Senate hearing to examine US military needs in Korea

{mosads}Later in the week, members of the Armed Services Committee will hear from newly confirmed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Senators are beginning work on the Defense Authorization Request for 2014. Hagel will testify Thursday about Pentagon budget needs.

On Thursday, Hagel will also speak to the situation in Syria. Some Republicans on the committee have argued that the U.S. should do more to aid Syrian rebels fighting against the violent regime of President Bashar Assad. Assad has killed thousands of his own people for protesting against him.

Details on these and other committee hearings follow:

Senate Armed Services

– April 9, “Oversight: U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea”

9:30 a.m., G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

– April 9, “Oversight: Emerging Counterterrorism Threats”

2:30 p.m., 222 Russell Senate Office Building

– April 11, “Oversight: Defense Authorization Request”

9:30 a.m., G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– April 11, “Oversight: Situation in Syria”

2:30 p.m., G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

– April 11, “Outsourcing Accountability? Examining the Role of Independent Consultants”

10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Budget

– April 10, “The Nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget”

10:30 a.m., 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– April 11, “The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal”

2 p.m., 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet

– April 9, “State of Rural Communications”

10:30 a.m., 253 Russell Senate Office Building

– April 10, “Expanding the Panama Canal: What Does it Mean for American Freight and Infrastructure?”

2:30 p.m., 253 Russell Senate Office Building

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

– April 9, “To Consider the Nomination of Dr. Ernest Moniz to be the Secretary of Energy”

10 a.m., 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Environment and Public Works

– April 11, “The Nomination of Gina McCarthy to be Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency”

10:30 a.m., 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Finance

– April 9, “The Nomination of Marilyn Tavenner to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services”

10 a.m., 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– April 11, “The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget”

2:30 p.m., 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

– April 10, “The Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013”

10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– April 11, “A New, Open Marketplace: The Effect of Guaranteed Issue and New Rating Rules”

10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs

– April 9, “The Nomination of Sylvia Burwell to be Director, Office of Management and Budget”

2:30 p.m., 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

– April 10, “Border Security: Frontline Perspectives on Progress and Remaining Challenges”

9:30 a.m., 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Indian Affairs

– April 10, “Identifying Barriers to Indian Housing Development and Finding Solutions”

2:15 p.m., 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Judiciary Committee

Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism

– April 9, “Current Issues in Campaign Finance Law Enforcement”

10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building