WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Wednesday’s public schedules for the White House, Treasury, the Capitol and for upcoming economic data and Federal Reserve events:
The White House
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021
In the morning, the President will attend a mass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day in Wilmington, Delaware. This event will be closed press.
Then, the President will depart Wilmington, Delaware en route Washington, DC. The departure from Delaware Air National Guard Base will be covered by the travel pool. The arrival at the South Lawn will be covered by the in-town pool.
Later, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will host H.E. Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Ireland, for a virtual bilateral meeting. They will reaffirm the deep, historic partnership and extraordinary people-to-people ties between the United States and Ireland. This meeting in the Oval Office will have a pool spray at the top.
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: Christian Science Monitor
Radio: ABC
Out-of-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: Wall Street Journal
Radio: NPR
EDT
6:00 AM Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time
8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT attends a mass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day
Wilmington, Delaware
Closed Press
9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
9:40 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Wilmington, DE en route Washington, DC
Delaware Air National Guard Base
Out-of-Town Travel Pool Coverage
9:50 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief
En route Washington, DC
Closed Press
10:35 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
In-Town Pool Coverage (Final Gather 10:15 AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts H.E. Micheál Martin, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, for a virtual bilateral meeting
Oval Office
Pool Spray at the Top (Gather Time 12:40 PM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
Briefing Schedule
11:00 AM Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials
3:00 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
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WEEK AHEAD GUIDANCE FOR
THE WEEK OF MARCH 16– MARCH 19
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The President will host H.E. Micheál Martin, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, for a virtual bilateral meeting. They will reaffirm the deep, historic partnership and extraordinary people-to-people ties between the United States and Ireland.
Thursday, March 17, 2021
The Secretary of State and National Security Adviser meet with their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska Thursday.
The Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense are spending three days visiting Japan and South Korea
Friday, March 19, 2021
The President and the Vice President will travel to Georgia as part of the Help Is Here tour to highlight how the American Rescue Plan helps Americans and their families.
Daily Guidance for Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen
Wednesday
Secretary Yellen will participate via teleconference in the first periodic Public Meeting in 2021 of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). This event is open press.
The Senate Thursday
10:30 a.m.: Convenes and at 11:30a ET votes to confirm Katherine C. Tai to be United States Trade Representative.
The House Thursday
Convenes at 10a ET. (After Friday the House will have no floor votes until April 13.)
The House will take up the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the resolution ending the deadline for states to ratify the ERA. Friday, the House ends the week by voting to prevent automatic spending cuts to Medicare. On Thursday the House will consider two individual immigration bills that provide paths for citizenship for “DREAMers” and migrant farmworkers.
(With Tuesday’s resignation of Rep Debra Haaland to become Secretary of the Interior the House now has 430 voters, 219 Democrats, 211 Republicans.)
Upcoming US Economic Data
Wednesday, March 17, 7a US MBA wkly mortgage applications
Wednesday, March 17 – 8:30a US Feb Housing Starts; prvs +6.0%
Wednesday, March 17 – 10:30a US EIA wkly petroleum stocks
Wednesday, March 17 – 2p FOMC policy statement; quarterly ‘dot plot’
Wednesday, March 17 – 2:30p Fed Chair Powell post-FOMC news conf
Thursday, March 18 – 8:30a US wkly jobless benefit claims
Thursday, March 18 – 8:30a Philly Fed Mfg Survey; prvs 23.1
Thursday, March 18 – 10a – US Feb Conf Brd leading econ indicators; prvs +0.5%
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