Where we start the week - Bush approval ratings
How it stands:
| Watch | Wait |
|---|---|
| McCain Indecisive-Maverick Watch - No VP Choice | -13 wks, 5 days |
| Democratic Convention, 28-Aug | 11 wks, 2 days |
| Election Day, 2008 | 21 wks, 0 days |
Newscycle: Up for grabs. Could well be economics that headlines this week, mostly.
In the Senate (more from house in window below - lots of budget markup this week):
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 10, to continue hearings to examine U.S. credit markets, focusing on the securities underwriting practices at investment banks, 10 a.m., SD-538.
June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the condition of our nation's infrastructure, focusing on perspectives from our nation's mayors, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 10, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine national strategies for efficient freight movement, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
June 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact and policy implications of spyware on consumers and businesses, 3 p.m., SR-253.
June 12, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine supply chain security, focusing on the secure freight initiative and the implementation of 100 percent scanning, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 12, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the relationship between United States fuels policy and food prices, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: June 10, to hold hearings to examine issues relative to the 47 million Americans without health care insurance, focusing on the current health care marketplace, 10 a.m., SD-215.
June 12, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the United States Trade Preference programs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 11, to hold hearings to examine sovereign wealth funds, focusing on foreign policy consequences in an era of new money, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 12, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine addressing the United States-Pakistan strategic relationship, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 10, to hold hearings to examine the efficacy of coercive interrogation techniques, focusing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) role, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select House meetings:
June 10, Subcommittee Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on Addressing Gangs: What's Effective? What's Not? 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn. [Gangs as terrorists?]
Committee on Financial Services, June 10, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on H.R. 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
