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Today at a Glance: March 1, 2013

The House and Senate are not in session.

Congressional leaders meet with President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss the sequester. Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are expected to attend.

House

Not in session.

Senate

Not in session.

Hearing

Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee holds a field hearing on rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate and New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand testify. 10:30 a.m., 212 Coast Guard Drive, Staten Island, N.Y.

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