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reports a bipartisan group of 72 House lawmakers have written to US Trade Representative Tai asking the Administration "to seek the elimination of Vietnam's tariffs on American pork and address other restrictions as it engages with the Southeast Asian country over currency and trade practices." Vietnam

al appropriations (virtual) - Brookings Institution hosts online conversation with Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro to discuss her vision and goals for the House Committee on Appropriations under her leadership. Keynote remarks followed by panel discussion with Brookings Center for Effective Public Management Deputy D

Plowshares Legal Director Maureen Siedor; and High Ground Veterans Advocacy founder and President Kristofer Goldsmith; plus written statements from Vietnam Veterans of America, and National Organization of Veterans Advocates; 2:00 PM • Defense Subcommittee closed markup hearing on Fiscal Year 2021 app

t on how the Chinese government has exploited or could exploit the pandemic to undermine the interests of the US and its allies." Rose, who sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security and is co- chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on National Security, said, "From the opioid epidemic, to trade, to our intellectua

troops we lose. War cost esti- mates usually don't include those things. But they have to be paid. We still are paying for %rid War II, Korea and Vietnam, but histo- rians and budget planners have closed the books. The costs turn up now in the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. Every veteran and

crisp, confident and competent response and Secretary Chertoff was clearly front and center." Rep. Bennie Thompson, U-Miss., minority leader on the House Committee on Homeland Security, said: "He did a credible job. He did not create hysteria among the traveling public, he provided a clear message to the tr