Power Play: Washington Week in Review February 15

WHITE HOUSE UPDATES

Wednesday, February 17

Coronavirus:

Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
President Biden Announces New Actions to Expand and Improve COVID-19 Testing

Ebola: Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Cases of Ebola

Friday, February 19

Coronavirus:

Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
President Biden Delivers Remarks at Pfizer Manufacturing Site

Nominees: President Biden Announces Key Nominees of His Health and Human Service, Education, and Veteran Affairs Teams

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

Monday, February 15

Energy and Commerce: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Welcomes First Day of Special Enrollment Period on Healthcare.gov

Friday, February 19

Coronavirus:

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Holds Hearing on Science of COVID-19 Vaccines and Encouraging Vaccine Uptake
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Holds Briefing on Ensuring Equity in Coronavirus Vaccinations

Nominees: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Applauds Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Budget: House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY), Releases Legislative Text for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

REGULATORY UPDATES

Tuesday, February 16

HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Biden-Harris Administration Staff Appointments

EVENTS

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Nomination of Xavier Becerra to Serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services

Tuesday, February 23, 10:00 AM

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing: “Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines”

Tuesday, February 23, 10:30 AM

House Committee on Appropriations