Kurt Campbell currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and
Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council
since January 20, 2021. He was previously founding Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of The Asia Group, LLC, a
strategic advisory and capital management group. From 2009 to 2013,
Campbell served as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
Pacific Affairs. Earlier, he was the CEO and
Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Security and concurrently
served as the Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Chairman of the
Editorial Board of the Washington Quarterly. Among the other positions
he has held during his distinguished career, Campbell served as Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs, White
House Fellow at the Treasury Department, and as Director of the
Democracy Office at the National Security Council during the Clinton
Administration. Campbell was an Associate Professor of Public Policy at
Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and served in the US Navy
Reserves. He is the author or editor of ten books including The Pivot:
The Future of American Statecraft in Asia, Difficult Transitions: Why
Presidents Fail in Foreign Policy at the Outset of Power and Hard Power:
The New Politics of National Security. He received his B.A. from the
University of California, San Diego and his Doctorate in international
relations from Brasenose College at Oxford University where he was a
Distinguished Marshall Scholar. Campbell is the recipient of numerous
awards, including the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award.
Full committee
hearing
to examine Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act investments in habitat
and ecosystem restoration, pollinators, and wildlife crossings.
Witnesses:
Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Brian Fouch, P.E., Associate Administrator for Federal Lands, Federal
Highway Administration
On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a
mark-up
on the following bills:
H.R.
1449
(Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the
“CLEAN Act”, which requires the Department of the Interior to increase
the frequency of lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
and establishes deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling
permits.;
H.R.
3250
(Rep. Morelle), “National Museum of Play Recognition Act”;
H.R.
3396
(Rep. Harder), “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023”;
H.R.
5490
(Rep. Kiggans), “Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act” or
the “BEACH Act”;
On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an
oversight
hearing
titled “Examining Opportunities to Promote and Enhance Tribal Forest
Management.”
H.R. 2365, National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act (Reps. Bilirakis
and Tonko)
H.R. 5372, Expanding Seniors’ Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act
of 2023 (Reps. Joyce and Peters)
H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act (Reps.
Carter and Blunt Rochester)
H.R. 5393, To amend title XVIII of the
Social Security Act to ensure fair assessment of pharmacy performance
and quality under Medicare part D, and for other purposes (Reps.
Griffith and Carter)
H.R. 5385, Medicare PBM Accountability Act (Reps. Landsman and
Harshbarger)
H.R. 5386, Cutting Copays Act (Reps. McGarvey and Bilirakis)
H.R. 4881, To amend title XVIII of the
Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare
program. (Reps. Malliotakis and Wenstrup)
H.R. 5389, National Coverage Determination Transparency Act, as
amended (Reps. Guthrie and Kelly)
H.R. 133, Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments
(MERIT) Act, as amended (Reps. Buchanan and Barragan)
H.R. 5396, Coverage Determination Clarity Act of 2023 (Rep.
Bucshon)
H.R. 5371, Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2023 (Reps.
Joyce and Phillips)
H.R. 5388, Supporting Innovation for Seniors Act (Reps.
Balderson and Buchanan)
H.R. 5380, To amend title XVIII of the
Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental
benefits under Medicare Advantage (Rep. Sarbanes)
H.R. 3842, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training
Act of 2023, as amended (Reps. Schrier, Bilirakis, and Bucshon)
H.R. 5397, Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2023, as
amended (Reps. Fitzpatrick, Dunn and Soto)
H.R. 6366, To amend title XVIII of the
Social Security Act with respect to the work geographic index for
physician payments under the Medicare program and to revise the
phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes under such
program (Rep. Hudson)
H.R. 6369, To amend title XVIII of the
Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for participation in
eligible alternative payment models (Reps. Schrier and Dunn)
H.R. 5555, DMEPOS Relief Act of 2023 (Reps. Miller-Meeks and
Tonko)
Molly
Phee,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of
State
Celeste
Wallander,
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs,
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of
Defense
Robert
Jenkins,
Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Conflict Prevention and
Stabilization, U.S. Agency for International Development
Jenkins:
Climate shocks – dangerously high temperatures, changing rainfall
patterns, and frequent droughts – exacerbate conflict by pushing
people to herd, farm, or fish in areas controlled by violent
extremists like Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), the
Islamic State, and Boko Haram. This not only exacerbates vulnerability
to climate but also reduces economic opportunities for youth, driving
them into the arms of violent extremists who provide a crude semblance
of stability and prosperity.
Phee:
The recent coups and conflicts are primarily a result of the enormous
challenges facing the Sahel, notably a weak tradition of democratic
governance, an acute terrorist threat and insecurity, insufficient
economic opportunities for the region’s young population, and
climate-related water and land shortages, which contribute to food
insecurity.
On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1334 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee
on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled
“Limiting Access and Damaging Gateway Economies: Examining the National
Parks Air Tour Management Program.”
Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee
hearing
titled “America’s Future: Leading a New Era of Energy Dominance,
Security, and Environmental Stewardship.”