House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other members of House GOP leadership will hold a briefing on the party’s “Commitment to America” plan.Congress is trying to get a budget legislation to Biden’s desk - before the funding lapses on Saturday. The Senate will continue work on a resolution to keep the government funded.The gathering, per the White House, will reflect the “deepening cooperation on key issues such as climate change, pandemic and economic recovery, maritime security, environmental protection, and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific.” Biden will host a U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit.That latter meeting is notable, given that South Korea ranks among the lowest among developed countries regarding gender equality in pay, political advancement and economic participation. Harris also will meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday and will later meet with female South Korean leaders to “demonstrate the importance of elevating gender equity issues around the world,” according to the White House. The visit, part of her ongoing trip to Asia, is an attempt to highlight the administration’s efforts to protect South Korea’s security. Vice President Harris will visit the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea.
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