Hill Heat

Subcommittee hearing.

Join Metro DC DSA for a conversation on socialist climate politics with Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Georgetown professor, DSA member, and author of Reconsidering Reparations and Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else).

The neoliberal climate agenda has failed us, and as we face down four years of backsliding on environmental issues at the federal level, the need for locally-driven movements to advance transformative climate justice policy and build the green new deal from the ground up has never been more urgent. Join us for an open discussion with Dr. Táíwò, followed by an interactive session to learn about DC’s local GND campaigns and strategize about the path forward.

At the Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC

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By cutting funds to lifesaving research and medical care, the Trump administration is abandoning families who are suffering and costing taxpayers billions of dollars. These cuts are dangerous to our health, and dangerous to our economy.

On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 workers across the country are standing up and demanding NO cuts to education and life-saving research.

Upper Senate Park, 4 pm

Sponsored by UAW, AFT, AFSCME, SEIU, HELU, CWA, NEA, UE, Labor for Higher Education, Stand Up For Science, American Association of University Professors, Debt Collective.

The Trump administration, Elon Musk, and DoGE are targeting federal workers who work to make government services better and fairer for everyone. We’re fighting back.

The federal government has unlawfully fired workers simply because they think their political beliefs are different from the Trump Administration. This is a political purge, and we won’t stand for it.

On March 26th, the ACLU filed a class action complaint to demand their reinstatement. And we need YOU to show up and rally with us.

Join us for a rally to call out this blatant attack on civil liberties and make sure the world knows: We will not be silenced.

When: Tuesday, April 8th at 11 AM EST
Where: Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC

This isn’t just about fired federal workers- it’s about all of us. It’s about our basic first amendment rights and civil liberties. It’s about refusing to tolerate an authoritarian political purge. If they can fire people simply because they think their political beliefs and values clash with the president’s agenda,, they can come for anyone. This kind of retaliation is a violation of federal employees’ fundamental rights under the First Amendment.

RSVP now and help us fight back.

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 839 (Rep. Arrington), To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
• H.R. 1809 (Rep. Quigley), Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
• H.R. 2293 (Rep. Ezell, R-Miss.), Cormorant Relief Act of 2025, to allow catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to continue to cull predatory double-crested cormorants
• H.R. 2316 (Rep. Hurd, R-Colo.), Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025, to continue the excise tax on firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment for wildlife habitat conservation though 2033

Subcommittee hearing.

Subcommittee hearing.

At Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building Auditorium at 330 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20237

Witnesses:

• Witnesses and testimonies:, David Marroni, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office
• John Hart, Chief Executive Officer, Open the Books
• Ron Kendall (Minority Witness), Executive Chairman Emeritus, National Federal Development Association

Full committee hearing.

Nominees:

• Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice Xochitl Torres Small, resigned
• Tyler S. Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, vice Janie Simms Hipp

Stephen Alexander Vaden was the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, and a Member of the Board of the Commodity Credit Corporation, during Trump’s first term. Vaden worked at Jones Day and Patton Boggs. Vaden serves as a judge on the United States Court of International Trade following his confirmation by the United States Senate on November 18, 2020, and appointment by President Donald J. Trump on December 21, 2020. Vaden helped the National Pork Producers Council in its unsuccessful attempt suit with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn California’s Proposition 12 , the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act.

Tyler S. Clarkson is a Federalist Society member who works as an Associate General Counsel at a synthetic biology company handling all regulatory and compliance matters. Clarkson previously served as the Deputy General Counsel, Principal Deputy General Counsel, and Acting General Counsel at USDA during Trump’s first term. He also worked as a Counselor to the Administrator at OIRA. Previously, he worked as an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer focusing largely on global investigations. Clarkson attended college and law school at UVA; while in law school, Clarkson served as the president of the UVA Law Federalist Society chapter.

They can attack us but we’re not backing down from defending the programs that Americans need.

Join us Tuesday: fired federal workers, contractors, and friends. With AFGE President Everett B. Kelley!

Meet at the Hart Building Atrium, 120 Constitution Ave.

Lunch provided.

The DC Local Funds Act (S. 1077) has been held at House Speaker Mike Johnson’s desk since March 18 and every day that goes by costs DC $5.5 million in funding for our schools, first responders, transit, and more.

We need the House to swiftly pass the Senate’s version of this bill to prevent dramatic reductions in services that keep DC running. A bipartisan coalition of leaders agree, and now is the time to make it happen.

On Monday April 7, join Free DC, CARE, the Washington Teachers’ Union, SBOE Reps LaJoy Johnson Law, Ben Williams, and Jacques Patterson, DC Action, the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO, Empower Ed, DC Shadow Senator Ankit Jain, Rep. Oye Owolewa, and the powerful community of DCPS students and families for Recess at the Capitol Part 2. Join us starting at 9:30 AM at Spirit of Justice Park (South Capitol St. & C St. SW) for a rally followed by a full day of office visits. Come any time and visit offices for as long as you are able and help make sure the House passes this crucial legislation.

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