winter meeting of The Business Council. She will address the economic outlook, the macro benefits of fiscal relief, including the importance of the American Rescue Plan, and the need to ensure a robust, comprehensive recovery. The event is closed press.
The U.S. Senate
Out until Monday, Feb. 22
| The U.S. House | |
| No roll call votes are scheduled to take place until Feb 22. In the meantime, House committees are working on their portions of COVID-19 relief proposal they have been instructed to do in the House-Senate budget reconciliation resolution. Mark-up sessions beginning. At noon the House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on the GameStop phenomenon. The witnesses are: Vlad Tenev, Chief Executive Officer, Robinhood Markets, Inc. Kenneth C. Griffin, Chief Executive Officer, Citadel LLC Gabriel Plotkin, Chief Executive Officer, Melvin Capital Management LP Steve Huffman, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, RedditKeith Gill | |
U.S. Data
Thursday, Feb 18 – 8:30a ET– US Jan Housing Starts
Thursday, Feb 18 – 8:30a – US weekly initial jobless benefit claims
Thursday, Feb 18 – 11:00a – US EIA oil stocks (normally Wednesday)
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