WASHINGTON \u2014 Congress\u2019 first real week of work in 2018 begins this Monday, when both chambers return to the capital facing another round of looming budget deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawmakers have until Jan. 19 to reach a new budget deal or risk a government shutdown. Work continued on the impasse through the holiday break, but neither Republican or Democratic leaders have indicated that they are willing to make major sacrifices to move the process forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That unresolved work from last year won\u2019t slow down the demands of this year\u2019s legislative session. President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union speech is scheduled for Jan. 30, and his fiscal 2019 budget proposal is due in early February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House Armed Services Committee officials will delve into some of those early defense budget issues on Wednesday, when Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist testifies on Capitol Hill about military financial readiness and congressional demands for better efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, Jan. 9 <\/strong> Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":79364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[8,160,36,19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3424],"class_list":["post-37297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress","category-daily-news-roundup","category-newsletters","category-pentagon"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"NJ2IO3UUPNEHPBJ2NZSHUSPDNY","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/08\/this-week-in-congress-first-real-week-back-for-lawmakers\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n
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\nSenate Health \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen 430
\nOpioid Crisis<\/i>
\nThe full committee will hear from outside experts on opioid abuse issues and the impact on America.
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\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen 419
\nCuba<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will talk to outside experts about attacks on U.S. diplomats in Cuba.
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\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nChina<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on emerging threats will hear from outside experts on China’s technology development and the impact on U.S. security strategy.
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\nWednesday, Jan. 10<\/strong>
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\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nDefense audit <\/i>
\nDefense Department Comptroller David Norquist will testify before the committee on the military\u2019s Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation plan.
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nNational security sanctions<\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on issues surrounding sanctions and other financial penalties against hostile adversaries.
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\nHouse Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334
\nHome loans<\/i>
\nVA and outside experts will testify before the economic opportunity subcommittee on so-called \u201chome loan churning\u201d practices and the effect on veterans.
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nRegional elections<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will hear from outside experts on the potential impact of regional elections on American security.
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\nThursday, Jan. 11<\/strong>
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\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen 419
\nISIS<\/i>
\nState Department officials will testify before the committee on U.S. policy in Syria and the Middle East following the fall of ISIS.
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