The Hill Articles: April 19, 2010

House Democrats wary of tough vote wait for Senate to act on budget plan Where’s Johnny? Gun-control advocates rally against D.C. voting-rights bill GOP agrees to votes on three Obama nominees Senate cloture vote on financial reform unlikely to come this week Report: No Senate vote this week on Wall Street reform Dodd doubtful that bank tax will a part of financial reform Corker sees 70 Senate votes for reg reform by Memorial Day Conrad: Reconciliation language hasn’t been requested Miss America’s advice on how to pose for party photos Obama to eulogize miners on Sunday in W.Va. Reg reform, D.C. bill and the filibuster Obama to eulogize miners on Sunday in W.Va. Lawmakers ask SEC to expand probe into securities fraud Administration unfairly portrays industrial banks A White House conference on children ‘Lost’ in Nevada Free trade pacts have been good for U.S. The real problem with earmarks Long days, high stress behind Capitol Hill exodus Weyant’s World: April 20, 2010 Earthquake election White House didn’t know about SEC decision beforehand Misreading the tea leaves Group labels Menendez’s rum tax bill ‘UnAmerican’ MSNBC says it accepted ad from Pataki’s group Red Cross: Facebook, Twitter becoming popular tools during disasters Healthcare bill very unpopular in Murtha’s district Republicans pressure Reid to return campaign cash from Goldman Yarmuth invokes Johnny Depp in argument that U.S. taxes are lower IRS notifying small businesses about healthcare tax credit Sen. Collins pledges to block Democratic Wall Street bill Bush, Clinton, Gore to appear at same event DAY’S END ROUNDUP Biden calls on union members to offer support for Democrats during midterms Warner warns he may start drooling Obama taking multilateral approach on China Democratic lawmakers urge the SEC to follow the money on Goldman fraud McCaskill takes dig at D.C. Schumer slams McCain’s immigration plan Data collecting needs to change to avert future financial crises Offshore revenue fight is front-and-center for climate swing votes Barbour coy on 2012 plans Klobuchar hands off her shoes; walks barefoot back to Dirksen For Earth Day, Treasury goes electronic to save $400M NRSC: ‘Zero chance’ Crist stays in GOP primary FBI says 66-year-old man arrested after March threat against Rep. Brown-Waite House bill would open up taxpayer-funded research Bernanke: Knowledge of Lehman accounting tacts wouldn’t have yielded different conclusions Biden lauds killing of top al Qaeda leader Why a consumer financial protection agency will hurt consumers Levin: tax cuts for the wealthy will expire Geithner adds meeting with Snowe on regulatory reform Tancredo urges Tea Partiers to send Obama back to Kenya Reid ramps up pressure on McConnell, Cornyn over meeting with execs Senate Budget Committee schedules budget markup for Wednesday and Thursday White House predicts ‘strong bipartisan vote’ on financial legislation Fuld: Lehman ‘unfairly vilified’ Rep. Levin says VAT isn’t on the agenda The conservative case against an independent Charlie Crist Treasury ramps up electronic transactions to save paper ahead of Earth Day Treasury goes electronic for Earth Day, saving $400M First lady: Immigration still a priority for Obama, despite congressional pushback Armed Services chair applauds killing of al-Qaeda leader The Big Question: Should the House pass a budget blueprint this year? Senate Finance leaders call for investigation into China’s IP infringement Congress needs a wake-up call What’s good for Goldman? New York teams up with IBM to collect taxes McCain says border security must be top priority in immigration reform efforts Key lawmakers to WH debt panel: Be transparent Senior Dems warn against sharing offshore drilling revenue with states MIDDAY ROUNDUP Pataki group claims MSNBC won’t air its ads Romney beats Palin, Huckabee in 2012 poll Bloomberg warns of ‘populist’ financial reform Ohio’s Democratic Senate primary likened to figure skating saga Poll: On economy, Americans trust Obama over Dems, GOP Citigroup reports $4.4 billion profit for the first quarter Dodd: financial reform bill would have stopped Goldman Sachs The Tea Party diversion Wall Street reform bill would have stopped Goldman, Sen. Dodd says Former rivals Lockheed and Sikorsky partner for chopper contract Crisis in Jerusalem: Israel, Moshe Feiglin and the iPad Robert Gibbs: Twitter takes ‘amazing’ discipline Chamber urges Congress to reject international tax increases Inhofe sees only 26 votes for climate bill LaHood says investigation into Toyota’s actions still open LeMieux believes Crist will stick with GOP in Senate race Gibbs tweets about Obama’s Wall Street speech Issa: White House unpaid internships are not fair Volcano grounds Air Force One; Obama cancels trip to Poland Obama to address financial reform Thurs. in NYC Obama headed to NYC to talk financial reform US-Japan relations strained (Sen. Jim Inhofe) Giuliani on attack in Kentucky primary Gregg: ‘Disingenuous’ for Dems to use Goldman to push financial reform AARP: near unanimous support for financial reform Rep. Frank: Goldman charges improve chances for reg reform Top of the ballot: Poll shows dead heat in Hawaii, Romney and Obama hit the trail E2 Round-up: Obama charts new course on energy, cities find going green not so easy, Colorado creates controversy with ‘roadless’ exemption and more Morning tech tipsheet: News & events for Monday, April 19 Report: Rep. Lynch could face primary challenge from labor official Huffington Post Drudge Report Netanyahu: U.S.-Israel relationship ‘rock-solid’ TPMDC Daily Kos The Corner Hit and Run MORNING READ Obama swooping into Los Angeles to boost Sen. Boxer in tough reelection House proposes changes to lead law Berman takes on Turkish Caucus Lanny Davis starts his own firm Toyota expected to accept $16.4 million fine Geithner to meet with Collins on reform New York teams with IBM to collect taxes