Today at TRNS

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner and White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be attending a White House briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

The Washington Bureau will also be covering:

-Constitution Subcommittee hearing on “The Legal, Moral, and National Security Consequences of ‘Prolonged Detention”

-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies to the Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on proposed budget estimates for FY2010 for the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service

-Joint Economic Committee hearing on “TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Accountability and Oversight: Measuring the Strength of Financial Institutions

-Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ testifies to the Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates for FY2010 for the Defense Department

-HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies to the Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates for FY2010 for the Health and Human Services Department

-House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) weekly pen and pad news briefing

-The Center for American Progress (CAP) discussion on “Stopping Pakistan’s Militants: How to Support Pakistan’s Civilian Government”

-Discussion on “The Future of Employer-Provided health care” at the Heritage Foundation